"JanSport is an American brand of knapsacks, currently possessed by VF Company, one of the world's biggest garments firms. The firm was founded in 1967 in Seattle, Washington by Murray Pletz, his spouse Janice "" Jan"" Lewis (for whom the firm is named), and also his relative Avoid Yowell. JanSport introduced with a panel-loading daypack, unlike conventional top-loading packs. In 1975 it presented the very first exchangeable traveling pack in addition to its trademark daypack. [3] In 1986, VF purchased JanSport's after that moms and dad, Blue Bell.

The firm's corporate headquarters is currently based in Alameda, California, at VF Outdoor headquarters where it shares offices with local brother or sisters Napapijri and also The North Face. Its circulation facility in Everett, Washington considering that 1971, closed March 2012. JanSport also has awarehouse in Appleton, Wisconsin which houses its collegiate garments division. [4] JanSport is the globe's largest knapsack manufacturer, as well as with each other, JanSport and The North Face sell almost half of all tiny backpacks offered in the USA.

JanSport began by developing the exterior frame knapsack, which used a steel framework with a cloth packsack attached to it; the items made consist of technical day packs and also internal framework knapsacks. Up until the early 1990s, all JanSport packs were made in the USA."