Buy it for Life

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A place to share practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last, with an emphasis on upcycled and sustainable products!

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Any suggestions for a good buy it for life backpack? (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've got a backpack that's falling apart after less than a year and was looking for a much better one that will hold up well. Specifically, the use case is dragging food home from grocery stores or dragging cards in plastic boxes/board games around at best...

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I love my thinkgeek backpack of holding, I've used and abused that thing and it still keeps kicking.

Legitimately my buddy has the same bag but doesn't use it as often, mine is slightly lighter brown I think because of all the sunshine it's seen.

I'm sad that you can't buy it anymore. Some of the thinkgeek guys are at rollacrit now, and they have their messenger bag of holding, a spiritual successor. I haven't looked closely, but from a glance it's not even close to the original.

I don't know what I'll do when my bag dies, but from the looks of it, that will be a long while.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I've also got this backpack. It's been my go-to when I originally bought it when I started college nearly 9 years ago. I love the absolute shit out of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I actually originally had one of those, gave it to a friend, who got rid of it to another friend... Reason I got rid of it myself was how difficult it was to customize it any.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

True, it's more of an "everything goes in the round hole" kind of bag. And I'm occasionally swapping things in and out of it, but still. When I travel for only a couple days, I use it at a suitcase. When I hike locally, I use it as a trail pack. When I'm not sure what I'll be doing that day or where I'll end up? I load it with a mix of clothes, steam deck, laptop, and other goodies I might want.

I have an actual suitcase, and I'm gonna buy an actual backpack for hiking and camping, but still. I find it very fitting for my needs.

When I need to clean a lot into it? I can, and it's huge, and I can strap stuff to the back and sides.

When I only have a couple things? It compresses down pretty small and lightweight. I'll never ditch it 😬