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Backpack Packing Tips: Bags with Smart Storage Solutions

October 16, 24
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Life often comes with the desire or need to travel. You may travel back and forth between going to university and your home. Others spend time on private jets or commercial planes travelling for work. No matter why you go from one place to another, it’s likely that your tech is taking these trips with you.

Considering the value and cost of laptops, tablets, and similar products, keeping them safe is a must. Who couldn’t use a few extra backpack organisation ideas? Follow our tips below for how to pack a backpack, especially with your tech inside.

Choosing Backpacks Made To Protect Tech

On the surface, an everyday backpack and one made for laptops can look similar. However, inside, these two items are very different. For example, Targus makes its sleek backpacks with durable materials. 

They also feature spaces and pockets specifically meant to keep your tech protected. These compartments make backpack organisation a breeze. They’re also specifically designed to fit laptops of a certain size, meaning you don’t have to guesstimate this crucial information.

Traditional backpacks aren’t made with laptops or tablets in mind. That leaves you at risk of using a backpack that’s too small or large. Unfortunately, not even the best backpack packing tips can offer much help if your bag is too small or large to store your devices safely.

Smaller backpacks risk damaging your tech devices. A backpack that’s too big means your devices can sustain damage from being smashed by other objects inside the bag.

Keep Your Electronics Close By

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Sometimes, the best backpack organisation ideas mean not doing certain things. In this case, don’t store your electronics in check-in luggage. Keeping your electronics in a backpack that stays on your person protects them from travel-related damage. That also eliminates the possibility of an airline or similar service losing your laptops, tablets, and other valuable devices.

Know How To Organise a Backpack Based on Internal Weight Zones

No list of backpack packing tips is complete without mentioning weight distribution. Think of the bottom, upper, and side areas of your backpack as separate zones. Before you put items in your bag, keeping them in the right zones can prevent damaged or hard-to-access belongings.

Here’s how to pack a backpack for optimal weight distribution:

  • Top/Front Area: Since you’ll pack these items last, this zone is where you’ll keep laptops, tablets, and other fragile items.
  • Bottom Area: Whether your backpack is at your side or on your back, things kept in the bottom of it need to be durable. That’s because items on the bottom of a backpack have the weight of other items placed on top of them.
  • Side Areas/Pockets: Every great laptop or tablet case has additional side pockets. As we all know, travelling with tech means packing charging, USB, and other cables. Storing these loose items in side pockets keeps them handy without having these accessories flying around your backpack’s main storage area.

Making Your Backpack Extra Secure

Some of the most important backpack packing tips involve security. Thankfully, there are ways to provide additional security and peace of mind for any traveller. That comes down to the backpack you purchase. You’ll find many Targus laptop and tablet backpacks that feature lockable zippers and anti-theft designs.

Additionally, a variety of laptop backpacks from Targus include technology that blocks out radio frequency identification (RFID) signals. This feature is beneficial because some savvy criminals can use these signals to access private information from your devices.

Another tip when packing a backpack is to consider using an AirTag or similar geo-tagging product to place in your bag. This item enables you to access your backpack’s precise location from a smartphone.

Protect Your Tech in Style at Targus

Tablets and laptops let you stay connected to work, your favourite games, other people, and much more. Because your electronics hold so much personal value, inexpensive and ineffective device protection isn’t advised.

Targus began in 1983 with a focus on taking technology protection seriously. In the past, computers and other electronics looked very different from how they do now. However, we have continued to evolve nearly as much as the computers and tablets we strive to keep protected.

Enjoy functional and superior protection with laptop bags, backpacks, and cases. No matter how often or long you travel, Targus products can provide peace of mind and ensure your electronics are safe.

Following our backpack packing tips can take some stress on your plate as you prepare to leave your home. Now that you know how to organise a backpack, before your next outing, shop at Targus. We don’t only carry eco-friendly and built-to-last cases, bags, and backpacks. We also offer tech accessories to perfect your current setup. Shop for docking stations, USB hubs, conferencing solutions, and more at Targus.

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