Not like Buzzfeed content could really get any shittier anyway.

Yup, I was driving home from MICA to the Frederick area after class in my Dodge Neon. I got stuck spinning at the bottom of Eutaw trying to turn onto MLK and a city bus lost control and was sliding down Eutaw right towards me... 3 total strangers on the street ran over and helped push my car so I could turn out of the way before the bus hit me.

My mom has 2 she has been carrying for over 20 years and they're holding up shockingly well.

That is likely a contributing factor, I use the hell out of my backpacks... carry daily, they go camping with me, go on travel trips, I often have them heavily loaded, they get lots of use and wear and tear. The most common failures I had were straps coming off or holes wearing in the bag.

Now I have a Hazard4 bag that I've been carrying for like 8 years and, other than being a little dirty, it still looks brand new.

Literally Jansport is the reason I took an interest in BIFL gear because every Jansport I've owned fell apart in under a year... thus I started researching brands that would last longer.