Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

JanSport Main Campus backpack: $55 @ Amazon Score a top laptop ... from The North Face combines a minimalistic design with old-school outdoorsy details for a stylish and functional bag.

By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.