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• August 8, 2026

If your campus routine involves a lot of time outdoors, this durable Cotopaxi backpack will be your greatest asset. Perhaps your curriculum involves field work, or you simply have long walks between buildings. Either way, the Allpa Daypack can handle more than a light drizzle. It performed the best out of all our pour tests.