\u201cCivilizing the Pack Mentality.\u201d<\/a> According to David Colman, backpacks are making a big comeback among grown men like me.\u00a0 Here\u2019s an excerpt from the article:<\/p>\nSo now, it seems, that earnest campus favorite, the backpack, has been picked up enthusiastically by grown men, and design houses are playing catch-up to meet the demand. According to NPD Group, which tracks retail spending, sales of backpacks to men increased 40 percent between Aug. 1, 2009, and Aug. 1, 2011, a striking figure given how few items can claim boosts of any kind. It indicates not only that more men are buying backpacks, but also that they are buying more adult and more costly ones, from the century-old canvas styles available from Duluth Pack, in Duluth, Minn., to the gleaming nylon visions at Prada.<\/p>\n
\u201cMen are driving this market,\u201d said Marshal Cohen, NPD\u2019s chief analyst. \u201cOne of the reasons is the traveling guy buying backpacks for professional use. Instead of a laptop bag, these guys want something that can hold all of their stuff. And another thing is that the backpack has become socially acceptable for a guy to carry. It\u2019s not looked at as something only young people carry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Funny. I had no idea I was part of a movement. But I did want something to hold all of my stuff. And I\u2019m relieved to learn that it is socially acceptable for me to carry my new backbpack. So, carry I will.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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