He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

The company's first product, the adjustable aluminum-frame backpack, revolutionized hiking equipment and set the foundation for what would become a global phenomenon. Over the decades, JanSport ...

To celebrate JanSport's rich history and the official Retro Series ... began by manufacturing and marketing world-class outdoor backpacks, today's product offerings include daypacks, bags and ...

Still, a $70 JanSport backpack is, to some extent, also a buy-it-for-life backpack. Although the durability of a JanSport bag doesn’t come close to that of our picks above, the company has a ...

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