Jansport Heritage

Jansport Heritage draws on the story of JanSport, which began in Seattle in 1967 when Murray Pletz won a competition with his first backpack design. The company was named after Jan, who came to sew for him, and it started out making external frame backpacks.

The Retro Series looks back to those early days. The Seattle Pack is the roomiest, with space for electronics, accessories and two water bottles. The Mini Skip Pack borrows from the original '67 Tahoma design and adds padded straps, a collapsible bottle pocket and an accessory compartment. The Washington Waistpack carries classic JanSport branding on the front, with a main compartment and two pockets for your small things.