Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We're here with our expert guide when it comes to external frame backpacks vs internal frame backpacks. We've tested our fair ...

Backpacks today look nothing like the metal and canvas contraptions of the 1970s. Removable internal supports made of plastic have replaced external frames, and ripstop nylon now reigns supreme. No ...

Change is the only constant, and that’s as true of backpacking gear as anywhere else in life. Take the external frame backpack: What was once a revolutionary upgrade over canvas rucksacks and wooden ...

A veteran thru-hiker picks the best ultralight backpacks for travel, commuting, and the outdoors — they’re not just for hardcore backpackers anymore.

We tested dozens of packs and found Osprey to be the best.

Each summer, Emily Davenport spends days at a time hauling heavy loads through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. She sleeps on the ground. She returns to civilization pocked with bug bites and ...