The backpack design includes aback padded panel with straps that provides good comfort and support and can be adjusted to carry your load; at the sternum another strap allows you to carry your load against your chest. A useful fleece lining, that has a built in pocket for your music accessories, a zippered audio port for holding your tunes safely and still enabling easy access. For your cell phone there is a zippered pocket built onto the strap of the backpack and will allow easy accessed; loose items can be stowed away in zippered side pockets..

Some backpacks have padded rear compartments that will easily hold a computer as large as fifteen inches, and another eight compartments will store personal supplies. The molded back panel provides another five compartments, and can be seen in some units.

Richard Woolcott and his friend Tucker Hall, who in 1991, decided to start the Volcom Company. While on a snowboarding vacation to Tahoe, the idea came to them to provide for the needs of other outdoor enthusiasts like themselves, who seek the accessories to support their rigorous passions such as snowboarding.

The slogan “youth against establishment” appeared to be the theme behind the company’s humble beginnings, as those times was witnessing big music industry changes with the introduction of artists like pearl jam, the riots in , the US involvement in the Gulf war, and Nirvana.

The special design of this backpack include a back panel that is padded, and has adjustable straps so you can carry your load well supported and in comfort; a strap at the sternum allows you to hold your load close to your chest. The backpacks are constructed with a liner of fleece that contains a pocket for music accessories, and contains an audio port with zippers to allow safe keeping of your tunes, but also keeps them easily accessible. A hidden zippered cell phone compartment is built into the strap making for easy access, and there are side zippered pockets on the backpack for loose items that need to be carried.

In some of these backpacks, a rear padded compartment can hold a laptop that is up to fifteen inches, and also contains as many as eight separate compartments to carry personal belongings. An additional 5 compartments and a back panel that is molded and provides added comfort, can be found in some units.

It was back in 1991 that Tucker Hall and Richard Woolcott started the Volcom brand. It was on their snowboarding trip to Tahoe that they decided to meet the needs of others, who enjoyed rigorous pastimes like theirs, by starting a clothing company to provide the things they needed to support their passion for snowboarding.

The idea of Volcom came out of the concept of “youth against establishment”, since at the time of the company’s beginning, the sports of skateboarding and snowboarding were not looked at favorably in the US because of the first war in the Gulf, the LA riots, Nirvana, and the changes in the music industry brought about by the pearl jam influence.

There are many different brands of backpacks on the market today, but you will have to search to locate the volcom backpacks, as not many outfitters carry the brand since they do not cater to the requirements of the surfer, the skater and the snowboarder. For a day skiing or when hanging out with your friends, you will be able to take this backpack that can easily hold your board, a helmet and all your gear, or simply carry your school books when going to school.

Many special features distinguish this backpack, such as the padded back panel with adjustable strap which will provide support and comfort; it also comes with a strap that will allow you to place your load up against your chest. The lining of fleece has a pocket for the music accessories, and also a zippered compartment for an audio port for your tunes, making them readily accessible. A zippered compartment for the cell phone is contained in the strap, and side zippered pockets are available for storage of loose items you may need to carry.

For your laptop, padded rear compartment is available in some units, and an additional eight compartments are provided for storage of personal supplies. In some units, a back molded panel is present for additional comfort and it adds another five additional compartments for extra storage.

In 1991, friends Richard Woolcott and Tucker Hall, while vacationing in Tahoe, decided that they would create the Volcom Company to provide essential accessories that fellow outdoor enthusiast of snowboarding and other sports, would welcome to meet the special needs of the sports they were so passionate about.

The concept of Volcom was born of the idea “youth against establishment” as in those time, the snowboarding and skateboarding sports were not well regarded in the US where the issues of the Gulf war, the LA riots, music industry changes spearheaded by such musicians as pearl jam, and the issue of Nirvana, occupied much attention.

The following is a review of two Volcom backpacks, the Volcom Snowmo Backpack and Volcom Purma Deluxe Backpack.

Volcom Snowmo Backpack

This is an ideal backpack to go snowboarding with. It will carry your board horizontally (snowmobile system) as you pile into a shed to travel to the backcountry, or it can carry the boards vertically (snowboard rack) when hiking and you go deep-snow turns.

There is a pocket to place your radio so that you can maintain in contact while you are in your snowmobile, and for your convenience, there are custom fast clips to allow you to easily get back on when you finish hotwiring the rig. There is a pocket for an external shovel, if you need to assist with digging out someone, also an internal pocket for you to keep your probe safely stored.

The suspension is a molded back panel, and it carries a waist belt. There is a sleeve on the back pack that allows you to carry water.

Customer Rating:
One customer gave the backpack five stars for its usefulness, and stated that his girlfriend gets a lot of compliments when others see how well structured the backpack is.

Volcom Purma Deluxe Backpack

With the backpack you can carry all your school books. After you complete your homework assignments, you can effortlessly strap on your skateboard to your Purma backpack, and hang out at the skate park. There are 4 compartments and a large number of pockets for organization in the backpack, which will meet your every need for storage.

The backpack is made of 100% polyester, and measures 19.5×11.75×7.5 inches. It has a quilted back panel suspension, no waist belt, 2 front pockets, 2 side mesh pockets, and another mesh pocket on the shoulder strap. It is recommended for school purposes and comes with a 1 year warranty.

Customer rating:
One customer gave Volcom Purma Deluxe Backpack five stars and stated that he purchased the Volcom Cyborg backpack also for school. He stated that it was a lot like Purma Deluxe backpack, but was only different in design. He further stated that he normally puts his backpacks through some rough times, but the Volcom backpacks were the ones that could stand up to his rough treatment over time.