Customer Reviews

JanSport Wasabi Backpack (Carolina Blue/Snaredrum Grey)

5 star:		(57)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Pros:
1. Not too bulky but big enough for the normal high school and college student. Rough estimate of carrying capacity: 3 big yellow phone directories.
2. Has 4 compartments, including one for portable music device. All the smaller compartments are easily accessible, which is what most people should want of smaller components.
3. Water proof.
4. Straps are comfortable.

I like this backpack. I've not detected any flaws yet. I usually use it to carry my 15.4 inch laptop + charger, a binder, 1 or 2 books sometimes + my lunch. I bought this backpack for $ 25 at amazon.com. Shame they've increased the price.

I just bought this yesterday for school, and I love it. The straps make it easy on your back for heavy loads, which is definitely a good thing because I'm in high school! It's big enough for all my books but not too big to be awkward. It'd be nice if it had more pockets, maybe one for a cell phone, but that's not really a problem since all I really carry is books. And the color's nice - that's always a plus.

Backpack is light when empty, yet strong to curry the load of books to school. Side pocket for bottle very handy. Top pocket for CD player or small easy to reach items such as keys, very helpful and practical. I like the base of the backpack being dark color so it doesn't look dirty from use.

This backpack is great! What I love the most about it is that, while it has a lot of depth for vertical storage, it is not very thick. I had an older, larger Jansport backpack which was nice, but carrying a few notebooks, binders, and a textbook or two felt awkward in such a big space. This certainly isn't for those of you who lug around every textbook you own for a whole day. I can EASILY fit my 15.4" Dell Inspiron Notebook in the main compartment (with a fairly bulky notebook sleeve [Pinder THIN], too!), and there's still room for a couple of textbooks too.

On the color: I was anticipating the "burnt orange" that some reviewers pointed out (as opposed to the design's "barn red" description) and I still like it a lot. The only thing that sort of irks me is the strange combination of black (the zipper grabs and top loop for dragging it around) and brown (the straps and lining)... but that doesn't make it any worse of a backpack.

My con: I wish this bag had individual slots for pens and pencils, but it instead has a 3.5" wide X 6" high pouch next to a 6.5" square velcro-closeable pouch (in the middle compartment). While this is very spacious, I personally do not like things shaking around (assuming you have it in small quantities).

Other potential cons: I haven't really tested for it yet, but overall the material is very smooth and likely durable (as higher-quality backpacks go..), but I would prefer to have some more lining on the bottom of the backpack and also on the side to protect from moisture seepage (from the bottle holder). I occasionally have an icy bottle of water there, and though I don't have anything super-valuable in my bag nor do I think that a lot would get through the material, I'd feel more comfortable knowing that it's thicker and more resistant to leaks. Also, as the middle pouch is very, very deep (and spacious), I can see problems occurring where something will get smashed from the main compartment being at capacity since that pouch goes THAT far down (and sort of under!).

I bought this to take on a trip abroad which included daily use, hiking, and luggage carry-on. It worked great for all applications. It's very comfortable, even with heavy loads, and has so many pockets I can't remember where I put everything! It held up great too. I really like the small pocket for MP3 player at the top, and the mesh on the side for a water bottle. I used both of these a lot!

I got one of these to replace my last jansport which developed a hole in it. I was amazed how much the build quality has improved. The straps have nice padding, the fit is pefect, it seems to have more pouches and storage compartments than my last one as well. Basically super comfortable, great fit (easy to adjust straps), durable, everything you could ever hope for. Super pleased with this purchase. Highly recommended.

I like this bag so much I got two. There are enough compartments and room for everything I need for daily and recreational use. The top pocket I keep my usb drives, point & shoot digicam, mini usb cable, mp3 player, etc. The main compartment I keep my laptop and any other papers/documents. The smaller compartment I keep the laptop power supply, cds, network cable, small external hdd, etc. In the bottom pocket I have hand sanitizer, hand lotion, keycard, lip balm, tissues, tylenol, etc.

I've used this bag daily for the past 3 years and it hardly shows signs of wear.

The backpack is very nice and seems to be resistant. I tought it was completely black, because I couldn't see the back side of the product in the picture.
The only bad thing, is that it was sent in a huge box, and as I live outside the U.S. the shipping cost increased significantly, even more expensive than the product itself

I'm a college student in my junior year, and I have to say, of all the backpacks I've had, this is my FAVORITE! I love it. It holds everything, it has plenty of pockets to store writing instruments, calculators, organic chem model set, everything. Plus, I love the water bottle pocket on the side. It holds one of the big 32 ounce nalgene bottles!! It's super sturdy, and it holds up to washing really well, plus it's cute!

And the shoulder straps are SUPER comfortable. I can load 30+ pounds of textbooks and stuff into it, and it doesn't ever hurt my shoulders or back at all, and I'm a pretty average-sized girl!

If you're looking for the perfect backpack, look not further. You will NOT be disappointed. And you sure as heck don't need to spend a ton of money! $40 for this backpack is really a bargain. And of course, it comes with the usual Jansport lifetime warranty. :)

This is the first backpack I bought for school that lasted more than 1 year intact. This backpack is very durable and handles rain and poor conditions well. It is well designed for moderate use as it doesn't have an abundance of unnecessary pockets. It has a very subdued appearance that looks quite good. It is suitable for school and light travel.

My only complaint is that it doesn't handle loads that approach its maximum capacity well, but I assume that no backpacks really do. It starts to dig into your shoulder and is extremely difficult to zip up if you fill it completely up.