Maybe your child with ADHD or learning disabilities is constantly leaving needed materials behind in the morning. Or maybe your child with FASD or RAD comes home in the afternoon with items you don't recognize. A clear backpack may be one way to keep a closer eye on what's going in and out. You won't have to open it to get a good look inside, and your child will know the contents are easily visible. Check these online merchants for clear backpacks, and let your child know you're at the forefront of a trend: Many schools, concerned about drugs and weapons, are requiring clear packs of all students.
Prices as of 8/15/08
ClearBackpacks.com
Photo courtesy of ClearBackpacks.com
ClearBackpacks.com has four backpacks in various sizes, ranging in price from $13.99 to $29.99 (that's the top-of-the-line Yukon at left), plus a rolling model for $49.99. The site includes videos illustrating the bags' features.
Eastsport
Photo courtesy of Eastsport
My Clear Backpack Company
Photo courtesy of My Clear Backpack Company
The three models here are sized by grades -- Grade School's the smallest, then Middle School (pictured) and Varsity -- and range in price from $16.95 to $29.95. Also available are a variety of clear totes, lunch bags and briefcases.
School-Bags.com
Photo courtesy of School-Bags.com
Twenty-one varieties of see-through pack in different colors and sizes are offered, including mesh packs, packs with clear or colored plastic, and rolling packs. (Pictured is the Transparent Blue School Book Backpack.) Prices range from $9.99 to $19.99.
S1
Photo courtesy of S1
Started by a mom who was looking for a better option than the clear packs she found on the market, S1 offers mini (pictured), standard, rolling, and wheelchair backpacks at prices ranging from $22.95 to $49.95. Also available are clear messenger and laptop bags, gym bags, totes, and duffels.
Sturges Sportswear
Photo courtesy of Sturges Sportswear
Sturges has five clear backpack designs, ranging in price from $20.99 to $24.99 (that's the CL-2220-A with clear pencil bag at left). There are also three designs of see-through mesh backpack, including one in a selection of bright colors.
