# Suggestions on school backpacks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-school-backpacks/283612>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 7, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-school-backpacks/283612 "2005-01-07T18:11:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-school-backpacks/283612/41 "2005-01-24T19:05:46Z")

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I’m surprised nobody has recommended Lands End yet. We’ve never had one wear out. Several have been _outgrown_; they make a size for smaller kids and a size for older kids/adults. Oh, and we bought a new one this year for **Dweezil** because we wanted to get him one with wheels; that’s serving him well but I don’t know if it’ll hold up as well as the other one has (it’s 4 years old and in mint condition). Lands End monograms, also.

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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-school-backpacks/283612/42 "2005-01-26T23:54:46Z")

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> [@Shirley Ujest](#):
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> I do have a nice black leather one from [Maple Leather](http://www.mapleleather.com/backpacks/966_967_968_969.html) that is superb in every way but the fact it is too small now with the assorted kid shit that I haul. (and, like myself, I wish it had a firm bottom.) But I shelled out $150 for it (and thought - Ouch this is alot - and it paid for itself. It’s 10 years old now and it looks just like new. (I love Maple Leather products, The smaller zipper wallets are sooooooooo soft to the touch. Two thumbs up!)

I’ve been browsing around this website for a few days now, and just have to ask: is it really worth the $100+ for a leather backpack? You really like it? It’s held up well?  
I love backpack-style purses, and I like a couple that I see, and would love a decent leather one, but I would like to touch it and _see_ it before I buy it, especially when I’m spending that freaking much.  
I’ve looked at the local Coach store, but they’re all too big or they’re in “stylish” colors like pink and lavendar that I hate.  
I just want a basic brown leather backpack!

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**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-school-backpacks/283612/43 "2005-01-27T00:09:23Z")

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The best school bag I ever bought was from my university bookstore. The brand is Ecogold (sorry, can’t find a website) and it’s still going strong after 4 years of lugging very heavy books around.

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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-school-backpacks/283612/44 "2005-01-27T00:28:34Z")

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My leather backpack is 15+ years old\* and still in good shapeI have needed to re-stitch some tho.

\*old enough it was made in Chechloslovakia, before it split in 2

Brian

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