Backpack

Lightweight vs. High-Capacity Hiking Backpacks: A Comparison Guide

Multi-day backpacking trips require the right kind of pack -- here's how to choose the right style for your needs

How to Select the Perfect Hiking Backpack: Pro Tips & Recommendations

Using the right backpack makes all the difference for comfort and convenience when hiking - here's how to find the right one for you

Maximizing Comfort and Efficiency: Packing Tips for Hikers

With 20+ years experience, our gear expert dives into the art of packing a hiking backpack for maximum comfort and efficiency in the great outdoors

Testing the Danner Mountain 600 Evo, a Backpacking-Specific Update to an Icon

Thoughts on the bootmaker’s new backpacking-specific boot after testing in Yosemite National Park, where on-trail performance matched its modern look

Peak Design Outdoor Backpack Review: A Purpose-Built Pack for Adventure Photography

The camera bag pros at Peak Design finally built a backpack for shooting outdoors, so our photographer took one to the French Alps

Light Done Right: Mystery Ranch's Bomber Packs Get a Lightweight Update

How the Montana brand best known for making maximalist, durable (and yes, heavy) backpacks is going light with new Galligator, Scree, and Radix packs

The 9 Best Biodegradable Soaps for Sudsing Up Indoors & Outside

A quick and dirty guide to keeping you and the environment clean with 9 biodegradable soaps, tested and approved

Life Lessons & Epic Views From Deep in the Wyoming Backcountry

Stunning film photography documents an impromptu trip to the Wind River Range, where emotions run high as the hard-fought miles tick by

The 8 Best Tote Backpacks for Travel and Everyday Use

From commuting to wandering foreign locales, these totepacks will help keep you organized and stylish during your adventures

Backpacking and Fly Fishing in the California's Sierra Nevada Mountains

Taking several thousand steps outside of one’s comfort zone with fly rod in hand and sights set on fish filled high elevation lakes

Topo Designs and Danner Join Forces for Limited-Edition Adventure Collection

For their fourth collaboration to date, the two outfitters bring a colorful palette to a range of limited-edition footwear and apparel for daily wear

CamelBak's New Adventure Travel Packs Might Just Be the Best Bags for Daily Exploring

Made of 100% recycled materials with 26L and 20L options, these sustainable daypacks feature all one needs for town, trail time, and general wandering

The 12 Best Daypacks for Hiking & Short Adventures

A deep dive into the world of daypacks designed for short day hikes, quick mountain ascents, commuting around town, and everything in between

13 Best Camping Lanterns for Lighting up the Backcountry and Backyard

A deep dive into the vast landscape of camp lanterns for backpacking, camping, van living, and beyond

The 10 Best Women's Travel Backpacks for Any Kind of Adventure

Whether you need a size-appropriate carry-on for flights or a waterproof bag for wet outings, these travel backpacks have you covered

The Complete Guide to Camping with a Hammock Tent

Versatile, comfortable, and easy to set up, hammock tents are growing in popularity among all campers, from weekend warriors to hardcore thru-hikers

LifeStraw's New Peak Solo Is the Lightest Water Filter for Backpacking & Camping

Weighing just 1.7oz, the mini water filter claims to be the lightest of its kind while filtering 99.999% of parasites and microplastics

Hyperlite Mountain Gear Releases New Ultralight Tent for Solo Backpacking

Made entirely of lightweight, waterproof, super strong Dyneema, this 1 pound, 1-person, 3-season tent is built for long trips on the trail

The 5 Best Baby Hiking Backpacks for Logging Miles with Little Ones

Our reviewer put five kid carriers to the test on trails in the snowy peaks of Maine and the sunny Blue Ridge Mountains (and at a petting zoo, too)

The 11 Best Camping Chairs and Everything You Need to Know About Them

Any chair is better than a rock, but these are the best of the best

Everything You Need to Know About Hiking the Arizona Trail

Extending from the Mexico border to Utah, the 800-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail is a challenge for any hiker—this guide should help that

The 16 Best Sling Bags for Everyday Use, Travel, & Adventure

A backpack and fanny pack hybrid, these design-minded sling bags keep you ready for urban and outdoor adventures.

15 Stylish & Waterproof Roll Top Backpacks for Daily Adventure

Design-minded roll top bags for everyday carry both in the city and on the trail, and made in the USA, UK, Japan, Sweden, and more

Everything You Need to Know About Hiking the Northern Japanese Alps

North of Tokyo in the Nagano, Toyama, and Gifu prefectures, the peaks collectively known as the Hida Mountains or Japanese Alps are a hiker's dream