"JanSport is an American brand of knapsacks, now possessed by VF Corporation, one of the world's biggest garments firms. The business was founded in 1967 in Seattle, Washington by MurraAy Pletz, his wife Janice "" Jan"" Lewis (for whom the business is called), and also his cousin Skip Yowell. JanSport innovated with a panel-loading daypack, unlike conventional top-loading packs. In 1975 it introduced the initial convertible traveling pack along with its trademark daypack. [3] In 1986, VF bought JanSport's then parent, Blue Bell.

The firm's home office is currently based in Alameda, California, at VF Outdoor head office where it shares workplaces with local brother or sisters Napapijri and The North Face. Its circulation facility in Everett, Washington given that 1971, shut March 2012. JanSport also has awarehouse in Appleton, Wisconsin which houses its college clothing department. [4] JanSport is the world's largest backpack manufacturer, as well as together, JanSport and also The North Face market virtually half of all tiny knapsacks sold in the United States.

JanSport began by developing the external structure knapsack, which utilized a steel framework with a towel packsack connected to it; the products made include technological day packs as well as inner frame knapsacks. Up up until the very early 1990s, all JanSport packs were made in the United States."