"JanSport is an American brand of knapsacks, now had by VF Corporation, one of the world's largest apparel business. The firm was founded in 1967 in Seattle, Washington by Murray Pletz, his better half Janice "" Jan"" Lewis (for whom the company is named), and his cousin Miss Yowell. JanSport introduced with a panel-loading daypack, unlike standard top-loading packs. In 1975 it introduced the initial exchangeable travel pack as well as its trademark daypack. [3] In 1986, VF purchased JanSport's after that moms and dad, Blue Bell.

The firm's home office is now based in Alameda, The Golden State, at VF Outdoor head office where it shares offices with divisional siblings Napapijri as well as The North Face. Its circulation facility in Everett, Washington given that 1971, closed March 2012. JanSport additionally has awarehouse in Appleton, Wisconsin which houses its collegiate apparel division. [4] JanSport is the globe's largest knapsack manufacturer, and together, JanSport and The North Face sell almost fifty percent of all small knapsacks sold in the United States.

JanSport began by developing the outside structure knapsack, which made use of a metal frame with a cloth packsack connected to it; the products made consist of technological day packs and inner frame backpacks. Up till the early 1990s, all JanSport packs were made in the United States."