Question for Aeronaut 30 owners

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From Tom Bihn:

”Your bag is correct in regards to how it is designed to function. The Aeronaut bags got a redesign last year and where that clip attaches to the bag changed as part of that process. Most of the changes to the bag were construction related- we altered the way the side pockets...

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Anyway, I’m going to contact Tom Bihn tomorrow and see what they have to say.

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worn flap side to the body, it now looks correct

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I could wear it other side out and that would fix the problem, but that also would mean that I would have the flap and end pocket zippers rubbing my hip....

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Are the straps on your 45 mounted close to the body (inboard) or away from the body (outboard)? I wouldn’t mind the rings being off center as long as they are mounted inboard, otherwise the weight of the bag draws it to a diagonal away from the body. I can’t see that helping me in an airport walkway...

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Thanks, I’ll do that. It has to be a sewing mistake....

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I mean, that can’t be right can it? I should be carrying the bag with all zippers from the main compartment and two side compartments rubbing my hip and upper leg???? Or just let it look like the luggage version of a crazy crop of hair shooting out the side of my head because I couldn’t find a...

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You can see snap hooks are outboard pulling the bag to the diagonal away from my body. That is Flap/Logo side facing out Backpack straps on my hip....

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But thats the deal, the snap hooks are not centered. They are on the outboard (Flap) side of the bag and not the strap side and certainly not centered. So If you carry the bag Flap/Logo side out, as God intended, the strap mounts are away from the body pulling the bag out and away from the body. You...

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I just got an aeronaut 30 and I don't get why the clip mounts are outboard instead of inboard. Seems like I'm going to be walking with zippers rubbing my waist.