Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

Over the decades, JanSport’s backpacks have transcended outdoor utility, becoming a go-to for college students, office workers, and travelers. If you happen to be a fan or in the market for a ...

But JanSport became better known for its school backpacks than its alpine gear. The company was widely credited with helping ...

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

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

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3.4 pounds with dividers and lunch bag 19.7 x 10.2 x 6.5 inches Diaper bags don't get more efficient than this option by No Reception Club, introduced in 2022 as a packing solution for the ...

Like Starbucks coffee and Nike running shoes, JanSport backpacks grew out of the heady, creative days of the 1960s and ’70s counterculture in the Pacific Northwest. McCory, who until the early ...