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This special piece for you outdoor adventurer’s is said to make 50 pounds feel like a feather. I know feathers can also weigh 50 pounds, but you get the point. It’s able to do this with its pivoting suspension system which redirects the weight around your body evenly, kind of flowing like Chi. That’s the main draw if it… the adjustable pivoting system, but it also holds up to 4,638 cubic inches and comes with your typical backpack pockets and compartments. Essentially, it’s a backpack for avid backpackers. $270.

This has got to be the most colorful, freshest backpack Nike has put out. The Nike SB Eugene Backpack is named for Eugene, Oregon; as you may know Eugene is the spiritual home of Nike where track coach Bill Bowerman co-founded the company and had his star distance runner, the late great Steve Prefontaine test the innovative products. 30 years later Nike’s Skateboarding division has released the colorful Eugene Backpack in a ‘Buzz Lightyear’ colorway. $150. Read more »

Now you don’t have to worry about your laptop being smashed to pieces with the Logitech Kinetik Backpack. It protects your laptop, digital camera, DS and iPhone and features a lightweight exo-shell casing preventing shocks, bumps, drops. etc. from harming all your gadgets. The backpack also has expanding pockets and pouches to hold even more stuff such as cords. $85.

The Triple Five Soul Outdoor Nylon Backpack is perfect for the woods or the concrete jungle. It comes with your usual backpack stuff, plus a padded internal compartment for your laptop, multiple internal compartments and stowaway zippered rain tarp. The colors are way tight too. $120.

The Burton Mess Pack Wool Messenger is a heavy-duty felt bag that not only safely carries your goods, but it also looks pretty sweet in a World War II sort of way. So whether you’re immersed in trench warfare or n a concrete jungle, this bag does the job for you. $80.

This Oakley Kitchen Sink Pack has a little bit of everything, as the name would suggest. Compartments for your sunglasses, iPod, laptop, cell phone, etc. etc. guarantee that you’re fully geared up when you roam around the city or wilderness. $175.