Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Man hiking using a backpack with long straps I have no idea if it is my physique or the generosity of the companies that make ...

We've covered backpacks that swing around front, backpacks that keep tabs on your belongings, packs that charge gadgets and ones that transform into other pieces of kit, like jackets and washing ...

Backpacks are great for carrying things, but items in the pack are difficult to access without stopping and taking off the bag. Plus belongings are prone to theft since they are out of sight. Backpack ...

While the idea of strapping your gear to your back is older than we can say, the modern student backpack is quite young—only about 44 years old—and has seen many new fads and changes in a short amount ...

In some professions -- such as the military, firefighting and mountain rescue -- the load of a backpack may equal as much as 60 percent of adult body weight. A new study finds that even light loads ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – More than 92 percent of the children in the U.S. carry backpacks. Typically the backpacks are loaded with almost one-fourth of the child’s body weight (22 percent) and worn with only ...