He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

AlwaysWithYou #JanSport "RIP Murray McCory" I still own a bunch of JanSport backpacks and they were the inspiration for ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

But JanSport became better known for its school ... bookstore on a new “bookstore model” of their nylon daypack. The bag — which had been designed for hiking, skiing and biking trips but ...

But JanSport became better known for its school backpacks than ... of Washington bookstore on a new “bookstore model” of ...

Murray McCory, co-founder of JanSport credited with developing many of the brand’s iconic products, passed away in Seattle, ...

It’s the sound of charms and tchotchkes dangling off bags, from luxury leather top handles to canvas carryalls. The trend, ...

While some Birkin owners have turned their luxury purses into oversized, leather charm bracelets, it’s hardly the only design ...