Hiking is a wonderful way to enjoy nature, but if you think back pain is just part of backpacking, then pack your gear this way to avoid the pain.

I did not grow up in an outdoorsy family. We spent the occasional summer road-tripping through Colorado, sure, but I was just as likely to spend an entire school break playing Super Nintendo in my ...

I’ve spent up to a month at a time living out of a backpack and have been on backpacking trips from Spain’s Pyrenees, to the Alaska Range, to the canyons of Utah. During those times, I’ve carried ...

A backpacking pack has one seemingly simple job: carry everything you need without making you feel miserable. But when it comes down to it, that task is surprisingly complicated. The right pack can ...