What Backpack Should I Get?
What backpack should you get? Start with what you will use it for, because the city, the office, a flight, a trail or school do not call for the same bag. Answer a few questions, five at most, and we will show you the bags in our selection that match, with their price and the feature that earned them a place.
We do not make our bags, we select them from suppliers, and our product pages give the specifications they state. The quiz relies only on this information and on our collections.
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How to choose a backpack
By use. For the city and everyday life, browse the backpacks for women and the men's backpacks. For work: laptop backpacks, women's backpacks for laptops, work backpacks. For getting away: travel backpacks, carry-on backpacks, rolling backpacks. Outdoors: hiking backpacks, sports backpacks, tactical backpacks, bike backpacks, motorcycle backpacks. And also: cooler backpacks, diaper bag backpacks.
For a child. Our selections follow the age stated for each style: toddler backpacks up to about 3 years old, preschool backpacks from 3 to 6, then kids' backpacks, backpacks for school and middle school backpacks. See also the girls' backpacks and boys' backpacks selections.
Material. Each product page gives the main material stated by the supplier: leather (cowhide, lambskin, split leather and so on, depending on the style), polyurethane or PVC for faux leather styles, and nylon, polyester or Oxford fabric for fabric styles. The leather backpacks, leather backpacks for women and leather backpacks for men collections bring together the first two, and our guide to the best leather backpacks for women details the differences.
Laptop. When the supplier states a laptop size, it is given in the specifications, for example “up to 15.6 inches”. Check it before you order, and if it is not given, write to us.
Rain. Each product page uses the supplier's own term, whether waterproof, water-repellent or rain cover. A water-repellent treatment makes water run off the fabric, but it does not make the bag watertight. The styles concerned are in the waterproof backpacks collection.
Size. How many liters for the city, hiking or travel? Our guide to what size backpack you need compares the volumes for each use.
Pets. To carry a companion: cat backpacks and dog backpacks.
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