mainly used for carrying around a pencil case, water, folders, laptop and odd bits. While I understand durability comes at a cost, I have a budget of £50. Thanks and I look foward to responding to your suggestions

  • MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    10 days ago

    If you’re looking for a non-American/EU option, I’ve had good experiences with Fjallraven’s Kanken Totepack. That’s the only product of theirs I own, but I assume one of their regular backpacks would be even better since there are fewer moving parts to it. Has a lifetime warranty.

    Otherwise, and bias fully acknowledged lol, anything from Duluth Pack is amazing since all those use a heavy canvas. It’s on the pricier end, but worth it. The Scoutmaster model has a laptop pouch and is beautiful. Has a lifetime warranty but will stand up for decades before you’d need it.

    • kalpol@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      I bought a Fjallraven and was disappointed. It’s fine, but for the price I was looking for something like Wenger from 20 years ago, and it was not that good.

      • MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        10 days ago

        I totally get what you mean. It’s great that they have a lifetime warranty, but some of the threadwork isn’t the best, and a lot of people just won’t send their bag over international mail versus buying a new one. It feels like the warranty is more to cover their butts than providing a guarantee of high quality. But if you’re in England/the EU, which the OP appears to be, it’s a good deal.

        I’m pretty good at sewing, so I bought mine knowing in advance about the inconsistent quality because I wanted the high-quality canvas and, honestly, the aesthetics. If I have any issues, I’ll just do my own repairs.

    • SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      For more info, the Raven 28 liter is not great. My partners backpack is falling apart at the base - mine is the same product and hasn’t but I baby it more. Under four years of use. The stitching has come apart and you can see the interior structure, like of the laptop sleeve