Are Tom Bihn bags buy it for life, or has the quality dipped in recent years?
Are Tom Bihn bags buy it for life, or has the quality dipped in recent years?
I'm considering buying a duffle bag and I've heard good things about the brand, but if it's only good for 4-5 years before degrading then I'd rather get something else.
Update 7/12/23: I bought an Aeronaut and it's supposed to arrive soon. Looking forward to it.
The company was “recently” sold, but I haven’t noticed a drop in quality with the usual stuff I get (ballistic fabric or nothing at all). I recently purchased some yeoman duffels that feel just like the ones I’ve had for years.
Still rocking the same Brain Bag i got close to 15 years ago.
I have a travel bag I bought from them around 2017. It was my daily driver for transporting my laptop and gear to and from work until I started WFH in 2019, it is also my main carry-on bag when I travel.
It still looks and feels brand new, nothing about it feels even close to breaking.
YMMV, and I don't know about recent years, but I would absolutely buy from them again if I had a need.
Agreed. I’ve owned an Aeronaut 45 since 2015-ish, have flown transcontinental at least monthly since, no signs of aging, breaking, etc. These bags are absolutely bulletproof and I would not hesitate to recommend. Cannot speak to recent trends but if past history is an indicator, there shouldn’t be an issue.
I can't speak to the last couple years, but I bought one about 4 years ago and it still looks like new. My wife also has one that we've drug through a couple caves, and it still looks brand new, too.
Fyi there is a onebag community (can't remember which instance) that could help with this. Afaik the quality hasn't dropped but they were bought out only a little bit ago.