Ivar bookpacks: Any one own one?

I am looking for a backpack SPECIFICALY for hauling
books and binders back forth to class either walking or
bike riding.

I came across Ivar brand but know nothing abt them

see link

http://ivarpack.com/

The concept seems good.....but does anyone out there
own one?

http://ivarpack.com/

It's just another way of packing your pack with heavier stuff high up and
close to your body, the standard tenet of backpacking. You can do this same
thing with any pack; it just takes some education and practice.

Also, you know that waistbelt that comes with most medium and larger
backpacks that nobody uses? Well, that will save your back.

The idea is to snug up the wasitbelt such that the entire weight of the pack
is carried by your hips. *Then* tighten up the shoulder straps such that the
pack doesn't fall away from your body. You can tighten up the shoulder straps
even more to take a larger percentage of the weight, if you like, alternately
loosening and tightening the wasitbelt and shoulder straps to ease your lower
back and shoulders as you need to, by shifting the weight.

Good luck.

DaveC wrote:

It's just another way of packing your pack with heavier stuff high up and
close to your body, the standard tenet of backpacking. You can do this same
thing with any pack; it just takes some education and practice.

OK but how would you keep BOOKS up close and high
without such internal pockets?

IOW... how can I make any day pack an "Ivar" pack for
books?

Also, thanks for tip on waist belt usage!

OK but how would you keep BOOKS up close and high
without such internal pockets?

Maybe keep a roll of bubblewrap in there to set your books on when you see
that there will be much empty space?

Many packs come with "compression straps" which run the girth of the pack
allowing you to "squash" the pack down thinner if you've got not much
content. This, in effect, keeps the load close to your back. High up? Hmm...
dunno.

DaveC wrote:
http://ivarpack.com/

It's just another way of packing your pack with heavier stuff high up and
close to your body, the standard tenet of backpacking. You can do this same
thing with any pack; it just takes some education and practice.

Also, you know that waistbelt that comes with most medium and larger
backpacks that nobody uses? Well, that will save your back.

The idea is to snug up the wasitbelt such that the entire weight of the pack
is carried by your hips. *Then* tighten up the shoulder straps such that the
pack doesn't fall away from your body. You can tighten up the shoulder straps
even more to take a larger percentage of the weight, if you like, alternately
loosening and tightening the wasitbelt and shoulder straps to ease your lower
back and shoulders as you need to, by shifting the weight.

Good luck.

Undergraduate students only use one shoulder strap, no matter the load.
Graduate students use both shoulder straps.

Cyclists use trunk bags, saddle bags and panniers.

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