While day hiking, trail running, backpacking, and scrambling, OL writers and editors have put thousands of miles into testing the best hiking backpacks. When testing a pack, we focus on comfort, ...

Then, there’s the obvious problem with carrying a chair: the weight. Backpacking chairs have gotten a lot lighter over the years, with models like the Helinox Chair Zero tipping the scales at a ...

A mother of three says hiking for multiple days and carrying everything they needed on their backs, was the best ways to ...

Learn More › The most innovative backpack in this year’s backpacking gear test wasn’t from an up-and-coming cottage gear company, but from a decades-old company out of New Zealand, Aarn. Where most ...

So the emergence of rucking – hiking with a weighted backpack, or rucksack, in military speak – into the mainstream came as a pleasant surprise. Some are calling it the workout of 2024 ...

What started as an innocent backpacking trip, the adventure takes a harrowing turn when they realize they aren't alone. Trust dissipates, lives are in danger, and the chances of surviving are slim.