As someone who is slightly afraid of heights, there are plenty of things that are forever off my bucket list. However, there ...

As the name suggests, totepacks are a combination of a tote and a backpack. Some lean more backpack, with shorter top handles ...

A travel writer shares the backpacking checklist she used while on a 23-day trip through Southeast Asia. Here, shop the travel essentials she used to pull it off, including On running shoes, a ...

Want to get the most out of your hiking and backpacking equipment? Upgrade these pieces of gear and you'll improve your backpacking experience. Lake Mead boaters issued warning: "Dangerous lake ...

At Backpacker, we don’t just love gear, we live in it. Over the past 12 months our staffers and testers have hiked thousands of miles in all kinds of conditions, from pouring rain to harsh summer sun.

BASIC PROTECTIVE GEAR: Traffic authorities in Punjab and Sindh have significantly intensified enforcement of road safety laws by introducing hefty fines against violations. However, a sizable portion ...

The Santa Barbara-Ventura Sierra Club’s Basic Backpacking Course will begin in March, offering a comprehensive program designed to introduce beginners to the essentials of backpacking and survival ...

Hiking is a fun activity when you understand what gear you need. Things like first aid supplies, sun protection, and navigation tools are the bare minimum. But this guide also features extras like ...

I first encountered the ideas of ultralight backpacking in 1994, in an article in now-defunct (and much-missed) Backpacker magazine. It was titled “Less is More,” by Mark Jenkins. (I still have a PDF ...

Products like lightweight inflatable chairs can help to make your time at camp comfortable and fun. Will you be carrying all of your gear on your back while you hike to your designated backcountry ...

If there's one thing you want to do immediately after completing the kind of long, exhausting hike that's mandatory when backpacking, it's rip off those shoes and let your fiery, achy feet breathe a ...