There was a tiny backpack manufacturer in Schenectady NY. They made VERY high quality backpacks.
https://toughtraveler.com/
They still exist and are a lot bigger now. Everything made in New York
My story is a seam opened up on one of my day packs. I brought it in to the store. They whisked it into the back and 5 minutes later they had torn out the entire seam and re-worked the backpack. I wish we had a place like that here in Houston.