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Bantam

4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9 Stars (175 Reviews)

$68.00

Color: Kiwi 200 Halcyon

In Stock

Available Color options

Small but formidable WPK bag

1 Liter / 60 cu. in.

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TLDR

True to its name, the Bantam is small but has a lot of spirit. 

  • WPK (Wallet-Phone-Keys) bag for just your essentials
  • Multiple carry options: shoulder / crossbody bag, sling / hip or belt bag 

Full Description

Main Compartment

Small but formidable, the main compartment has one large interior pocket and two smaller pockets (the latter made from a mock-woven elastane fabric) to hold small things where you want. The rest is open space for your phone or pouches. An o-ring on the interior lies in wait for all your key strap needs.  

Exterior Belt Passthrough Pocket

On the backside of the Bantam is a passthrough pocket measuring 2.5" / 60mm tall that fits most belts. On the top and bottom of the passthrough pocket are also two equal sized, narrow pockets that can be used to carry standard pens.

Ways to Carry the Bantam

Shoulder/Crossbody Bag

We included an adjustable 5/8" Shoulder Strap, made from nylon webbing and with the same plastic clips as our Key Straps, to attach to the O-Rings on either side of the Bantam. 

Waist Pack or Sling Bag

On the sides of the bag are unobtrusive webbing loops to which you can attach an optional 1" Gatekeeper Hip Belt, using our ubiquitous Gatekeeper clips. Wear the Bantam around your waist or hips, and you've got a sweet waist pack. Wear it crossbody with the bag on your back, and you've got a mini sling bag. 

Belt Bag

Slide your belt through, and the Bantam can sit nicely on your hip, in front of you, or behind you.

Wrist Bag

Clip the Handle Loop to one of the O-rings on either side of the Bantam and carry the whole affair in hand.

Organizer Pouch

Clip one side of any of our Key Straps to the Bantam and then clip the other side to an O-ring inside one of our larger bags. That way, the Bantam stays tethered to your bag.

What's Included

5/8" Shoulder Strap

A simple and light-duty shoulder strap made of 5/8" nylon webbing. It is adjustable and has plastic snaphooks at each end. It does not have extra padding.

8" Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap

As with most of our bags, we've included a key strap. 8" long from tip-to-tip, a snaphook on either end. Good for attaching your keys to.

 

What's Optional

Gatekeeper Hip Belt

Attach this to the unobtrusive webbing loops on the sides of the Bantam if you want to wear this as a sling bag or waist pack.

Small but formidable, the main compartment has one large interior pocket and two smaller pockets (the latter made from a mock-woven elastane fabric) to hold small things where you want. The rest is open space for your phone or pouches. An o-ring on the interior lies in wait for all your key strap needs.  

On the backside of the Bantam is a passthrough pocket measuring 2.5" / 60mm tall that fits most belts. On the top and bottom of the passthrough pocket are also two equal sized, narrow pockets that can be used to carry standard pens.

Shoulder/Crossbody Bag

We included an adjustable 5/8" Shoulder Strap, made from nylon webbing and with the same plastic clips as our Key Straps, to attach to the O-Rings on either side of the Bantam. 

Waist Pack or Sling Bag

On the sides of the bag are unobtrusive webbing loops to which you can attach an optional 1" Gatekeeper Hip Belt, using our ubiquitous Gatekeeper clips. Wear the Bantam around your waist or hips, and you've got a sweet waist pack. Wear it crossbody with the bag on your back, and you've got a mini sling bag. 

Belt Bag

Slide your belt through, and the Bantam can sit nicely on your hip, in front of you, or behind you.

Wrist Bag

Clip the Handle Loop to one of the O-rings on either side of the Bantam and carry the whole affair in hand.

Organizer Pouch

Clip one side of any of our Key Straps to the Bantam and then clip the other side to an O-ring inside one of our larger bags. That way, the Bantam stays tethered to your bag.

5/8" Shoulder Strap

A simple and light-duty shoulder strap made of 5/8" nylon webbing. It is adjustable and has plastic snaphooks at each end. It does not have extra padding.

8" Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap

As with most of our bags, we've included a key strap. 8" long from tip-to-tip, a snaphook on either end. Good for attaching your keys to.

 

Gatekeeper Hip Belt

Attach this to the unobtrusive webbing loops on the sides of the Bantam if you want to wear this as a sling bag or waist pack.

Materials

Exterior

PFC Free, 100% Recycled RX30 X-Pac®

Navy 420 Parapack

Coyote 210 Ballistic

Zippers

#5 YKK zippers

Other Components

Duraflex®, Nexus, and Woojin buckles and related components

Specs

Dimensions

8.7" (w) x 5.1" (h) x 2.4" (d) / 220mm (w) x 130mm (h) x 60mm (d)

Weight

4.8 ounces / 135 grams

Volume

1 liters / 60 cu. in. (ASTM Standard Measure)

Total O-RIngs

1

1 in main compartment

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
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175 reviews
  • Sylvia
    Verified Buyer
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Versatile, Good Storage Size
    7 hours ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Versatile, Good Storage Size
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    My essentials daily/travel carry

    This has become one of my favorite organizers. It has the right amount of pockets and space for my daily essentials. This can fit anywhere in the TB universe if I need to carry more items more items during the day. It is truly a little gem. It also holds my key documents at the airport and can quickly be tucked away on the plane while its contents are safely secured with a small lock. And added key strap helps secure the Bantam inside of my chosen bag for personal item. I would love it if Sunglow could be used for a Reversed X-Pac Bantam. I think that would make a big statement.

