Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

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.

To help you find the work bag that suits your lifestyle and budget, my colleague Rachael Griffiths and I surveyed a bunch of stylish, industrious women about the multitasking tote bags, backpacks ...

Style or a $300 co-pay at the chiropractor? Often, when deciding whether to carry a purse or a backpack, I feel as if I am ...

Credit: Casetify, Glossier, Kimoli, Stanley / Mashable Composite Trends among teen girls are an ever-changing hellscape. Even millennials — people who are not that old, thank you very much ...

Outdoor Life editors and writers have tested a ton of backpacks over the years, and these are our top picks. While day hiking, trail running, backpacking, and scrambling, OL writers and editors have ...

Here are picks for the best hunting backpacks from editors and their reviews. The first step in choosing the best hunting pack is to think about how much gear you need to carry. For a backcountry elk ...

Like Starbucks coffee and Nike running shoes, JanSport backpacks grew out of the heady, creative days of the 1960s and ’70s counterculture in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. McCory, who until the ...