Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear, vehicles ...

If you own as many backpacks as we do, you might have noticed that they're categorized by liters rather than their inch-by-inch dimensions. The volume, or bag capacity, is a critical factor to keep in ...

Size Backpacks are sized according to torso length (as measured from your bony C7 vertebrae at the base of your neck to your iliac crest at the top of your hip bone) and hip belt width. Many companies ...