~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our 15 yr. old son carries a 50+ pound backpack PLUS golf bag/clubs PLUS trumpet in case as he goes out the door each am in the fall. He couldn't load one more thing up if he wanted to Gee, Karen - I hope you don't make him WALK to school with all that stuff, and if you drive him, that you have a bigger vehicle than a VW bug! I would love to see a study done re: this. Just curious... I wonder if there is a difference between teens that use BOTH straps of their backpacks vs. the "cool one-strap look" that my 16-yr-old uses. -Diane, CNP