Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

but gave up on the idea after a friend told him that no child would go to school with a swim ring. Three years later, he came up with the idea of a floating backpack after he saw his first-grader ...

Patton noted that "a tragedy was averted today," as the teenager never entered the school. "The only reason the individual ...

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

He started the backpack company in 1967, while still in college, and went on to revolutionize the way students carry books.

Our editors tested the best backpacks for men to find the best lightweight, luxury and durable backpacks that you can use for ...

Even though much of my job as a travel writer involves testing suitcases, I usually prefer to fly with a carry-on backpack when I have the choice. You just can’t beat the sense of freedom that ...

Though backpack ... school systems, especially in rural areas where limited tax revenue forces schools to rely on competitive grants for security upgrades. The immense pressure to keep kids ...

The most important thing, says Karp, is to create a calm refuge in the home for your child. There are plenty of things you can’t control, so focus on what you can do to inject a little peace: take a ...

Bowhunting whitetails is a game that involves a lot of moving pieces, and bowhunting backpacks keep all those pieces together. A bow, arrows, tree stand, climbing sticks, binoculars, rangefinder, ...