High SierraFreewheel Wheeled Laptop Backpack, Black, One Size

My 10 yr old son loves his new backpack. It's a little heavy with all his stuff in it to lift up and out of the vehicle but otherwise it's definitely less strain on his back and shoulders which is good. I should have purchased this a lot sooner. It fits a good amount of items in it and the zippers seem solid. The material seems solid and the wheels aren't super cheap plastic which is good. It rolls well with the weight it carries.

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My old backpack, which was this exact model, survived for well over 10 years, and faced a lot of abuse. It probably made 100 trips, always as my carry-on, sometimes overloaded and roll down a sidewalk, sometimes carried. Finally, one of the straps started to give. I replaced it with this. It’s the exact same model, so all that stuff still applies. It fits a surprising amount, all of the pockets are very easy to use, and the middle pocket has a little pouch on top. That’s great for carrying things you might need to grab in the middle of a flight or the middle of a drive or something. it’s incredibly well put together, zippers are terrific, and the fabric seems to be indestructible. You can carry it like a backpack, or you can put the straps so that they are tucked in in the back and out of the way. The handle extends up really high, much higher than other backpacks. That’s perfect for the airport. I’m 6 foot one, and I find a lot of handles on luggage could use another three or 4 inch. This one is actually long enough! I couldn’t recommend this more highly!

so far this bag is working. the wheels are good and the straps are comfortable when worn. the handle is just the right height. might order another one just for backup. the padding is good for the electronics.

Received in a box. I’ve had a High Sierra back pack before and for the price, I’m happy with my purchase. I’ll be using it through airports carrying my laptops which will help alleviate the burden on my back. And I think it will fit under the front seat cushion in planes. This backpack with wheels seem durable enough form my needs, it has a solid bottom with a plastic scrape protector. The wheels feel solid and the extendable handle seems solid. No issues with extending it or retracting it all the way that some others have noted.

I bought this a few months ago after I came down with a long-term foot injury, and I was really struggling to get my book load around in the building where I teach. A regular shoulder bag just made me unstable, so I started looking around for a rolling backpack to start carrying my things in. I needed something big enough to accommodate binders, books, pen and pencil pouches, glue sticks...all the things I need for teaching my little guys. I also needed it durable enough to last tons of zippings and unzippings, being tossed into my car and hauled out, handle being extended and retracted hundreds of times, and wheels durable and reliable enough to go over carpets, brick, graveled parking lots...even some grass. (And it had to be super kid-proof, since all my students think pulling teacher's bag is the best privilege ever. :))THIS DOES IT ALL! I was SO thrilled. The handle wasn't kid length like I worried it might be since I'm 5-7" and didn't want to be hunching over. It telescopes up nicely to an adult's height. I don't very often wear it as a backpack since I'm wearing an orthopedic walking boot and I'm not sure I'd feel stable with all that weight on my back, but the straps have been super comfy whenever I have worn it, and the handle doesn't bang against my head when it's retracted (I wondered if it would) because it zips neatly away in the handle pouch on top. Somebody really thought these features through!I also LOVE that it has three compartments to separate and help organize my stuff! And all three are very roomy.The wheels have been GREAT, and have handled the sidewalks, carpets, graveled parking lots, and even the small sections of grass I've hauled the bag across with no problem at all. The shoulder straps CAN tuck away inside a back pouch when you're not using it as a backpack, which is wonderful, but since I occasionally use this as a backpack, it just seemed easier to leave the straps out instead of unclipping them and tucking them into the pouch, and then pulling them back out and re-clipping the straps. The drawback to that is, there's quite a bit of length in the adjustable straps, and they kept dragging and getting caught up in the wheels. So I had to get creative and tie the extra length of the backpack straps around the shoulder straps so they didn't drag and get caught up in the wheels, but that's totally easy to manage by knotting the ends around the cushioned backpack straps. If you rarely use this as a backpack, just tuck the straps neatly away in the pouch and you'll be fine.The zippers are all super heavy duty, as are the zipper pulls, and I don't fear they'll be breaking anytime soon. And the green color is FABULOUS!!!! Even my teenage daughters oohed and ahhed over it!DEFINITELY the best backpack choice I've ever made. I love this thing!!!

Right off the bat, I want to express my admiration for how this thing was advertised as "smooth ride". I didn't buy it for that specifically but I was astonished at how that's definitely true. I wheel this thing around with me every single day -- it makes a two-mile roundtrip through a city whose sidewalks haven't seen better days since the 60s when they were probably first paved, and it's been an absolute trooper. I have a laptop in there (all the accessories I need for the laptop such as the charger, mouse, etc.), a lunch box, two sweatshirts, a sketchbook, and a drawing tablet. It's a tight fit, but nothing is getting damaged or bent. The handle is very long so it's very comfortable to roll without feeling like I have to slightly drop my shoulder to accomodate, which has relieved a lot of the back pain I've had from using a regular luggage bag. It's got a plastic underside which takes away the anxiety of coming to sudden stops on concrete and fearing that you may have torn the underside of the bag.I will say, I haven't used it as a backpack much because it's not particularly comfortable long-term. Because of the compartment where the handle is stored, the back is rigid flat and doesn't have any ergonomic give -- it feels exactly how you would imagine attaching backpack to a luggage bag would be. I'm not taking off any stars for this though, because I still greatly appreciate the option when I need to get somewhere at a brisk jog, or I don't want to hurt my shoulders/arms from carrying it with one hand up several flights of stairs.