Searching For Bookbag, Any Suggestions

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I start ns this month and I've been looking for a bookbag that would carry all of my books (12) or atleast most of them. I know I am getting one with wheels, and the only ones I have found with wheels are jansport, and they don't seem very big. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should get.

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Specializes in psychiatric ER, Mental Health.

I had a rolling suitcase, a small one, which did fit all of my (what seemed to be) thousands of books. I needed to be prepared.

What I did find over my first semester, is that I really didnt need to bring all of my books with me all of the time. What I found helpful too was working with classmates, and each bringing a book or two to clinicals, so while we were looking up info, we could use each others books to get the info needed at that time.

I also kept a lot of books in my car, so whenever the feeling hit me, they were close by at least.

Best wishes for a happy semester!! Congrats!!

~ear

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I just purchased a L.L. Bean and got the biggest one they had. I figure it had to work. Lots of people like the rolling ones but we have way too many stairs at school for one. I like one that has plenty of pockets for cell phone, PDA, that sorta thing. Good-luck! :)

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I got a rolling suitcase and it carried me through 3/4 semesters so far. It has some crayon art thanks to one of my girls. But still works good.

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I just purchased a L.L. Bean and got the biggest one they had. I figure it had to work. Lots of people like the rolling ones but we have way too many stairs at school for one. I like one that has plenty of pockets for cell phone, PDA, that sorta thing. Good-luck! :)

I got the rolling bag from LL Bean and like it A LOT! Great price (for a roller bag) and pretty nigh indestructible.

:specs:

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I start ns this month and I've been looking for a bookbag that would carry all of my books (12) or atleast most of them. I know I am getting one with wheels, and the only ones I have found with wheels are jansport, and they don't seem very big. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should get.

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Congratulations. IMO the rolling suitcase is your best bet :)

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Tele, Vascular, Plastics.

Hello Tanya,

Personally I would wait until you've had your first class at NS... We had like a dozen very thick and heavy nursing text books... fortunately we were not required to bring all of them... Our instructors would tell us which ones to bring (usually just 1 or 2) for the entire day. In that case, my jansport works just fine... I have been using it for 2 years of nursing school.

I start ns this month and I've been looking for a bookbag that would carry all of my books (12) or atleast most of them. I know I am getting one with wheels, and the only ones I have found with wheels are jansport, and they don't seem very big. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should get.

Thanks

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

I know that the4 Jansport brand makes a large rolling pack.

One place to check (oddly enough) is the college bookstore. Mine carries the large rolling packs as well.

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thanks for all the replies, i'm going to look at some ll bean ones. i forgot all about those.

thanks

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I check out the LLBean site. It offers a great rolling bag. Thanks for the info.:chuckle

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I start ns this month and I've been looking for a bookbag that would carry all of my books (12) or atleast most of them. I know I am getting one with wheels, and the only ones I have found with wheels are jansport, and they don't seem very big. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should get.

Thanks

check w/ your school before spending the $; we were told NOT to bring our books, just a small notebook Very occasionally we would be instructed to bring a book but it was rare and easy enough to carry.

For clinical I brought my clipboard, drug book, diagnosis book, and 1 inch biunder. I just bought a cute $14 totebag and it was plenty.

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I start ns this month and I've been looking for a bookbag that would carry all of my books (12) or atleast most of them. I know I am getting one with wheels, and the only ones I have found with wheels are jansport, and they don't seem very big. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should get.

Thanks

Most of my classmates use a backpack (like most highschoolers carry). We definitely don't need to take all our books along (I'm not sure it's even possible!); most just take the main text for that day's lecture and a notebook.

Me, I bought the American Tourister soft-sided briefcase with carry strap...it has an expandable bottom so you can shrink the bulk when you're carrying a lighter load, and unzip to accomodate a thick text or two when needed. Made of some kind of canvassy-heavy fabric, was like $30 I think. It also has alot of great little pockets and zippered compartments, slotted compartments underneath the main flap for all the little things (pens, calculator, post-its, headache relief!) to be kept close at hand.

I love mine! Rolling ones are impractacle given the up/down stair situation. But mine's taken on lots of heavy hauling, tossing into corners, dragging on the ground (carrying anything after awhile gets annoying, lol). Mostly I carry a 3" binder for class notes, a 2" binder for lab handouts/manuals/whatever, and a cheapie spiral notebook for taking lecture notes. I always transcribe the notes taken during lecture, so it doesn't matter that I'm scrawling...they'll go neatly into the 3-ring binder later for review :)

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