Hello! I'm the mom of the above mentioned "kid". I have looked everywhere for a backpack to fit our son, and I haven't come up with one single backpack that is big enough.
Here's the deal (please forgive me if I'm posting this in the wrong category)-
Our son, who is almost 19 years old, is preparing for a church mission and we are looking for a backpack that he can use for the next two years. It will NOT be used for "backpacking", so we don't need that type of backpack, but we need a very sturdy, well built, light, backpack that will fit him comfortably even though he's not an "off the rack" kind of kid. He's built like a linebacker. He's 6 foot 8.5 inches tall, WIDE shoulders, long torso, his Levi's have a 42 inch waist, long legs (his inseam is 36 inches).
If anyone can direct me to a website that carries backpacks for extra large guys, that would be fantastic. The backpack doesn't need to be extra large, but must fit properly while carrying about 10-15 pounds of books, and other small misc. items while he walks for several miles per day or on a bicycle (which is another challenge in itself – to find a bike that is tall enough!). All of the school backpacks that we buy him only last about 3 months – the shoulder straps begin to rip because the backpack is not wide enough and the shoulder straps are not long enough.
Any help or advice would be truly appreciated. We need to buy one before about November 2011.
Thanks-
