Product Description
The JanSport Air Cure Backpack features 2 large main compartments, padded 15 laptop sleeve, full padded back panel, cord management pocket, side mesh water bottle pocket and yoke style AirFlex s-curve shoulder straps.
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Product Details
- Size: One Size
- Color: Pink Prep Hippy Skip
- Brand: JanSport
- Model: TXC09QX
- Released on: 2012-05-01
- Fabric type: Polyester
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 13.00" h x 18.00" w x 12.00" l,
Features
- Yoke style AirFlex S-curve shoulder straps
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By Christophe
The short: Sure, it might last a long time, but that doesn't alleviate anyone in backpack hell (Well, it's not *that* bad, but it's uncomfortable).
The long:
I needed to replace my North Face Jester backpack after 4 years of use. I ride my motorcycle to school everyday, so I wanted something that would last more than 4 years. Perhaps I was asking for too much?
I looked into motorcycle specific backpacks, but they were pretty costly and were a pound or two heavier than your regular daypack. I liked the look of the Air Cure. It was simple and had a large volume capacity. Now, my gripes:
1) As it turns out, simple and blocky does not mean ergonomic. The pack just doesn't feel that great, even with it's narrow "S-shaped" straps, which I'm sure is a patented design. Broader straps distribute weight better -- padding just reduces shock (or, could the springiness even aggravate it?)
2) It doesn't come with a middle clip to take the load off your back, but that was my mistake, I should have checked for that in the pictures. But in any case, it lends to the whole "simple but too simple" lack of ergonomic design.
3) It stores a lot. I mean, a lot. 2200ccs or something like that. 4 times my motorcycle's engine displacement. In any case, that doesn't help. With the "simple" block design, more stuff just makes the load feel even worse. Here's a function to describe the comfort of a backpack: Comfort(W,E)= W x E, where W = weight of your stuff, E = ergonomic design, where 0 is the best value. With a subpar design, more stuff feels like even more stuff.
Lesson learned - you have to try the pack on with full weight before you purchase it. I would return this guy, but seeing as how I waited almost 2 weeks for it to arrive, I really don't want to deal with shipping. Oh, and as a final note, if I could rate shipping (separate from my product review), I would give it a 1-star. Perhaps they should take the fluff out of their shipping time and apply it to their shoulder straps.
Final note: I'm going to wear this around for a while and adjust my rating as necessary. Might be some redemption value if I get attached to it.
EDIT: After some use, I've noticed that the bag will tend to fatigue your shoulders at high loads because it's so top-heavy, which, rather than just pulling down on your shoulders, also pulls back on your shoulders.
-CC
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By xenia
A simple and capacious backpack with no unnecessary pockets.
It has two big compartments, that can contain a lot, with no other pockets inside, except one, that suits for 15.6" notebook. Other three medium pockets are outside - and it`s not very well, cause there are small things you want to put inside for more safety.
I like big zipper sliders and that they can be hidden under the material.
The backpack seems smaller, than i thought; it looks not very big (and i prefer it looks a little bigger, cause i`m a tall person). The straps are really narrow and small, not very comfortable to my mind. Also the shoulder straps by default make the backpack hanging too high, almost near neck.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Allen Timothy Chang
I had a previous incarnation of this product that I used for 5 years and was extremely happy with given that it had so many different compartments.
The current incarnation has the top loop replaced by a grab handle integrated with the shoulder straps. If you sling the backpack on your right shoulder, you will almost always feel the the left shoulder strap touching your back. This is because if one of the shoulder strap is lifted, then the other one will be lifted as well courtesy of the integrated grab handle. I find that very annoying and uncomfortable.
I do hope Jansport considers my comment when designing their next iteration of their otherwise excellent Air Cure backpacks. If the grab handle was made separate from the shoulder straps, I would give 5 happy stars.
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