If you're going on a day hike or an overnight adventure with your dog, these items can help keep you safe and comfortable.

With extensive research and these criteria in mind, I've rounded up 12 easy camping and backpacking meal brands, ranked worst to best. Some recommendations are based on first-hand impressions of ...

For starters, hiking backpacks tend to be made of durable ... consider splurging on a brand with specially designed ventilation. The extra padding might add weight to a backpack’s design ...

So, when I got word the brand was launching two all-new backpacks, the Yeti Ranchero ... Colorado, and as I was hiking back to the car, I accidentally dropped it off a ledge and it tumbled over ...

The Colorado-based brand takes one of its perennial backpack offerings and reinterprets it into a more outdoor-friendly hauler. However, its latest release is a real full-circle moment for the brand.

Like all of Swedish brand Fjallraven’s kit, the Abisko Friluft backpack has handsome retro styling and looks timeless - ideal if you don’t like garish outdoor kit in plastic-y finishes.