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Good catch!Originally Posted by aedifica
I like all the blues and greys...and all the happy citrus colours too! My search unicorn is the Sapphire Dyneema original Small Shop Bag...
The PCSBs fit perfectly zipper side up, like books on a shelf. Here is a pic I posted of my Medium Road Duffel: (Edited to add: click the triangle to the right of my name below to go to the original post)
Packing for my upcoming trip. 4 nights, me and two kids, one Medium Road Duffel. The weather here lately is chilly in the morning, hot in the afternoon, so it has been challenging to get it all into one bag (with swimming stuff!). My Parental Unit will carry my iPad Mini and knitting, as well as my raincoat.
One PCSB per person for clothes, Lifeventure toiletry bag, Second Aid Kit for travel meds, Eagle Creek half specter for my swimming stuff and sleep shirt, 3DOC for chargers and my little white noise machine. Travel trays in the lid pocket. Diapers are packed in all the gaps. A book and journal on top (didn't want to block the view of the PCSBs so they aren't pictured). Nearly ready to go!
Last edited by Cristina; 11-20-2018 at 09:15 AM.
Living in the UK, TB bags are often a huge investment - not so much because of the original price, but because of the UK customs fees that we get hit with on this end in addition to the international postage. I have done it many times, and gladly, because I do love and use my TB bags all the time, but I am delighted to see a new small accessory debuting. The wallet looks ingenious, and thanks to the fellow in the video who showed that UK pound notes will fit in it as well as US dollars.Looking forward to next Monday!
So many bags. And I love them all.
thanks for posting this! How is air travel with the road buddy? The A45 always feels too bulky and I'm curious if the road buddy is that in-between I need....
This thread is too much, lol. Dunno if it's been mentioned, but would have loved a #4 of Nik's Wallet w/o the window
I've flown lots of times with the D36 and it works perfectly. It's long and flat and light. It's much lighter than the A45 because there's no backpack straps and no structure to the back/bottom of the bag. It's a soft duffel. The A30 was always that bit too small for me. The D36 is perfect.
I'd love Wallet #1 with the loop. I really don't want the clear pocket or the outside pocket.
I may have to order #1 and #4 and see which one I prefer. If I like #1 best, I'll just have to add my own O-ring.
Awesome, thanks. Planning to pick it up to try it out.
This is also my internal monologue....I don’t need a Road Buddy, I don’t need a Road Buddy, I don’t need a Road Buddy... Do I need a Road Buddy?
Well you know where I ended up...
Could someone post a pic of the wallets next to one of the clear OP wallets for size comparison? Trying to wrap my head around the size. Thanks!
It’s tough to say for sure, but we do think we made enough Shadow Guides and that they won’t sell out quick. And it very well might be a one time production run, but if there’s enough demand and we have the production capacity, there’s a chance we could offer it for pre-order sometime next year.
Same goes for all of the designs: we made an extra effort to have as many on hand as possible.
Except, of course, for Wallet #4 of which there are fewer because it’s being made for the first time this week.
Sorry I can’t provide more definitive answers! A lot of this is up to what happens and when.
Generally speaking, it’s a little difficult to photograph the inside of backpacks, but there will be some photos of the interior of the Shadow Guide (which has no further interior organization) posted tomorrow on the Shadow Guide page.
Good question! The Road Buddy comes with the Standard Shoulder Strap (one can upgrade to the Absolute Shoulder Strap if they’d like). I think we can make that appear on the page even though it isn’t “live” yet — will see about that. (In the meantime, the included strap / strap options are in the description of the Road Buddy.)
No chance of that being on the horizon. Maybe on some distant day’s horizon, but we’re committed to making the Aeronaut in 1050d for the time being.
Hope you dig your firewood carrier as much as I like mine!
I’m so glad you asked! I have it on my list — if I get that far down on my list, ha! — to take some photos of the various Packing Cubes and Stuff Sacks that work best in the Road Buddies.
Quick answer: really, you can make any packing cubes, pouches, or stuff sacks (made by us or other brands) work in these duffels. This applies especially to the Road Buddy 60 — it’s such a large duffel that you can fit any combination of cubes and the like in there.
To get more specific: for the Road Buddy 36, we think the Aeronaut 45 Main or Small Packing Cubes work great in its main compartment and the Aeronaut 30 End or Small Packing Cubes work well in the end compartments.
Thanks for sharing this perspective with us @Antonia — I’ve updated the Wallets page to add that they’ll fit various folded paper currencies and UK business cards too.Living in the UK, TB bags are often a huge investment - not so much because of the original price, but because of the UK customs fees that we get hit with on this end in addition to the international postage. I have done it many times, and gladly, because I do love and use my TB bags all the time, but I am delighted to see a new small accessory debuting. The wallet looks ingenious, and thanks to the fellow in the video who showed that UK pound notes will fit in it as well as US dollars.
A general note on shipping and specifically shipping for the wallets, as we’re hearing from folks who plan to order a couple of wallets (perhaps one for themselves and one for a friend):
If you want to receive your order by or on December 24th, the last day to place your order with UPS Ground or USPS International, First Class, or Priority Mail as your shipping method is December 14th. It’s possible that USPS orders placed after the end of shipping on the 14th will still arrive by the 24th, but sometimes it can get really busy / backed up at USPS and the usual delivery timeframes can end up being extended.
Folks within the U.S. can place an order under $49 and choose USPS as the shipping method. Under $49 = 1 Wallet #1, #2, #3, or #4 OR 2 #Wallet 1. Any other combinations of two — say, a Wallet #2 and a Wallet #4 — will need to ship via UPS domestic.
For Canada, USPS is an option for orders under $60 and for Australia and the UK it’s orders $130 and under.
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Current carry: testing new potential materials in the form of Original Large Shop Bags.
Hi @luvdabags!
Here's a shot of one on top of the other.
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Thanks very much for the update, hopefully they'll stay in stock long enough for me to get one. I'm actually flying into Seattle on 11/26 so hopefully I'll be able to drop by that day and pick up some new gear.
I love Forest. Then again, a deep rich green is probably my favorite color, so
The Summit Beds have been available for a while now and the Forest 1050d ballistic nylon that they’re made out of is a retired color. (I bet @moriond will find some great photos in the Forum archives of Aeronauts in Forest and the like.)
About the cotton canvas in Forest (I keep calling it Conifer, I have to stop that!) that Tom’s Firewood Carrier is made out of — Tom is rather enamored with the cotton canvas and, who knows, we might make another design to offer in that material at some point next year. Two things to know: like 1000d Cordura, it collects pet hair. And it’s not as durable as our ballistic nylon fabrics, of course. But, man, it’s a nice fabric: a natural feel and look, a nice heft.
Have a question? @Darcy (to make sure I see it)
Current carry: testing new potential materials in the form of Original Large Shop Bags.
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