What should be a fun hike can turn into a nightmare if you don’t pack the right items. While it’s important to be prepared, you don’t want to pack everything but the kitchen sink in your quest to ...

Brands love to label their products as tactical nowadays. A quick Amazon search for the word turns up all manner of products ranging from keychains to hair gel, which begs the question, “What the hell ...

Swapping a small hiking daypack in place of a bigger rucksack is liberating. Capacious enough for snacks, spare layers and essentials only, you feel so speedy and agile wearing a smaller daypack, as ...

Getting out into the woods or along the ocean to go hiking is a way to get some exercise while spending the day enjoying your beautiful surroundings. Having the space to carry water, snacks and all ...

Daypacks are smaller and more compared to true backpacking packs, which are designed to store enough supplies for multiple days outdoors. As the name suggests, daypacks hold about one day’s worth of ...

Why has the tactical backpack become so popular? Is it another example of military tech finding its way into the mainstream, like GPS, duct tape, and canned food? Tactical backpacks have grown in ...