I needed a new backpack and was browsing through the threads looking for recommendations but I didn't necessarily understand the buyitforlife recs. See, the first thing I look for in a backpack is back support and while many popular brands (jansport) boast about how thick their straps are, their straps tend to wear out, and having thick straps doesnt necessarily mean that the backpack has overall good back support. Another thing I saw were people saying "this backpack has lasted for x years" but how do you use the backpack? If I stuff a backpack with my laptop and textbooks and carry it up flights of stairs each day then unless its bifl the bottom and straps will wear out; whereas if I use it cycling, hiking, or on flights then it will last based on how resistant the outer material is to weather and scrapes. Lastly, cost vs lifespan. If a backpack costs $100 and lasts you 4 years then why not buy cheap $10 backpacks that last a year each? What makes that backpack good enough to justify the cost?
TL;DR What guidelines do you use to identify a good quality bifl backpack instead of "this didnt spontaneously combust on me yet" ?
And yes I know about goruck, every backpack post recommends goruck, theres an entire subreddit dedicated to goruck, please do not ask me if I have heard about goruck
Submitted September 01, 2017 at 10:23AM by TheOneSarah http://ift.tt/2gp6eb7
