Kids backpacks?
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Several retailers in our area carry youth backpacks. These are internal framed with good hip belts and adjustable harness and run 40-70 dollars. I just went in and looked at one of my grandsons who stores his here. It is a Hi Tec Nova 55+10 and was purchased at a Big 5 sporting goods store for about $49 or 59 dollars. He uses it about 2 weeks a year for the last 6 or 7 years and it is still just like new.
http://www.outdoorbasecamp.com/forum/members/grandpa/albums/hiking-pards/1250-tc-age-11/
I have a couple of coleman xponent youth packs I let the kids use when they are about 5-10 years old. These do have hip belts but the harness is only adjustable to strap length. This is the boys using the colemans when they are eight.
http://www.outdoorbasecamp.com/forum/members/grandpa/albums/hiking-pards/1011-jake-tc-caribou-nf-idaho-2002/
These packs weighed less than a pound and at eight yrs old, these boys were carrying their sleeping bags, warmer clothes and freeze dried food for 2 nights out.
http://www.outdoorbasecamp.com/forum/members/grandpa/albums/hiking-pards/1250-tc-age-11/
I have a couple of coleman xponent youth packs I let the kids use when they are about 5-10 years old. These do have hip belts but the harness is only adjustable to strap length. This is the boys using the colemans when they are eight.
http://www.outdoorbasecamp.com/forum/members/grandpa/albums/hiking-pards/1011-jake-tc-caribou-nf-idaho-2002/
These packs weighed less than a pound and at eight yrs old, these boys were carrying their sleeping bags, warmer clothes and freeze dried food for 2 nights out.
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briansnat
Platnium Member
They have some great, well made kids packs at LL Bean
Lamebeaver
New Member
I got my kids backpacks (Kelty Colorado external frame) at Sportsman's Warehouse. Of course that was several years ago.
ponderosa
Active Member
Deuter makes great kids' packs, and there is a great sale on them here:
Backpack Nantahala Outdoor Center, NOC - Kayaks, Kayak Gear, Paddlesports Gear, Whitewater Kayaking Gear, Kayak and Kayaking Gear Sales
Look for the Fox 30, Fox 40, and Junior Backpack. These are very good quality, full-featured packs sized for kids.
For my toddler and pre-schooler, I found a deal on ebay for little packs by Pottery Barn Kids. Shockingly enough, they are good little packs with curved, padded shoulder straps and stretch mesh pockets. There are always a lot of them on ebay, but they typically have a name embroidered on them (which is why they're cheap). I snipped out the embroidery, and covered the spot with a cutesy patch that made my girls happy.
Backpack Nantahala Outdoor Center, NOC - Kayaks, Kayak Gear, Paddlesports Gear, Whitewater Kayaking Gear, Kayak and Kayaking Gear Sales
Look for the Fox 30, Fox 40, and Junior Backpack. These are very good quality, full-featured packs sized for kids.
For my toddler and pre-schooler, I found a deal on ebay for little packs by Pottery Barn Kids. Shockingly enough, they are good little packs with curved, padded shoulder straps and stretch mesh pockets. There are always a lot of them on ebay, but they typically have a name embroidered on them (which is why they're cheap). I snipped out the embroidery, and covered the spot with a cutesy patch that made my girls happy.