Help me pick a backpack Forum

[joetheplumber]

Choosing between
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007QCSF2/?tag=toppppp0-20

http://www.ebags.com/product/targus/cit ... 4aoddw8miq

and http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Gear-17-Inc ... 892&sr=1-3

[crumpetsandtea]

Damn, that last one is almost 4 lbs on its own o_O do not want.

[lynch]

http://www.ebags.com/product/targus/cit ... 4aoddw8miq

This one...

[crossarmant]

Psh... Backpacks are overrated

[09042014]

I have a swiss army bag, and it's held up well.

[rinkrat19]

I got the North Face Surge (men's). It just barely fits my current 17" and should be very comfortable with the ~15" I'll be getting for school. I've had North Face packs for years and only one ever broke (one plastic buckle).

Don't get a Jansport. There's a good possibility it won't last the year if you're loading it up with books and computers.

http://www.thenorthface.com/catalog/sc- ... rge_3.html

[kaiser]

I've had the same Jansport bag since I was in high school and still use it in law school. Definitely a bit worn, but its lasted me about 9 years at this point, so I have to recommend it. No clue what the above poster is talking about. I load this thing up with a computer and multiple books every day. Shoulder straps are still as strong as the day I got the bag.

[rinkrat19]

I've had the same Jansport bag since I was in high school and still use it in law school. Definitely a bit worn, but its lasted me about 9 years at this point, so I have to recommend it. No clue what the above poster is talking about. I load this thing up with a computer and multiple books every day. Shoulder straps are still as strong as the day I got the bag.

The zippers on my Jansports always crapped out.

[kaiser]

I've had the same Jansport bag since I was in high school and still use it in law school. Definitely a bit worn, but its lasted me about 9 years at this point, so I have to recommend it. No clue what the above poster is talking about. I load this thing up with a computer and multiple books every day. Shoulder straps are still as strong as the day I got the bag.

The zippers on my Jansports always crapped out.

Well then I guess I must have gotten mine back when things were made to last (sort of feel like my grandpa saying that)

[rinkrat19]

I've had the same Jansport bag since I was in high school and still use it in law school. Definitely a bit worn, but its lasted me about 9 years at this point, so I have to recommend it. No clue what the above poster is talking about. I load this thing up with a computer and multiple books every day. Shoulder straps are still as strong as the day I got the bag.

The zippers on my Jansports always crapped out.

Well then I guess I must have gotten mine back when things were made to last (sort of feel like my grandpa saying that)

Mid-90s? I used them in middle/high school, and I'm old.

[FantasticMrFox]

I second the anti-Jansport sentiment. The insides always never really last for me for some odd reason.

[Bildungsroman]

I got this one for use with my 17 inch laptop and I like it. Fits my laptop, enormous charger, and several casebooks comfortably. http://www.amazon.com/Targus-Backpack-D ... B0001EMM10

[Map Cat]

I got the North Face Surge (men's). It just barely fits my current 17" and should be very comfortable with the ~15" I'll be getting for school. I've had North Face packs for years and only one ever broke (one plastic buckle).

I second your North Face praise. Carried the same one (Vault--the basic one) through five years of undergrad with no issues at all--not even a worn strap or broken buckle. I'll be using TNF for as long as I can get away with carrying a backpack.

[laxbrah420]

why did these go out of style

[monkey85]

No wheels. No good.

Wheelie bag FTW. /thread.

[splitsplat]

Hijack question: How often do you guys see law students using messenger backs (like chromebags or timbuk2)?

[franklyscarlet]

why did these go out of style

Still have my tie-die one from middle school and my bright pink one from high school. Awwwwyeah.jpg

[laxbrah420]

Nice! Both monogrammed? Block or cursive, yo?

[kennethellenparcell]

How about:



On a more serious note: Kelty Reverb. I've had mine for four years and it's awesome!

http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys/Ke ... oduct.html

[franklyscarlet]

Nice! Both monogrammed? Block or cursive, yo?

Block in middle school, fancy cursive in high school. Because I was one classy 16 year old.

[rinkrat19]

why did these go out of style

I don't think they were ever in. At least not where I lived.

[franklyscarlet]

why did these go out of style

I don't think they were ever in. At least not where I lived.

They were the shit in suburban Ohio.

[rinkrat19]

why did these go out of style

I don't think they were ever in. At least not where I lived.

They were the shit in suburban Ohio.

LL Bean isn't big out here, I guess. I did have several Eddie Bauer backpacks, however.

[crumpetsandtea]

why did these go out of style

I don't think they were ever in. At least not where I lived.

I don't even know what that is. Down here Jansport was the norm.