Only a lazy or ardent conservative in clothes and accessories has not tried to replace a bag and use a backpack in urban everyday life. Take a look around and you will see an incredible number of people of all ages with backpacks.
Backpack (Rucksack German) is not a new and not so long ago item. It is a never-forgotten and constantly updated invention of ancient man. The design for carrying things behind the back had various specific forms and has been used for many thousands of years.
Most importantly, decide what you need a backpack for. In the article, we will consider the design features of the models, show you how to choose a backpack with the correct displacement or volume, and what you should pay attention to first of all.
What are backpacks
How to choose a comfortable and multifunctional backpack? Ask yourself what you will wear in it and for what purpose you are purchasing it. It all depends on the rhythm of your life. You can choose small or large, beautiful and stylish, but completely uncomfortable in everyday wear.
By design, backpacks are soft, framed and easel. According to their area of application, they are divided into:
- Tourist volume over 120 l
- Expeditionary volumes over 80 l
- Assault from 30-80 l
- City from 10-30 l
- Sports
- Alloy trunks
- Drybags
- Backpacks for hitchhiking
- Bicycle bags
Of great interest is a group of urban backpacks of different sizes, which are distinguished by ergonomic shapes and a considerable range of colours. Conventionally, they can be divided into two-lane, single-lane and transformers.
Standard city backpacks
A standard urban backpack is made frameless from any quality material. The accessory has 2 comfortable straps, soft side inserts and a hardback. It is medium in size, and its ideal volume is up to 30 litres.
Due to the extended functionality and additional options, the backpack is convenient to use on trips and business trips.
Slings and photo backpacks
Slings are a compact format of a city backpack with a volume of 5-10 litres. They have one wide strap. Sometimes, constructively, they provide for the division of one strap into two parts by a lock. If desired, a sling backpack is worn over the shoulder in front as a fanny pack.
To transport expensive video and photo equipment with accessories, it is better to purchase special photo backpacks. They reliably protect professional equipment from dust, scratches, mechanical shocks and other damage.
Transformers are the same urban backpacks with separate, comfortably fitted handles. You can use the backpack, if necessary, as hand luggage or a shoulder bag.
Design features
Any backpack is a body made of various fabrics, placed on a suspension system of straps. A backpack is a purely individual thing and it should be selected according to the figure. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account a number of design features:
- The rigidity of the back of the backpack. The back design can be easel, i.e; more rigid, or anatomical, repeating the curves of the spine. A breathable anatomical model is considered more comfortable.
- Width and strength of suspension straps. The straps should be of optimal width, strength and softness at the same time. The length should be adjustable and have high-quality carabiners and clamps.
- The size of the backpack. The volume of the model is characterized by displacement. The larger the volume, the more massive the accessory will be in size. Urban backpacks are classified into three formats
- Small up to 20 l
- Average 23-28 l
- Large 30-35 litres
Material and quality of fittings
An important purchase criterion is the material of backpacks and the quality of their tailoring. If you want to keep your laptop, smartphone and other personal items from getting wet in the rain, choose a backpack made of durable water-repellent fabric or combined it with a leather pallet.
Accessories made of genuine leather and high-quality leather substitute look stylish and elegant. Woven, denim and solid or coloured materials give this essential piece of everyday life lightness and airiness.
Nylon and polyester will give the fashionable backpack aesthetics, the necessary strength and ease of use.
The aesthetic backpack looks expensive and stylish with quality fittings and double-clean seams. Reinforced zippers, metal pawls, durable buttons and rivets give it a “cool” and attractive look.