Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We're here with our expert guide when it comes to external frame backpacks vs internal frame backpacks. We've tested our fair ...

When I first started getting into backpacking, around a decade ago, virtually all serious backpacks were external frame. Now it seems to be harder and harder to find good external frame packs. What ...

The Gregory Citro H2O comes in three volume capacities: 24, 30, and 36 liters. It is a comfortable daypack with various useful features that keep you moving, including its own hydration pouch. The ...

For avid backpackers, the search for a lightweight pack that is both comfortable and able to carry a hefty load seems to be never-ending. Gear maker and retailer Kuiu believes it's come up with a ...

Invented by British outdoorsman Jonathan Davies, the LayBakPak is used just like any other rigid-frame backpack when you're on the move. Once it's time to make camp or take a rest, though, its ...

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 — ...

Plus, it’s a one-step unpack.

Constructed from carbon fiber, Kuiu’s Icon Pro backpack frame weighs just 13 ounces, but is able to comfortably support loads of up to 150 pounds. What gives? Well, by day, I’m actually an aerospace ...