A place for everything and everything in its place. The Dakine Essentials Backpack has you covered for school, travel and social weekends. The 26-liter pack has plenty of space for the essentials and then some. Theres a dedicated laptop zone and a removable insulated cooler bag to keep your lunch fresh no matter where the day takes you. Founded in Hawaii in 1979 and located at the base of Mt. Hood in Hood River, Oregon, Dakine builds backpacks, travel bags, and accessories, outerwear and clothing for people who love to surf, snowboard, skateboard, mountain bike, ski, windsurf, kiteboard and travel. Progress Is In Our DNA Were challenging you to chase the unknown. To push against predictable and break away from comfort - to surf new breaks, ride steeper terrain, go where the wind howls and the trails push past the horizon. To go where youve never gone, do what youve never done and revel in the experience. Well be right there with you.