Heading back to school? You'll need a backpack!
With so many choices out there, and so little time before the school year gets underway, it can be overwhelming to pick one out.
"Do I go for Dakine, or Osprey?" You might ask. "Granite Gear, or Mountain Hardwear?"
Well, the answer is that there is a pack for every need, and every brand makes at least one that will suit you perfectly. Check out this list of our 5 favorite back-to-school packs, and make an informed decision!
1. THE DAKINE CAMPUS BACKPACK
Sleek, Streamlined and ready for class
Dakine's Campus Backpack is sleek, yet classically-styled, and sure to help you navigate from class-to-class with ease.
Downright voluminous with 33 liters of space, the Campus is perfect for hauling around tons of books, binders, and notebooks (ergonomically designed shoulder straps will do your back and shoulders a favor when your school materials start to tip the scales). A padded 15" laptop sleeve keeps you ready to jack into the world wide web at a moment's notice.
And keeping organized with the Campus is easy-as-pie, utilizing its front organizer pocket, a fleece lined pocket for your shades and phone, and--get this--an insulated cooler pocket for your lunch!
2. THE OSPREY FLAPJILL PACK
Stylish, unique, and highly organized
Perfect for the lady-student who is seeking to break away from the status quo, the
Osprey FlapJill is a women's-specific backpack that takes clean lines and efficient organization to a whole new level.
The signature flap on the front of the FlapJill conceals a bevy of organizational options, including an internal laptop and tablet sleeve and multiple zippered stash pockets.
A top zippered pocket keeps necessities always close-at-hand, and reflective graphics and a blinker-light attachment make the FlapJill an easy choice for bike-commuting.
3. THE BURTONÂ YOUTH GROMLET PACK
For the coolest kid in 1st grade
For the kids, we present
Burton's Youth Gromlet Pack. Packed with enough features to make even college-aged students pause and consider purchasing one, the Youth Gromlet will keep grade-school tykes on-task and organized from bus to bus.
Featuring two large front pockets that will hold snacks and school supplies with aplomb, dual stretchy mesh side pockets to hold water bottles, and a mesh sleeve on the inside to hold a kid's tablet or picture book for show and tell, the Youth Gromlet comes in myriad of cool patterns that every kid at the schoolyard will be stoked on.
4. THE GRANITE GEAR SPLITROCK BACKPACK
Specialized, ruggedized and Weatherized
Part of Granite Gear's Campus Collection, the
Splitrock Backpack is not only extremely spacious at 34.5 liters, but also features highly intelligent compartmentalization, trail-tested load carrying ability, and durable, weather resistant construction.
Made with Repelaweave and Taurpalite--fabrics that are especially suited to weather resistance--and featuring Granite Gear's highly water resistant Barrier zippers, there is no need to fear for the expensive electronics dwelling within the Splitrock's 17" laptop sleeve (within reason--the pack is not actually waterproof, after all).
A stowable hipbelt and ergonomic, ventilated shoulder straps enable this pack to carry heavy loads with ease--making it suitable for not only school, but traveling and hiking as well.
5. THE MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR ENTERPRISE PACK
A burly, no-nonsense workhorse
The
Mountain Hardwear Enterprise Pack is a handsome, hard-wearing pack that will keep whatever is inside it safe and sound no matter how rough you are with it.
Two large-format overlapping pockets behind the bombproof front tarp panel will keep items needed fast right within reach, and the fleece lined laptop sleeve is reinforced and sewn off at the bottom to mitigate hard landings.
Highly reflective accents, a low-profile bike light attachment, a sternum strap, and a stowable webbing waist belt for stability also means that the Enterprise is perfect for moving fast on a bike when you're late for class.
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Heading back to school? You'll need a backpack!
With so many choices out there, and so little time before the school year gets underway, it can be overwhelming to pick one out.
"Do I go for Dakine, or Osprey?" You might ask. "Granite Gear, or Mountain Hardwear?"
Well, the answer is that there is a pack for every need, and every brand makes at least one that will suit you perfectly. Check out this list of our 5 favorite back-to-school packs, and make an informed decision!
