With more and more people taking to the outdoors, outdoor gear is getting more technical by the day, making it an exciting time to be a hiker, runner or climber. So long as you’re slim, not too tall ...

There are plenty of well designed backpacks out there, with excellent padding and wide shoulder straps—but many don't have sternum straps. Luckily, you can add one cheaply and get better support from ...

We’ve all been there. You’re ten miles into your first day on the trail, and the discomfort hits you. The pain started in your shoulders but has slowly moved to your lower back. You grasp for any ...

Consumer Reports no longer updates this product category and maintains it for archival purposes only. In Consumer Reports’ evaluations of backpacks, we selected non-wheeled backpacks with two shoulder ...