After "misplacing" my keys one too many times (making myself late for work one day tearing the apartment apart looking for them -- they were in a pocket in a sweater that I'd folded and tucked back...

RE the water pressure.

This is why I refuse to live in a building taller than five stories.

The natural pressure of the water is enough to power toilets in buildings up to five stories tall. ...

Is it wrong that I geeked out over my Pilot while running for shelter during the Tornado Warning - Take Shelter warning today for New York City??

Having grown up in Tornado Alley, I take these...

I can totally relate.

Clothes -- and location -- and even occasion -- very much influence our mood and our motivation.

It's what prompted me a few years ago to rent office space downtown; I...

I don't mean to discourage you here, but here in NYC this has been happening: you're lucky enough get a time slot ... you fill your cart ... you check out ... and then as the time draws close for...

Just dipped in here to see how everyone else is doing. I'm sorry to hear about so many of your struggles out there.

Thankfully, someone somewhere decided that I was "essential", so I've never...

Yep. Second this. Got my Western Flyer as a weekend travel/"second" bag, after realizing my A45 (which I do love) was a bit of overkill for either of those two functions.



Ditto. Although I...

My journey to Tom Bihn:

Three years ago I'd never heard of Tom Bihn.

I'd never even seen a "Bihn" bag. At the time, I was still enamored with my Jack Spade bags. And let me tell you, I'm a...

Love how aubergine looks against coyote.

Like a dollop of grape jelly in a sea of peanut butter!

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It also beautifully swallows up an A45 side packing cube in its main compartment. In a pinch it doubles as a great overnight bag!

THANK YOU.

Outside of hiking, I have never understood this obsession among the under-50 crowd with always carrying around a bottle of water. I have never in my 30+ years of adult life had a...

Sorry -- a bit late to the game here, but I'll play along:

1. What bag/accessories are you carrying (items + colors, pics always welcome)?

Lately as EDC for the winter I've been rotating my...

I've been "wet shaving" for decades now.

I'm sure I could do a better job of it. I look longingly at the the new universe of manly-man shave brushes and fancy razors and oils and lotions and...

Amen to that!! I haven't flown since the '90s. Have even less intention to do so now.



Yeah -- amen to THAT too.

Even though I'm not flying, I still have to navigate the crowded streets of...

Fine, then I'll say it.

I'm from New York.

THE WORLD IS EVIL AND FULL OF SCARY BOOGEYMEN AROUND EVERY CORNER.

And I'll even add:

LIKELY STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO YOU ON THE SUBWAY.

Slightly off-topic, but having both an SK and a Co-Pilot, I've found that as an EDC, the Co-Pilot is just enough of a step up from the SK to fit everything I'd normally have in the SK -- PLUS daily...

WOAH.

*mind blown*.

I think this may be a game-changer!!!

My biggest frustration with the key straps is that even on the strap, the keys find a way to migrate to the bottom -- so that when...

Christopher!

Loved your review, and agree 100%. (We also have the same taste; got my SK in the nebulous grey too! Goes with everything.)

What I've found interesting, however, is that I find...

Black fishnet stockings.

$65,000 in cash.

And a box of chocolate covered pretzels from Anderson's Candies (the best chocolate in the world).

I find the perfect companion to my A45 is my Ristretto (with the Absolute Shoulder Strap, which is the strap I use with the Ristretto for EDC); it's deeper than the Cafe bags and the Maker's Bag (and...

Agreed.

To me, the Icon appears to be a happy medium between my Co-Pilot -- which often feels too big and bulky for casual and weekend out-and-abouts -- and my Sidekick -- which is deliciously...

Of course, who are we kidding -- I AM going to get one.

And darn it, Bihn! The colors again. I love them all. Decisions, decisions decisions. Especially since two choices are variations of my...

The Icon appears to solve one of my biggest complaints about the MCB: The flap.

The flap for me is problematic when I'm on the subway, seated, bag in my lap, strap still over my shoulder.

I...

It really is!

I wouldn't have thought it.

In fact, I bought it to use as a "second" bag for my longer trips, and as an "overnight(ish)" bag for weekend jaunts.

Turns out it's pretty darn...

I love my A45, but I found it very impractical and awkward to hustle around NYC -- fully packed -- navigating crowded sidewalks, up and down stairwells and into jammed subway cars, and in particular...