Looking for a backpack and wondering.

  • Chaf@slrpnk.netEnglish
    111·
    22 days ago

    Probably. Anecdotally I can say that I have an Eastpak backpack that served me well for the last 15 years, and still does. However I’ve recently been shown this beautiful website, which I think fits this community pretty well:

    https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-backpack-got-worse-on-purpose

    Granted, they even kind of say, that Eastpak is still good, and I also couldn’t recommend other brands.

    • sit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      16 hours ago

      Insane, eye-opening read. Thank you

      This is the pattern. Acquisition. Cost optimization. Quality decline. Warranty narrowing. Brand equity extraction. And eventually, divestiture.

      It happened to your backpack. The same playbook is running right now on your power tools, your boots, your sunglasses, and about a dozen other product categories where a company you trusted quietly got absorbed by a corporation you’ve never heard of.

      • kata1yst@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        9·
        22 days ago

        Gotcha! I don’t have a ton of experience with modern school bags, I had an Eastpack and it lasted me through school, Jansport bags also held up really well. Maybe a slight edge to Jansport?

  • solrize@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    22 days ago

    I think I had one fall apart and they replaced it under warranty. They’re not the most rugged packs but there’s always a strength vs weight tradeoff. If you want something really BIFL and don’t mind some weight and inconvenience, look for a USAF SKRAM pack on fleabay or similar. Or PM me, I know of a guy who has some that he’d be willing to sell. They will be on the expensive side compared to a consumer school-type pack though.

  • Left as Center@jlai.luEnglish
    1·
    19 days ago

    Bought on a few years ago, seems the same as before, e.g. will wear out at some point but will not fail.