my old high Sierra backpack ripped after 10 years of heavy use. I was excited to get a new one, and the swoop was perfect. Big enough, padded, lots of pockets. Perfect for travel, which is what I mainly use it for.
I have always liked Hogh Sierra back packs. They are great quality and very durable. Yhis olback pack however was too small so I had to return it. But I purchased a bigger one!
Only reason it’s not 5 is that we just received it and haven’t put it to use. It’s very sturdy but comfortable. My daughter loves all the different pockets to organize her school stuff and was able to ditch a couple of pouches she had holding things. Favorite feature is the extra tall water bottle pocket. Her water bottle kept falling out of the dinky one on her jansport. We plan on jazzing up the outside with some fun patches.
I had the Loop backpack for all of middle school and high school and now I got the smaller Swoop SG backpack for college and I love it. I know these backpacks last and are really made for the end user.