# Targus Backpack Replacement **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 14, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091 "2018-06-14T15:13:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![molten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091/1 "2018-06-14T15:13:10Z")
I need help picking a backpack to get as replacement. I used to have TGS650 and the only issues with it were the elastic band breaking and the shoulder straps coming loose so I had to stitch a fold in the strap for it to be held in the locking plastic mechanism. Requirements: - As waterproof as possible - Able to hold 15’’ laptop with power supply and 1-2 notebooks. - As comfortable as possible and not slipping from your shoulders even if you just are using one strap. - Bonus: has something to fasten elastic cords besides shoulder straps so that I can secure it on the scooter. It will be used for hiking and going to uni but I only take one course or bring a laptop to the lab. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091/2 "2018-06-14T15:34:34Z")
About 20 years ago I bought an Eddie Bauer backpack and used it almost daily. A few years ago it was really showing it’s age although it was still serviceable. I went to an Eddie Bauer store to buy another and told the clerk about my well worn EB that needed replacement. He said all EB backpacks have a lifetime warranty and bring my old one and he would replace it. I did and they did. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091/3 "2018-06-14T17:47:41Z")
If you don’t need pretty how about this 32L [one](https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=18791) from Monoprice. I have the smaller cousin and just bought the 32L version for my “go bag” for work. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091/4 "2018-06-15T14:20:48Z")
[Osprey Flapjack](https://www.amazon.com/Osprey-10000050-Mens-FlapJack-Backpack/dp/B00RZV46DY?th=1&psc=1) (or FlapJill if more fitting). ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091/5 "2018-06-15T15:41:05Z")
Are you dead set against another Targus? I bought a TXL-617 about ten years ago when I got a new 17" laptop at work and needed something I could put it in when riding my motorcycle to work. It’s got lots of storage space, and besides the shoulder straps there is a strap you can fasten around your waist, which keeps it nice and secure when riding the bike. (Re-reading the OP - you want to fasten it to the scooter rather than wear it on your back?) I’m not a camper so I can’t speak to how waterproof it is. But it’s spacious enough that I often use it as my carry-on bag when traveling. And it is very comfortable, even when I was lugging around that monstrous work laptop and accessories. (Although now my work laptop is a notebook that hardly weighs anything at all.) ---
**Author:** ![molten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091/6 "2018-06-16T02:17:44Z")
Oh no no! I didn’t mean a different company to replace Targus, I mean a different Targus backpack I to get as warranty replacement!