The Heavy Lifter

Profile of a Child Book Bag User - The Heavy Lifter

The Heavy Lifter carries everything they own on their back. Much like a nomad, they are ready to make camp at a moments notice. You will often find their book bag serves as a portable locker, closet, cafeteria and office supply store.

In the Bag

• 70% or more of their text books
• Lunch, after school snack, extra food for when the munchies strike
• Change of clothes for extra-curricular activities
• Equipment for extra-curricular activities
• Spare school supplies
• Well over the maximum weight that should be carried

Best Book Bag for Your Child

• A roller bag
  • ful Beale Street Roller
• A properly fitted, properly loaded ergonomic back pack
  • North Face Recon Backpack
• Separate lunch bag(s)
  • Spiderman Backpack With Lunch Bag
  • Barbie Backpack With Lunch Bag [ Wildkin Lunch Bag
• Separate extra-curricular activities bag
  • High Sierra Cross-Sport Series 24" Crunk Trunk Duffel Bag
  • High Sierra Cross-Sport Series 26" Colossus Duffel Bag

Other Ergonomic Considerations

• Reduce the amount of stuff being carried
• Encourage the use of the "locker" to "store" things
• Use separate, single purpose bags that can be attached to the main bag or other body parts for transport (carabineers are wonderful for this) and stored until needed
• Find a more permanent storage location for things that do not need to be taken home everyday
• Keep extra supplies at school and home so they do not need to be carried
• Encourage completing homework at school so fewer books need to be transported
• Consider keeping an extra set of books at home
• If you can not get the weight down, get the kid stronger by starting them on a body building program

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