The best weekend bags will fit your essentials (from toiletries to underwear) but still be lightweight, compact, and durable. They will also — most important — be easy to carry (with sleeves ...

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

Outdoor Life editors and writers have tested a ton of backpacks over the years, and these are our top picks. While day hiking, trail running, backpacking, and scrambling, OL writers and editors have ...

Even though much of my job as a travel writer involves testing suitcases, I usually prefer to fly with a carry-on backpack when I have the choice. You just can’t beat the sense of freedom that ...

UNICEF is distributing urgently needed school supplies to help children displaced by violence get back to learning.

SHE’S got a wardrobe packed with designer garbs. But when it comes to her kids, Paris Fury is a fan of hitting the high ...

Hello Kitty turns 50! Explore her surprising journey from cartoon cat to global icon and learn why she's actually a little ...

Though backpack bans are rare, school leaders across the state face a similar imperative to protect students from violence by any means necessary, oftentimes with limited resources at their disposal.

By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...

The best travel mugs to keep coffee hot with no spills, whether you want a handle or lid with a straw, from brands like ...

Bowhunting whitetails is a game that involves a lot of moving pieces, and bowhunting backpacks keep all those pieces together. A bow, arrows, tree stand, climbing sticks, binoculars, rangefinder, ...