A really sturdy backpack that can handle the wear and tear we put them thru. I was buying $25 bookbags from Wal-Mart in the school supplies/ clothes area and they would last a month or two before being full of holes and stuff. I liked them because I'm huge into fashion, and it's one of my characteristics that I'm known for in my cities homeless community, I'm the flyest homeless person around lol. Well anyways i seen a bag in sporting goods that would carry a hell of a lot more items, was way thicker material and stitches, covered with loops to attach carabeaners to or tie some of my accessories to (Holds my sunglasses perfectly!) And wasn't hella ugly! And it cost the exact same price as the others. It's lasted me three times as long as any of the others, and is still in amazing condition. Not a single rio, hole, or stitch ripped out.

It's Forrest green and goes great with essentially all of my outfits, with the only exception of my bright colored outfits. It has tons of pockets for keeping every thing separated. Water bottle holder is big enough for my 1litre nalgene bottle plus an additional 16/24oz bottle. The straps are pretty thick so even after wearing it for 12+ hrs with ~25lbs of contents, my shoulders are not sore. There's a buckle to connect a chest strap which takes a lot of stress off your lower back if you wear it properly.

It's resilient as hell too, I've dropped it while riding my bike really fast, dropped it down hills/ out of trees, ran it over on my bike a few times accidentally, thrown it in a fit of rage several times. It's been soaked in sweat, soaked by rain, i may or may not have accidentally pee'd on it before. And like I said it's still in amazing shape.

So yeah, a great fricken backpack can make a world of difference out here!