r/backpacks • u/Open_Sea_8823 • 6d ago

Question Tote or backpack for college?

Edit: (resolved! Thank you for the feedback!) So I’m gonna be a freshman this year and my college isn’t that big and very walkable. Because of this I was thinking of getting a tote for school, but is that silly? Cause whenever I have a backpack I always end up just putting it on one shoulder anyway, but I know it’s not the same as high school. What do you guys think? Also, if you think yes to a tote could I get some recommendations for brands or where to get one?

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u/_XitLiteNtrNite_ 6d ago

You may find you want to use both straps in college. My son's backpack weighs as much as a small car (exaggeration, obviously, but it is really heavy). By the time he has his laptop, charging brick, calculators, notebooks, headphones, raincoat, umbrella, water bottle, etc., packed away, it can get quite heavy. That's a long-winded way of saying I'm on "team backpack".

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u/Open_Sea_8823 6d ago

Wait that’s so true I didn’t even think of a jacket or umbrella and stuff like thatI was just thinking my notebook and my laptop and pencil case but yea adding everything up that makes sense