Tom Bihn released a new mini-briefcase today called The Cadet.
I’ve known about it for awhile but was sworn to secrecy. This looks like it’s going to be a an excellent double duty bag—mini-brief for work, and day bag for leisure.
Designed mostly for Apple users, the bag comes in two sizes—one for larger Macs, and one for Ipad sized tablets. It also has some design changes over previous Tom Bihn bags that I believe are big pluses. (One hint; dual zippers capable of taking a lock and no flap.)
I won’t go on much here because I’ve been told I should have one in my hands for full review by the end of the month.
There are other Tom Bihn products soon to be released but, again, I’m sworn to secrecy.
Other bag news….a Patagonia MLC arrived today and I’ll put it through its paces for review in the next few weeks.
A question was asked how I choose items to review. The answer is simple yet difficult. For every product I see or is offered I ask myself if it will be beneficial to one bag travelers. If yes, I try to get the manufacturer to send one.(I usually request colors/sizes that I would personally use which for bags tends to be the darker colors. (Can you say black?) Otherwise it gets very expensive and this site loses money on its own. In some cases, I actually buy a product I think will make my travel better. These are usually less expensive items. In some cases, items are offered and I turn them down because they just don’t fit our guidelines for one bag travel.
So, if you see some manufacturers’ products more often than others, it’s because they were kind enough to send items for review.
No matter how I get the product or what it is, I always promise an unbiased, honest and fair review pointing out both the positives and negatives of every item.