Ditto...karategirl1kyu wrote:all these things that i never knew could've been done to help me out... i used to carry a FULL backpack around high school (5- 6 books and notebooks for each class) sometimes... depending on when i could get to my locker... we only had 4 minutes in between each class... so i couldnt walk across the school and switch books without being late... college was easier, i only really lugged around notebooks, and the occasional book. i wore a normal 2 strap backpack, had to make sure nobody was around me when i put it on or i may knock them over!i have to swing it completely around to get it on... so yeah, wish i could've worked out the 2 sets of books thing, that would have made my life easier!! *grumble, grumble*
I eventually switched to a messenger style when they got popular in the 90s simply because I liked it more than the regular backpacks. It was easier for me to put on, for obvious reasons!