backpacks are so fucking ugly

My backpack: http://www.ebags.com/product/case-logic/security-friendly-laptop-backpack/136262?productid=1353291

http://static.relax.com.sg/site/servlet/linkableblob/relax/269044/topImage/Risque_British_backpackers_live_riskily_Down_Under-topImage.jpg

what u got in there

if we are on a crowded train, I'm not wearing my backpack on my back anyway

if only everyone could understand this

a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, they still had shitty backpacks (cross post with crimes of george lucas thread)

http://www.tkstoystand.com/IMAGE1/STAR_WARS/sw_pic_anakin_01.jpg

anyway a plain ol beat up jansport becomes very acceptable in the summer imo
especially for beach trips and picnics and whatnot

totally, but yr not fitting a laptop and lunch in there

this is my murdered-out trail pack:

http://i.imgur.com/pPnLtcW.jpg

this is actual sad anakin backpack image i was after:

http://media.theiapolis.com/b000000/d8/hFA/iHBA/t3/wJG/jake-lloyd-as-anakin-skywalker-in-star-wars.jpg

I can fit lunch + a couple sneaky beers or a bottle of wine. guess I've never had to bring a laptop anywhere.

backpacks are one of the cutest things to grace the fashion industry ever tbh, new york is super into them at the moment

I'm a fan of some of the Incase packs:

http://goincase.com/products/style/Backpack

jansports are the best casual backpack, if only i could fit all my work shit into one

I also have a running backpack:

http://www.formatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Nike-Cheyenne-Vapor.jpg

can carry snowboard. have yet to carry snowboard (it is a plan tho).

http://images.blisssnowboards.co.uk/images/MAINSITE/13-Dakine-ProII-26L-Charcoal.jpg?width=540&height=405

xpst I can put all my work clothes and shoes in it. And it has a cover that I can put over it if it starts raining.

oh boy

I've got a cool jansport that looks like the basic model, but has a special bottom compartment (just looks like the leather lining on the bottom) that unzips to keep drinks cold. it's the best.

http://i.imgur.com/TOBvTiK.jpg

i like this style of bags enough, these are fjallraven. i bought one for my bf a couple years ago & he digs it

http://www.fjallraven.us/collections/numbers-bags/products/rucksack-no-21-medium

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0207/1774/products/24205-620_large.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UzVNeQtAvo

before that he would rock the jansports which are p classic imho xp

my weekend rig-out:

http://i.imgur.com/IVhsfcy.jpg

http://www.teacupdogshop.com/images/ZW20072_backpack_wheels_pet_dog_carrier_model_back.jpg

ive seen people wearing those dogs included

i kind of want to get a picnic box but no way in hell would it be a backpack

I have (not kidding) an old LL Bean rucksack made out of olive-green tapestry fabric with leather fastenings. It looks kind of elmo's number if it were made for menopausal women in 1994.

Also I think I ripped the left strap out by doing ledge's slide-and-grab.

those ll beans w the monograms... classic

i'm am down with everything about that except the 'tapestry' part xp

The tapestry is almost conceptual, it's just drab-green and silver leaves, over and over. I think. It's in storage in some high place because I can't throw it away: it's in perfect cond except for the ripped strap, it will NEVER EVER wear out, and my mother gave it to me.

monogrammed ll beans were absolutely de rigeur at prep school, sometimes slung hobo-style from the end of a lacrosse or field hockey stick, sometimes embellished with flowers & big loopy handwriting in white-out pen

i never had an ll bean pack, tho

laurels backpack sounds tite, u shd get it repaired

I think I'll wait until I'm feeling a little more menopausal.

protip llbean backpacks are guaranteed for life, ive heard talk of people picking up ragged ones used and bringing them to bean and they give them a new one

I had a Muji backpack that was awesome and was thinking about getting a Herschel one for travel and stuff because they're functional but simple and plain and not ugly.

muji backpacks are nice but can feel a bit cheap depending on how low u go

wearing yr backpack on the bus/train is savage imo, as is not taking it off before boarding an airplane

the only backpack i own is a small red marlboro one a friend bought w marlboro miles in the 90s, it is p rad

x-post agreed

I have so many backpacks

i prob actually own two others but they are not close to my heart

Herschel are kind of cheap quality for the price tag

they are close to yer spine

no i wear them backward because

leave yr sh*t behind, we live in the cloud now. keys, money clip, phone, you're done.

Herschel are kind of cheap quality for the price tag

― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:11 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Is there something that sorta resembles them but better quality that you know of? They just did a polka dot one for Madewell and it's SO CUTE. I want it.

But, yeah, they're kinda expensive for what they are, I think.

enbb:

http://topodesigns.com/collection/category/bags/ imo

made in the USA in a LEED certified factory

no polka dots yet tho, sry

i didnt read any of the posts in this thread but i like backpacks a lot, because you can put stuff in them and carry them around while keeping your hands free

they are not that aesthetically pleasing though i guess thats the downside... but what upside!