Parenthood can be a shock to the system, especially for outdoor adventurers: that’s where baby carriers for hiking come in. My 4-year-old daughter was born on Alaska’s summer solstice, a time I ...

A mother of three says hiking for multiple days and carrying everything they needed on their backs, was the best ways to ...

Although we've seen a number of packable camp kitchens recently, most of them are large enough that they have to be ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

The life-preserving backpack is the brainchild of newspaper delivery agent Joji Shimizu who was left dumbfounded by the loss of life at a public elementary school in northeastern Japan as a ...

PHOTO PROVIDED The Blessings in a Backpack program at Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St., Lock Haven, provides ...

OL writers and editors have put thousands of miles into testing the best hiking backpacks. When testing a pack, we focus on comfort, capacity, and ease-of-use. Other features like hydration capability ...

In rural northeast Louisiana, the leaders of a small school district took a drastic step this week in response to an eruption ...

Madi Cochrane shared a video of the lunch her 5-year-old packed herself — and she almost got it right! “As her mom, I was extremely proud of her," she tells PEOPLE.

I've been using the Peak Design Outdoors Backpack as my primary bag for months, and it's equally great for commuting, outdoor ...

Rucking – wearing a weighted backpack while you walk – could be one of the few exceptions. So I decided to give it a go, committing to walking 10,000 steps a day for a week with a weight on my ...