Backpacks are generally tough and don’t require much ... a soft brush and a specialist cleaning product such as Nikwax Tech Wash or Grangers Tent + Gear Cleaner can be used. Mild soap could be used ...

Two hikers were recently rescued while climbing Mt. Whitney. They were carrying an absurd amount of gear – a glimpse of what ...

Two years of hard work is gone after thieves stole more than $65,000 of equipment from the non-profit Trail Access Project. The local non-profit helps people with disabilities enjoy hiking trails with ...

Police allege Michelle Labowski, 45, of Granby, a home care aide, went on a shopping spree with an elderly client's ID and ...

When you think about camping, you probably picture a tent out in a national forest somewhere. But tent camping is actually ...

Mr. McCory’s father pitched in as well, creating tools that JanSport used to manufacture pack frames ... But JanSport became ...

but the stuff used for tents typically work out around 900 Denier. That’s to say these things are thick, burly, and yes, heavy. And while that weight means a canvas tent is never going to compare to a ...

I don’t know about you, but when I spend time in nature, I prefer it to be meditative. I don’t mind greeting the occasional ...

The electric three-row SUV gets unique front and rear styling, a three-inch lift, and reinforced rocker panels that improve ...

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

Those venturing out over the coming weeks should bear in mind nightfall will be arriving an hour earlier than they are used ...