Packs

New pack from The North Face touted to have “good karma” as an attribute alongside a hydration pocket and compression straps. Bonus: It’s made out of wool!

The SealLine Pro Pack is like a roll-top dry bag on steroids. It has a backpack harness and a hip belt, too. Gear Junkie puts it to the test.

At $105, The North Face’s Chatter backpack is a good looking, functional pack — for work or play.

Applause to Belgian designers Quinze & Milan. A prototype couch mash-up includes zippers, labels, and straps from classic Eastpak backpacks.

In an attempt to go light and keep the air moving around your back and shoulders, Deuter launched its Spectro line that contains packs ranging from 24 liters to 38 liters.

This strange, crinkly “siliconized” Cordura nylon backpack stuffs down to a size smaller than a baseball.

JakPak is updating its integrated jacket/bivy product for spring 2010 to add features geared toward the avid adventurer.

Columbia’s lightweight Mobex packs, new this winter, are designed with the sport of adventure racing and other “fast and light” pursuits in mind.

Nemo Equipment repurposes and upcycles its old tents and scraps to create the Ditto line, which includes a wallet and a backpack.

The Mountainsmith Borealis AT pack has enough room to store essential backcountry gear as well as a full camera kit.

The claim has been staked: Osprey says the Kode packs are “the ultimate packs made for all snow-play activities.”

While not rigged out for pro photogs, the Mountainsmith Quantum is a camera backpack good for everyday shooters.

Osprey and Nalgene joined forces to make a bike-specific pack that has an exclusive Nalgene hydration bladder.

Crumpler has entered the hydration pack market with its Bumper Issue messenger-style backpack. It is intended for day hikes and bike trips around town.

Backpack on a budget with High Sierra’s 75-liter pack, which retails for as little as $120.

You can call the Tour a man-purse or a fanny pack. You can sneer. But for our tester, it served as a capable bag in all kinds of conditions.

The company’s new Zepton and Nanon packs are designed for people trying to transition into lightweight backpacking.

Made for the mountains or the city, the Muir 24 is Gregory’s version of the go-anywhere, do-anything daypack.

Scraps from old backpacks stitched together. That’s what makes a JanSport Reclaimed Series Backpack.