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alvin ray replied on October 13, 2008 17:39 to the idea "Timbuk2 Travel: Want to help us design our new travel line?" in Timbuk2:

suggestion for the timbuk2 travel line series

re: Inflight Case

Please include a side loop for hanging on the latch for the tray table of the seat in front of you

Mudlove replied on July 06, 2008 17:05 to the discussion "Best Timbuk2 Camera Bag?" in Timbuk2:

I have yet to find a camera bag/backpack as comfortable as my messenger bag. I love it sooooo much, and even more now that i can upgrade it to hold my digital camera gear too. Thanks for the help!

mike replied on June 24, 2008 19:43 to the idea "Timbuk2 Travel: Want to help us design our new travel line?" in Timbuk2:

wheee~! great~! i want in~! please.~!

hal2k replied on June 23, 2008 18:55 to the idea "Timbuk2 Travel: Want to help us design our new travel line?" in Timbuk2:

I travel on business, and have been working to reduce the number of things I carry. I do not want a ton of little compartments. I do not want something that is clever for the sake of clever; little discrete compartments sound great on paper but then you get held up in security by the little complimentary pen knife that got stuck in some little crevice.

Model Name: Johnny Go Lightly

1. Must be carry on.
2. No WHEELS please. Wheels mean a frame, and this is definitely a soft-side bag.
3. Courier style, convertible to Backpack, with carry handles on long and short edge of bag.
4. Outside zippered pocket for passport and airline tickets. Must be long enough to hold standard tickets.
5. Compression straps to reduce size inside and out (clothes mysteriously get bigger on return trip.
6. No metal.
7. Zippered inner compartments to segregate dirty clothes from clean.
8. Double, water PROOF bottom
9. In both subtle and glaringly bright colors (easy to spot on luggage carousel)
10. Place for iPod and headphones, including iPhone.
11. Inner pocket with removable, sealable leakproof liner for toothpaste, cosmetics, etc.
12. Straps that allow an slimline laptop case to be added externally, not internally. That allows you to check in your bag and have your laptop with a case if need be, or leave it behind if you don't need the extra bulk.

enri replied on June 07, 2008 04:07 to the question "shoulder strap length" in Timbuk2:

I just got a xs custom bag. Yes the strap is too short. I'm a small guy but right away noted this problem.
I have many other bags (camera bags made by Tamrac and all have much longer straps than the timbuk2 bag. Personaly I think the strap for the xs bag shall be the same as the other bags.
I will see if customer services can send me an extra piece of strap like the guy above...

lilmisstravel replied on April 11, 2008 03:22 to the question "time for Build-Yer-Own messenger" in Timbuk2:

I got mine within a week! (i ordered it on a Saturday, and was sporting it by Thursday.) I do live on the west coast tho...

the girl from the store replied on April 04, 2008 01:40 to the discussion "Best Timbuk2 Camera Bag?" in Timbuk2:

I think the extra small or small messenger would be the best depending on how much camera gear you've got. Check out this link for some ideas!

http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/cms/hackKi... to see what other

lilmisstravel started a conversation in Timbuk2 on April 03, 2008 21:12:

Best Timbuk2 Camera Bag?

Basically, what is your opinion? The messenger, the metro? a tote? Since Timbuk2 hasn't made us a camera bag yet, I'd like some ideas of what you've used before I get one. I was thinking the metro, but I'm not sure yet.

Thanks!
Emmi

mikegrok replied on March 23, 2008 05:26 to the question "I have an old Pro Series that I really like but the velcro strips are worn out and not really fastening as well as I would like. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can get them back to as new stickyness?" in Timbuk2:

A tailor can add velcro or replace velcro. Your local dry cleaner probably has one or more that they recommend.

imagetic replied on March 03, 2008 09:47 to the question "Can't decide between medium and small messenger" in Timbuk2:

The medium seems pretty bulky to me, great for anyone carrying a pretty hefty average load. But the small seems to have a much tighter profile, 2.5" thinner I believe, and be a little more mobile.

I have the new Grown (Hemp) Commute and fully loaded with my books and 15" laptop I take to classes every day, I'm usually on a tight squeeze for my Nalgene after everything else is loaded into it, so I have it on a carabiner and attach it to the shoulder strap buckles, works great for me. So If you went with a small messenger, you could always do something like that. Plus, I never have to reach in the bag to get it.

