Carry Guides
Guides, gear insights, and stories for carrying well.
Community
Welcome to the Workspace Series—glimpses into the offices, desks, and other work and play environments of our Forum members and the TOM BIHN crew. Forum name: brendabethman What do you do? (If it's your professional...
Design
Early backpacks just had simple, unpadded shoulder straps made from webbing (woven strap material) or leather, and no waist or hip belt. Initially it was a big deal to add padding to...
Company Updates
Due to popular request, we’ve come up with a 1” Padded Hip Belt designed to work with the Synapse 19, Synapse 25, and Smart Alec backpacks -- three of our most popular...
Community
Travel can be fun, but in some instances it can be long and monotonous, whether we're talking about a 45-hour cross-country train ride, a 10-hour international plane ride, a 5-hour bus trip,...
Bags
It's here! The Hero's Journey is in-stock and ready to ship in colors Black Halcyon/Northwest Sky and Nordic Halcyon/Northwest Sky. Colors Black Halcyon/Iberian and Nordic Halcyon/Wasabi are in production with an estimated...
Company Updates
Travel pillows can be so very comfortable, but they can also be so very bulky. Our new Pocket Travel Pillow, on the other hand, lets you make use of the clothing you're...
Company Updates
We're happy to introduce our Key Straps in five bold and new (yet familiar) colors of nylon webbing. Key Straps have long been available in Black webbing and, later, in Coyote webbing....
Community
You've seen Joe and Jenny's (see their bio at the bottom of this post) photography work all over our website. They recently took a quick trip with some friends to test out...
Design
Tell us the story behind the name "Hero's Journey." Early on in the process of sketching this pack, I pictured it being used by people headed off on a journey of discovery,...
Community
We've been using The Hero's Journey backpack on overnight backpacking trips for the past several months. Last weekend's destination was Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm, camping for the night at the Sahale...
Design
I almost always my favorite sketchbook and pen with me, at the ready to draw an idea for a new design, or perhaps a refinement of an existing design. It can be...
Community
Kristian is the photographer behind the shots of our new Hero's Journey backpack. Most of the photos were taken on hut-to-hut hiking trips in Norway and Switzerland; this essay features additional photos...
