Berne Broudy is a Vermont-based writer, photographer, and adventurer. She can typically be found shredding, schussing, or splashing in some remote corner of the globe while documenting it. Called the ...

We explain the differences and benefits of an external frame backpack vs internal to see if there’s a good argument for resurrecting the traditional pack for long treks . | Credit: Joel Carillet ...

Between teaching, vacations, local adventures and work trips, I'm on the go a lot. Finding a backpack that works for all of those different activities is a challenge, though. I want something that ...

No matter how many different suitcases, backpacks, carry-ons, purses, man-satchels and such that you own, you can still find yourself lugging the wrong type of bag and thinking "man, I need some new ...

In this column last month, I covered two major companies, Kelty and JanSport, who will introduce retro-style, external-frame backpacks in 2011. The article pitched external-frame packs as throwbacks — ...