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  • Jeanne M.
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    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, High Quality Finishings, Good Storage Size, Sewn in USA
    Yesterday
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, High Quality Finishings, Good Storage Size, Sewn in USA
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent Little Bag

    I absolutely LOVE this bag! I will be using it to carry my family’s passports, global entry and NEXUS cards. There are two little soft, stretchy pockets on the inside and they are the PERFECT size for the global entry and NEXUS cards. I still have plenty of room for my phone, small wallet and my keys, with the very handy attached key strap. I also love the shoulder strap so that when I am in the airport I can have all the things that I constantly have to access at the ready without having to open my bigger bag to access it, put it back, get it out again, and generally deal with that hassle. I LOVE the cerise color too! Please make that a staple! The bag is exceptionally well made and I love that Tom Binh continues to have not only the absolute best quality bags, but in a world that is compromising to cut cost more and more, they are committed to producing not only the best, but better than the best!

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  • JP
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    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Easily Adjustable, High Quality Finishings
    5 days ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Easily Adjustable, High Quality Finishings
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Bantam… Good Things Come in Small Packages

    Bantam… Good Things Come in Small Packages

    How is it possible that the sewing together of a few pieces of fabric into a 1 liter container could be as impactful as it has been since I opened the package the Tom Bihn Bantam came in?

    Yes, “sewing together of a few pieces of fabric” is a gross oversimplification and not meant to be dismissive of the entire R&D process, because it truly did impact me and, in a way that changed me from being an overpacked “lugger” of stuff to a much more streamlined carrier of daily essentials.

    Just look at it up there. What’s not to love?? I thought I was crazy about my Synik 30 in black X-Pac® with the Kiwi 200 Halcyon lining — and I am — but there was just something about this little 1 liter crossbody bag that pulled me in.

    The Materials

    Down the rabbit hole…

    Bantam is made from high quality materials that are dependent on the colorway that you choose, as well as availability at any given time. It changes all the time. The one I bought is faced with and backed by the instantly recognizable and 100% recycled RX30 black X-Pac® that they’ve been using at Tom Bihn on other products. Forming the dome and going down the sides all the way around the bottom to add structure is a ring of black 525d ballistic nylon.

    The bag also uses two plastic raquet coil #5 YKK® zippers and a 5/8" Shoulder Strap made from soft webbing with a bit of a sheen to it and what appears to be a Duraflex® sliplock adjuster and YKK LN-15-Z fasteners on each end.

    You can…

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  • Kent B.
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    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, Great Gift, Versatile, Unique, Compact
    1 week ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, Great Gift, Versatile, Unique, Compact
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Bantam filled a need I didn't know I had...

    I wasn't sure what I would do with it when I first purchased it, but I have really grown to love the Bantam. Fits everything I need in a small mobile bag. Easy to slip into a coat pocket in the winter, to carry by itself in the summer, and to slip into any of my other TB bags when I am on the go (pictured below with my OG DLBC). I like it enough that I now have purchased several and have given them as gifts as well. Highly recommend!

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  • blackmagicbaggery
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    Bought For Myself
    1 week ago
    Bought For Myself
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    5 o-rings is lowkey too much, but 1 o-ring is too little.

    Great pouch overall. Simple and versatile. Single-layered-floppiness = packable/light, but I can also make it rigid when I need to (for smooth zippering).

    Feedback (I get that R&D and manufacturing has complexities, so all I'm asking for is):

    - Just 1 more o-ring, maybe diagonally on the other side.

    - Colors that aren't super rainbow-y like pink/yellow/green/orange, but also not dark (so I can see really small items inside). AFAIK, the Coyote 210 ballistic may have been one of the best at this, but was apparently pretty limited. Some blue versions seem alright too. And besides northwest, idk what other colors/materials TB has at its disposal.

    =========

    Other points:

    - A weird thing I like to do stick a few fingers into the back belt slot. Thats how I grab (it from inside a backpack) and hold the pouch, and the resulting rigidity in the back wall (with/without pens in the slots) makes zipping much smoother. That also allows you to really pull the front fabric wall forward, spreading open the pouch more. I dont own a HLT, but i think sticking your hand in the back slot is one way of holding it?

    - Because the zipper track is black, add some Pull de Jours to find zippers quickly. PDJs are too thin of a pull for backpacks, but its perfect for these black plastic zippers.

    - Simpler and less fabric layers than side effect = slightly better in-pack organizer.

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