Hershel

My kids have the biggest laptop backpack that Eddie Bauer sells. We purchased them 3+ years ago and they are still in great condition. Get a color like black or gray so they don't stand out too much because then they are less likely to get stolen.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a professor at UMD and I’d say 75% of my students have a North Face backpack.

+1. Seem to ditch the LL Bean and Jansport backpack for a North Face

Gross. By college everyone should be past having such low self-esteem that they need to have whatever the masses have.

Anonymous wrote:Nothing too expensive. They get stolen all the time.

Really ? Neither of my kids reported backpack theft as an issue. Cell phones, laptops, & bikes seem to be high theft items, but backpacks were not an issue. I guess like most things though, the expensive ones would be a target I guess.

Nothing too expensive. They get stolen all the time.

Anonymous wrote:I’m a professor at UMD and I’d say 75% of my students have a North Face backpack.

+1. Seem to ditch the LL Bean and Jansport backpack for a North Face

Key elements: waterproof, holds thermos/water bottle, space for whatever electronic device(s) student routinely carries around. Comfortably carries a heavy load hands-free. For me, that means backpack not shoulder strap. But some backpacks distribute weight much better than others.

LL Bean.

The same LL Bean, Jansport, or North Face backpack they've been carrying?