Packs

The rubbery roll-top dry bags popularized by river rafters and whitewater kayakers several years ago are gaining favor with hikers, hunters, backpackers and adventure racers.…

This minimalist day pack, which weighs 10 ounces and costs only $25, is made of lightweight and water resistant silicone-infused nylon. It has no frame,…

Mountainsmith is a company founded on the thought that frustration may be just as much a mother to invention as necessity ever was. In the…

Talk to any group of well-traveled people and the stories of surreptitiously lifted purses, picked pockets and swiped backpacks will eventually start to propagate the…

My requisite adventure gear — mountain boots, trekking poles, ice axes, snowshoes, crampons, climbing rope, tent, stove and all else — demand capacious luggage that…

The trunk space in my mid-size sedan rarely accommodates my weekend adventure gear requirements. To add some capacity, the Sherpak Elite from Seattle Sports Company…

Indigo’s Rox 18 is a pack made with climbers in mind. It has a unique bottom compartment the company calls a Café Pocket that lets…