Customer Reviews Vera Bradley Performance Twill XL Campus Backpack

Perfect pack for daily use.

This backpack is replacing my older Vera Bradley travel backpack. I decided to replace my previous because I wanted the trolley sleeve feature. While I am happy to have the trolley sleeve, I am missing the extra thick padding of the shoulder straps on my older model.

I was looking for a bag for my new hybrid role. It it slightly larger than what I need on a daily basis, but has come in handy! A fair warning, this bag does not have the classic quilting most Vera bags have, which makes it feel slightly cheaper than the usual quality I have come to expect. The black does show dust/lint/hair/fibers...EVERTHING. I considered returning it for the quilted style but I got a great deal on it so I am keeping it. Overall, It is a nice backpack!

For an extra large backpack, that seems like a medium, very disappointed in the size for what I paid for it

This is a wonderful backpack. All the space and pockets that I need. I only wish outside material was a little more durable. Although, I would highly recommend and did buy my daughter one as well.

Not yet used, but I expect it will be good for hands free travel. Thanks.

Heavier than I expected.

My wife was very happy!

Excellent product. My granddaughter wanted it to be a little smaller.

Love the pattern. However, the size of the backpack seems to have gotten a bit smaller since the last one we ordered. And also, the ribbon on the zipper pull came off almost immediately meaning that now the zipper is harder to use. I do wish that Vera Bradley would put something on the zipper pull that did not come off so easily!

I'd score higher if the laptop sleeve was a little bigger. Otherwise very nice bag. Lots of pockets.

Vera Bradley brand is good, but the products you choose that you want to personalize can't be done cause the style is new and can not be embroidered.

beautiful pattern for fall/ back to school

This bag is super fun and brightens my day. I've received many compliments and it is really sturdy and holds a lot of my day to day books and computer.

I bought this bookbag for my 1st grader because she loved it as soon as she saw it. And I've used Vera Bradley myself since I was in school ..I graduated in '15. And I like everything about it except the fact that the little ribbons on the zippers doesn't say "Vera Bradley" anymore I loved the little detail on my book bags so seeing this didn't have it I was kinda bummed out but it's still a nice bookbag :)

I've been looking for a new backpack for months! I'm in a PhD program and I work full time, so I always have my personal laptop and sometimes my work laptop. I love the many departments of the bag. The padding on the shoulders are great, so great that this bag feels lighter than my old backpack even though this one is larger. Finally, it has a trolley strap, which means it's good to go for work travel as well. I'm only taking off a star because the material is kind of weird. It picks up SO much lint and it's not waterproof. I also wish it came in as many colors as the smaller size campus backpack.

The color is very pretty, but it is smaller than it looks if you are a plus sized person!

Large, many pockets; only downfall is the zippered areas are not vwry wide

I've always wanted an XL campus backpack. I decided to buy it during the sale because the price is pretty hefty. Overall, I love it. The size and pockets are great; the interior is a cute pattern. I got the black onethe only downside is that it does collect a lot of dust and fuzzies.. so it kinda looks dirty all the time

I love it and use it every day at my job at the hospital.

I have the xl campus backpack from a couple years prior, the version just before this current change that seemed to have been introduced in 2020. It seems a tad roomier than the previous version, particularly the larger compartment adjacent to the one with the mesh and slip pockets. The double zipper for the laptop compartment is a nice change. The added right-side seam pocket is interesting, though I don't know how useful that will be on a day to day basis. I wish the bottom of the bag were more padded because the side of the laptop will be resting on the bottom of the padded compartment (but that compartment is only padded front and back), And even with my gentle use and care, I've incurred slight injury to my laptop upon setting that backpack down. The smaller front zip pocket only unzips from left to right, like the old style. For a right-handed person wearing this bag, it's hard to unzip that pocket by reaching to the back with your right hand. I'd suggest a two-way zipper here for left-handed and right-handed people to access the compartment without having to take the backpack off one or both shoulders. The zippered slip pocket that is situated just above the u-shaped zip compartment that houses the pen slips, was moved up higher in this latest edition, but the opening is about an inch more narrow, making it less easy to slip notebooks or wallets in. Therefore, with the added height in that pocket but reduction in width, seems more like a disadvantage than an advantage to me. I agree with others that the ribbon zipper pulls are quite flimsy with a cheapened feel, can easily fall out and be lost. I don't particularly like look or feel of the pleather ones of the past, though. Maybe a heavier duty grosgrain ribbon somehow sewed in more securely would be a better option. The scrunchie side pockets where you can put water bottles, are wider than the older version. The lift handle in the back of the backpack on top, I like the old design better, that incorporates the hand hold through the shoulder straps In addition to having a separate handle sewn in right in front of it for added support for heavy backpack. I like the idea of having adjustable chest strap, but the shoulder straps themselves, I feel, are not an improvement on the old edition. The previous version featured contoured padded shoulder straps, quilted, and with the underlying batting that is more cushioned than the current version. The current version is not quilted and has padding only on the inside of the strap. whatever material they are using inside makes a crunchy sound like there's some plastic or flimsy cardboard inside the strap. Overall look of the current version is slightly boxier, and more rectangular than the older version, that has a slightly more rounded top, which in my opinion, is more aesthetically pleasing.

The backpack is a good size with lots of pockets. Unfortunately most of those pockets are small making it hard to accommodate larger books or a lunch sack.

This bag is almost perfect! I've also had the XL Campus Backpack in another style and I feel like my old one was much bigger than this one is inside. However, it's a cute bag and it makes it easy as I commute back and forth to college. I wasn't going to go with a Vera Bradley this semester but the bag I got hurt my back so I had to get this! Definitely worth it, even with the size!

Love the pattern and the quality. I wish it was just a tad bigger. My daughter is a freshman and she has her chrome book with all of her other school supplies , there is no room for her lunch tote

The large bag is great to hold all my daughters heavy School books