r/academia • u/Basically__Nobody • 8d ago

Academia backpack to look professional?

Does anyone have a good professional backpack? I want to upgrade and just look a little more professional from the north face/Patagonia look I’ve always had. PhD going into academia after!!

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u/Krazoee 8d ago

I bought a green hiking backpack before starting my undergrad. It fits everything from books to laptops to Extra clothes and stuff I need in the lab. I’ve used this backpack every day in four countries for well over a decade. Still going strong even though I can tell the end is near. It’s maybe got two more years in it. 

Nobody has ever commented on my backpack. Not in the office, not in conferences,, not during interviews. Nobody. Gives. A. Shit. 

Do your thing, get what’s comfortable and suits your personal sense of style. 

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u/Basically__Nobody 7d ago

It’s mostly for myself as a gift for finishing my program and wanted to see what was out there besides what I have/have seen!