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Sturdy and comfortable rucksack recommendations

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mumzy · 13/07/2012 22:28

DS1 starts secondary school in Sept and needs a rucksack for books, sports gear, pack lunch. Tell me your best recommendations for rucksacks TIA

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SophiaWinters · 15/07/2012 12:41

DS has a Jansport rucksack like this one I started off with a cheap Tesco rucksack and the zip broke in the first week. Replaced it for the same and again the zipper fell apart in the space of a few weeks. Decided to pay more and bought the Jansport rucksack, it's been going strong for 2 years now and still looks like new.

Kez100 · 15/07/2012 00:11

What we did - bought a cheap, plain colour bag. After a week they knew what bag they wanted and we bought that. The cheap bag has since been used for PE kit when the first PE bag fell apart.

The reason we did this was because the uniform is so prescriptive it's nice to have something which is what you want (which is often what everyone else has too, ironically!)

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mumzy · 14/07/2012 22:52

Thanks all great advice will have to take him shopping to try a few out and see what he thinks

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Sparklingbrook · 14/07/2012 19:17

Last year when DS started High School in Year 8 everyone had a Gola or Adidas bag and not a rucksack.

He has now changed schools and it's all rucksacks, nobody interested in brands at all. Confused

Bubbless · 14/07/2012 19:13

ask him to find something he likes
or he might end up with something hes embaressed of
i was bullied in y7 because of my backpack

OddBoots · 14/07/2012 19:06

My 13 yo DS has this one which we got in TKMaxx for £25. It's not a trendy make but it's a good solid one with features he thinks are cool (although this is the same boy I mentioned on another thread who still prefers to call me Mummy so his opinion of cool may not be a shared one).

happyAvocado · 14/07/2012 19:00

I have to agree that a sensible rucksak you are hoping him top use won't be the one you have in mind :)

take him for a quick scan of what's available in shops but with no pressure what to buy, discuss what you suggest to take into account when buying it

eventually he will find something he likes and you agree to
if he likes the design/colours he is more likely to use it

do they have any lockers at his new school?

otherpeopleslifes · 14/07/2012 18:54

Whatever bag you buy what will happen is that a few weeks after starting your child will come home and say it is not right and the one he absolutely has to have is the one EVERYONE else has got, which will generally be expensive but rubbish quality and last about 1 month Grin

Sparklingbrook · 13/07/2012 23:20

Ds (Year8) has this one.

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mumzy · 13/07/2012 23:15

BigTilly it's what his school recommends and considering the list of things he needs to take in daily a good rucksack is the best option. Ds1 is leaving it up to me to decide the best one for him

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mummytime · 13/07/2012 22:49

The ones from Tescos. I started with one from John Lewis and it didn't last a year, the Tescos one has lasted two. If he's at private school they seem to have wheels sports bags for all their kit.

bigTillyMint · 13/07/2012 22:34

Is that what he wants or what you want him to have?Grin

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