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 ...

No matter how hard you try, there seems to be a golden rule about packing your backpack for an adventure: You’re never going to have quite enough space. Fortunately, major strides can be made by ...

Camping can be a fun and exciting time that offers you the opportunity to step away from day-to-day responsibilities. The last thing you want to have to worry about while camping is leaving something ...

Any seasoned camper will tell you there's more to packing than just throwing all your stuff into a backpack and putting it on. It's a science, based on weight distribution, order of need, and of ...

Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear, vehicles ...

Both the men’s and women’s backpack designs offer a high level of comfort even while carrying heavy loads. It can be hard to find a backpack that fits petite bodies, but the Gregory Deva pack seems to ...