Part of the convenience of using a travel backpack is how easy it is to carry, and this version also has a luggage strap so you can easily secure it to the top of a suitcase when traveling with both.

Hyperlite Mountain Gear and Dyneema collaborate on lighter, more durable hiking backpacks, which lets you put even more ...

In the world of backpacking, the ultralight crowd is a notoriously hard-to-please bunch, and many of its denizens rely on fully-custom packs that can be exceedingly expensive. The Levity represents a ...

Ultralight backpacks aren’t known for their bells and whistles. Using lightweight fabrics like Dyneema and Xpac, designers often make these bags as spartan as possible, without any extraneous straps, ...

Ultralight backpacking has grown in popularity in recent years, both as gear innovations have enabled drastically lower weights and people like Andrew Skurka have promoted its benefits.

When selecting a backpacking pack, you want something that’s suitable for your type of expedition, comfortable, and lightweight. Here are our picks for the best backpacking backpacks you can buy.

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. Kuiu believes it's come up with a solution, with its ...

The ultralight backpacking trend began in the early 1990s thanks to then-Oregonian Ray Jardine, The "Ray Way" went like this: Use a tarp, not a tent; a sleeping quilt, not a sleeping bag; running ...

Backpacking backpacks are undergoing a sea change. Huge 70-liter, heavily padded, fully-featured models are on their way out, and the minimalist packs pioneered by thru-hikers are in. Today’s ...

The PolarPro RoadRunner 16L is a lightweight, well-made bag that offers quick access to gear from both sides. The camera ...

The Vertex Ultralight Backpacking Stove weighs just 1.8 ounces (50 g) and measures 4.84 x 2.87 x 3.0 inches (12.2 x 7.3 x 7.6 cm) when assembled.