But I do think the small should fit what you have listed, depending on the size of that "small" nalgene you mentioned. That might be the only factor that might cause it to max out passed the velcro.

lilmisstravel replied on March 03, 2008 08:43 to the question "Can't decide between medium and small messenger" in Timbuk2:

well, i'm an early 20's girl in jeans and converse who travels a lot and I have a small custom messenger.
On an average day going to classes, I can fit: 2 spiral notebooks (both 1 subject or 1 sub/3 sub) and a text book (say an 8.5x11 in one). plus my planner, water bottle (not a full size nalgene, the half size one), keys, phone, camera, pens, pencils, random junk, sunglasses, etc. it gets kinda squishy, but i'm good at packing.
Basically, you could fit everything in a small. I don't like the medium, my mom has one and it seems huge to me (but I'm 5'1", so that's relative)

hope that helps! :)

Patti R replied on February 29, 2008 04:40 to the question "When will I be able to order the Lamitron bag?" in Timbuk2:

2/28/08 Update (soon to be made) to the Lamitron website page:

We hit a wall.
No one likes to hit a wall but with new types of products and technologies there are costs and time associated with research and development that can reveal more costs and time associated with research and development that can reveal more costs and time associated with research and development. You get the point.
Our efforts to consistently produce Timbuk2-quality bags on RootPhi’s small scale lamitron machine did not prove successful. Lucky for us, Rootphi is relentless in their pursuit to find a large scale solution for producing the Reclaim fabric to be used in all kinds of products.
On the bright side: together, Rootphi and Timbuk2 have made great advancements with Reclaim making it closer to its inevitable commercial reality. What we can’t tell you is when Lamitron will be available so from this point, you can stop holding your breath and saving your money.
Purchase wisely- your consumer dollar is your biggest weapon against mass produced, short-life, landfill-bound, crap ass bags.

edh replied on February 29, 2008 02:18 to the question "When will I be able to order the Lamitron bag?" in Timbuk2:

An update - still no reply from Target. Let us know when Lamitron samples are ready to hit the streets!

Bonnie L replied on February 13, 2008 01:02 to the question "When will I be able to order the Lamitron bag?" in Timbuk2:

Any progress with Lamitron yet? I haven't heard anything since Target was being snippy...

lilmisstravel replied on January 05, 2008 03:01 to the idea "will you please design a messenger bag for cameras(preferably big enough for 3 lenses +).pretty please!?!" in Timbuk2:

It'd also be nice to do something smaller, like with the metro bag. I mean, sometimes I just want my camera, a couple rolls of film...plus the usual junk i carry around (usb, wallet, water bottle, etc). I have a small messenger, but when all I want is my camera and not a lot of other stuff, it's too big. So...come on Timbuk2!

Meghan replied on January 01, 2008 06:44 to the idea "Timbuk2 Travel: Want to help us design our new travel line?" in Timbuk2:

I do the same thing - use my large messenger bag and toss my (15" PowerBook) into a sleeve, and there's usually plenty of room leftover for clothes/toiletries. (I too pack light for a girl.)

I think a combination of the two would be helpful, I like the rigidity that the back of the commute offers, as well as the external zippered pouch, but I do NOT like the two slanted pockets that are covered by the flap when latched. Having the water bottle holders on the side is also helpful, I tend to use those for storing my laptop lock, maybe adding external pockets to the sides would offer more accessability. Give it a closure (Velcro? a clip?) and I'd use it for my digital camera/iPod/etc. Having the internal space of the messenger, and some of the external details of the commute would be a great combination in my opinion.

Also, what about some kind of modular bag that detaches into two bags? Now that liquids have to be checked I've lost my status as "security checkpoint ninja" but I still like to travel light. It would be helpful to have a smaller bag (I'm thinking similar to the Eula?)that would unzip or unclip from a larger (possibly wheeled, duffel style?) I'd be able to take that with me as a carry on (big enough for iPod, camera, book, current knitting project, wallet, etc) and once I reached my destination I could re-unite the two.

Laura, an employee of Timbuk2, replied on December 17, 2007 17:54 to the question "Do you still offer the Lex Pack?" in Timbuk2:

hi alvin ray,

the lex pack is still available on the bag builder. you may want to clear your cache to see if your browser is just loading an older version of the bag builder.

alvin ray replied on December 17, 2007 15:17 to the question "Do you still offer the Lex Pack?" in Timbuk2:

i mean, can't find the Lex Pack from among the customization options.

is it a problem in my browser or is it temporarily unavailable?

alvin ray replied on December 17, 2007 15:14 to the question "Do you still offer the Lex Pack?" in Timbuk2:

lex pack is gone again from make your own bag again

Adam replied on December 16, 2007 16:00 to the idea "Timbuk2 Travel: Want to help us design our new travel line?" in Timbuk2:

I'm really bummed that I didn't see this forum earlier. I travel a LOT (>150k miles/yr) and have a large collection of bags (bit of a bagophile). I have a large collection of Timbuk2 (a laptop briefcase, messenger bags in all sizes (some doubles), accessories, and I just got a Wool Commute bag that I haven't used yet!). I also have a large collection of Tumi (20", 22", 22" expandable, 24", trifold suit bag, bifold suit bag, rolling large suit bag).

I know the design phase is over, but I'd be thrilled to give my $0.02 worth on whatever design has been arrived at.