Featured Backpack Brands: Jansport

Since 1967, Jansport's mission has been to make the best and most dependable products on the market. Their backpacks are made with one goal in mind: help you get from point A to point B, wherever that may be, in the most functional way possible. The designers at Jansport are well aware that the backpack that carries your books to school might need to be the same backpack that carries your gear on a weekend hike. They incorporate flexibility into each and every design. Buy a Jansport backpack and you'll quickly see why Jansport gear is so ubiquitous on college campuses, trails, and city streets all over the world. To learn more about Jansport, we encourage you to visit their official website at Jansport.com. Or you can check out the Jansport Reviews in our blog, with the most recent reviews listed at the bottom of this page.

Below, we're featuring the hottest school backpacks from Jansport. With each pack, there's a snippet of text. To get the full story and to buy that backpack, click on the name, picture or more info link to be taken to that backpacks product page at Backcountry.com.

• Jansport Merit Backpack - 2700cu in: $49.90
  When you have to carry enough books to start a small library, pack them all into the Jansport Merit Backpack, and head out for a day full of classes.

• Jansport Flashlight Backpack - 1900cu in: $49.90
  Whether youre bike commuting to work or walking in the city, the red LED strip on the Jansport Flashlight Backpack keeps you safe in low light.

• Jansport Big Student Backpack - 2100cu in: $39.90
  The Jansport Big Student Backpack keeps you rollin with old-school flavor and a refreshingly simple design. With two main compartments, this bookbag has lots of room for big-time studying.

• Jansport Superbreak Deluxe Backpack - 1550 cu in: $39.90
  The Jansport Superbreak Deluxe Backpack has the same shape and handy features as the beloved original Superbreak, but its wicked screen prints set you apart from the crowd.

• Jansport Right Pack Backpack - 1900 cu in: $39.90
  With its clean design and simple usability, the Jansport Right Pack Backpack has worked its way into the hearts of students and morning commuters the world over.

• Jansport Air Vital Backpack - 1750cu in: $37.42
  When the situation demands a quick departure, cram your belongings into the Jansport Air Vital Backpacks drop-in front pocket and get a move on.

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Jansport Backpack Deals, News & Reviews From The BBP Blog

• 15% Off Jansport Coupon Code From Altrec

  Altrec is offering an 15% Off Jansport Backpacks with coupon code janquw11. While they have a very small selection (only 6 different models in stock), they do have the most popular models avaliable, like the Super Break and Big Student. The code expires 11/15/07. Click here to see what’s available.

• JanSport Opens its new Company Store

  JanSport celebrated its grand opening of its new company store on September 14, 2007. It is located adjacent to the JanSport headquarters in Appleton on N820 County Road CB. The new 6,200 sq. ft. JanSport Company Store sits between a bustling thoroughfare of Wisconsin Ave and Hwy CB, just west of the Fox River Mall. The store welcomes guests [...]

• Steve Munn Named President of JanSport Americas

  VF Outdoor, Inc., a division of VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), today announced that it has named Steve Munn President, JanSport – Americas. Munn most recently served as Vice President of Sales for the Vans brand. Prior to joining Vans in 2002, he served in a series of senior management positions with Reebok and Pepsi. As President of [...]

• Jansport Big Student Backpack

  In engineering school at Cornell, the idea of K.I.S.S. was drilled into our heads (Keep It Simple Stupid!). The designers at Jansport have obviously kept this in mind with their classic Big Student Backpack. The Big Student has been around for a long time, and since it ain’t broke, Jansport needn’t fix it. What [...]

• The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder & Other Mountains by Skip Yowell, JanSport co-founder

  The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder & Other Mountains chronicles the adventures and accomplishments of Skip Yowell, one of the founders of Jansport. In 1967, Skip Yowell, his cousin Murray Pletz, and Murray’s wife Jan founded JanSport with nothing more than a sewing machine and a fierce determination to make the best [...]