"JanSport is an American brand name of knapsacks, now owned by VF Company, among the world's largest garments companies. The company was founded in 1967 in Seattle, Washington by Murray Pletz, his wife Janice "" Jan"" Lewis (for whom the firm is named), and his cousin Miss Yowell. JanSport innovated with a panel-loading daypack, unlike standard top-loading packs. In 1975 it introduced the first exchangeable travel pack along with its signature daypack. [3] In 1986, VF bought JanSport's after that parent, Blue Bell.

The company's home office is currently based in Alameda, The Golden State, at VF Outdoor headquarters where it shares workplaces with local brother or sisters Napapijri as well as The North Face. Its distribution center in Everett, Washington since 1971, shut March 2012. JanSport likewise has awarehouse in Appleton, Wisconsin which houses its college garments department. [4] JanSport is the globe's largest knapsack manufacturer, as well as with each other, JanSport as well as The North Face offer almost fifty percent of all small knapsacks marketed in the USA.

JanSport began by developing the outside framework backpack, which made use of a metal frame with a fabric packsack affixed to it; the items made consist of technological day packs and also interior frame backpacks. Up up until the very early 1990s, all JanSport packs were made in the USA."