High SierraFreewheel Wheeled Laptop Backpack, Black, One Size

This backpack is so worth it!! It is so versatile. I love how the straps hide away into a little pouch and you can wheel it around or you can pull your straps out in two seconds clip them in and carry it like a backpack. I’ve been using it for two weeks now and I absolutely love it. Lots and lots of storage space Lots of compartments and internal compartments.A must have if you’re in the market. Well built (in my opinion) and I love the top wide handle easy to carry and move around one handed. Wheels are rollerblade wheels. Very smooth. Fits in any overhead carry on any flight even a commuter flight

Update 2 June 10, 2016: The handle came yesterday and it turned out to be a little harder to replace than I was hoping for. The assembly was riveted in which is easy to remove (drill it out), but difficult to replicate. I went, instead for 2 bolts and nylon locking nuts. It works and I'm VERY HAPPY!Update, June 6, 2016: I just got off the phone with High Sierra's customer service and had a GREAT experience. I chose not to email them because I like talking with people in these instances and I was able to give him the information right then and there (and another reviewer had problems doing it via email).Anyway, apparently my son leaves the telescoping handle up as school, something heavy fell on the bag and the handle bent (would have been no problem if he'd collapsed the handle like he was supposed to). I didn't think the handle looked replaceable, but upon further inspection, it did. So I called the warranty and repair dept (1-888-368-1304) hoping to BUY a new handle since this was my kid's fault, not a warranty issue. After verifying the model and if a handle is available, they're sending one out, no charge!!! Hopefully it's only one screw holding the handle in as it looks. All this took a grand total of 10 minutes. I'll update as soon as the handle comes in in 3-5 business days :)Oh, and my 2 10-year olds have used these bags for 2 school years and the bags are almost in perfect condition and hold A LOT.This was the first review, from May 2015.One school year in and this bag still looks close to new. Everything still works well. I bought two of them for my 3rd grade twins and have NOT let them roll them through the sand or grass- only over pavement (to protect the wheels). I also told them how to treat the handle by not spinning it around to face another direction- they need to walk it around carefully. One child had to be told a few times not to try and ride the handle like a horse ....I did all of this warning because I pick them up every day and see the abuse kids put on these roll-arounds. Then I hear the parents talk about how one brand or another doesn't last. I figured that these looked tough and I like the reviews so I tried them out- but I instilled those rules because I want these to last for 3-4 years.I'd buy them again, but I hope I won't have to for a while :)

I bought this a few months ago after I came down with a long-term foot injury, and I was really struggling to get my book load around in the building where I teach. A regular shoulder bag just made me unstable, so I started looking around for a rolling backpack to start carrying my things in. I needed something big enough to accommodate binders, books, pen and pencil pouches, glue sticks...all the things I need for teaching my little guys. I also needed it durable enough to last tons of zippings and unzippings, being tossed into my car and hauled out, handle being extended and retracted hundreds of times, and wheels durable and reliable enough to go over carpets, brick, graveled parking lots...even some grass. (And it had to be super kid-proof, since all my students think pulling teacher's bag is the best privilege ever. :))THIS DOES IT ALL! I was SO thrilled. The handle wasn't kid length like I worried it might be since I'm 5-7" and didn't want to be hunching over. It telescopes up nicely to an adult's height. I don't very often wear it as a backpack since I'm wearing an orthopedic walking boot and I'm not sure I'd feel stable with all that weight on my back, but the straps have been super comfy whenever I have worn it, and the handle doesn't bang against my head when it's retracted (I wondered if it would) because it zips neatly away in the handle pouch on top. Somebody really thought these features through!I also LOVE that it has three compartments to separate and help organize my stuff! And all three are very roomy.The wheels have been GREAT, and have handled the sidewalks, carpets, graveled parking lots, and even the small sections of grass I've hauled the bag across with no problem at all. The shoulder straps CAN tuck away inside a back pouch when you're not using it as a backpack, which is wonderful, but since I occasionally use this as a backpack, it just seemed easier to leave the straps out instead of unclipping them and tucking them into the pouch, and then pulling them back out and re-clipping the straps. The drawback to that is, there's quite a bit of length in the adjustable straps, and they kept dragging and getting caught up in the wheels. So I had to get creative and tie the extra length of the backpack straps around the shoulder straps so they didn't drag and get caught up in the wheels, but that's totally easy to manage by knotting the ends around the cushioned backpack straps. If you rarely use this as a backpack, just tuck the straps neatly away in the pouch and you'll be fine.The zippers are all super heavy duty, as are the zipper pulls, and I don't fear they'll be breaking anytime soon. And the green color is FABULOUS!!!! Even my teenage daughters oohed and ahhed over it!DEFINITELY the best backpack choice I've ever made. I love this thing!!!