Osprey makes some of the most popular backpacking packs available. It’s among the most common brands backing Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, but its feature-packed bags have long been geared toward the ...

Pushing the last backpacking trip of the year to late fall in Colorado’s high peaks comes with a near guarantee of bad weather — but outlandish beauty in exchange. And pure solitude if you get deep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For backpackers, going ultralight is easier (and less expensive) than you might expect. We stepped back to give tips on reducing ...

Those $2 IKEA plastic bags at the checkout are near indestructible, and great for just about anything, especially if it’s heavy or otherwise awkward, but we never thought we’d see a full backpack made ...