I was looking for a school backpack. It is probably horrendously over qualified for this task, but I wanted something durable that would last. It has been more than up to the task, it is comfortable carrying multiple college text books, the molle webbing has come in handy as I added a Condor bottle holder to the side. For a school backpack this is a little pricy, but the performance definitely makes up for it, I would buy this again in a heartbeat.