Recommend your backpack for a Kindergarten Kid

[Anonymous]

Can you wash LLBean packs? DD's smells awful after being piled up with other kids' at camp this summer! The tag says spot clean only but I was wondering what would happen if I threw it in the washer....?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you wash LLBean packs? DD's smells awful after being piled up with other kids' at camp this summer! The tag says spot clean only but I was wondering what would happen if I threw it in the washer....?

I throw my son's in the washer on the delicate cycle, then air dry. No problems here. I've done the same with the lunchbox.

[Anonymous]

We've been washing out lands end back packs and lunch boxes in the washing machine for years now. They are still going strong and look great!

[Anonymous]

I have this question as well. We are leaning towards the LLBean Discovery backpack. For the PPs that have that: Is it big enough?

'Full Size' back packs (like the LLBean Deluxe) seem huge for a tiny kid, but I don't want it to big too small to stuff in a sweatshirt and gear come winter.

[Anonymous]

Garnet Hill has great backpacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just make sure to get one that holds a full sized notebook and other stuff. Dont' get one of the wee ones designed for pre school.

We just bought the PBK Madison in the Pre-K size. It is ridiculously sized. The lunch box is almost bigger than the backpack! Wish I had just bought the K size.