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 ...

Backpacks today look nothing like the metal and canvas contraptions of the 1970s. Removable internal supports made of plastic have replaced external frames, and ripstop nylon now reigns supreme. No ...

The big external-frame pack has not quite gone the way of the dinosaurs, but for all intents and purposes it s extinct. The last serious effort to turn out a competitive external-frame pack came seven ...

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 ...

Both the men’s and women’s backpack designs offer a high level of comfort even while carrying heavy loads. It can be hard to find a backpack that fits petite bodies, but the Gregory Deva pack seems to ...