It proved a capable companion for traveling, commuting, and hiking. And the Mystery Ranch influence is apparent.

JanSport Main Campus backpack: $55 @ Amazon Score a top laptop ... 18L sizes and has dozens of different color options. The 16L (medium) size fits 14-inch laptops, and the 18L (large) size fits ...

Some of our favorite backpacks for the 2024-2025 school year include a simple, lightweight classic from JanSport, a stylish leather bag from Coach and a sporty option from lLululemon. No matter ...

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely imitated dome tent, and created a durable but lightweight backpack that ...

By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

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. By Amisha Padnani Amisha Padnani is ...

In the late 1960s, Murray and his girlfriend Jan Lewis founded JanSport (see what they did there?), a local manufacturer of recreation equipment such as backpacks, tents and sleeping bags.

Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and backpack creator, dies at 80 Nov. 7, 2024 Updated Fri., Nov. 8, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. JanSport co-founders Murray McCory and Jan Peterson circa 1968.

Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students ...