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 ...

There are plenty of well designed backpacks out there, with excellent padding and wide shoulder straps—but many don't have sternum straps. Luckily, you can add one cheaply and get better support from ...

Many fanny packs, purses and backpacks have the hardware for a shoulder/crossbody strap, but you’re on your own to provide one. Dreamstime/TNS Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I bought a cute mini backpack — ...

GoPro accessories are a dime a dozen. There are more harnesses, straps, cases, and attachments than you could ever possibly use in a lifetime. Some accessories are better made than others, and prices ...

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 ...

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 ...