Taller women: stand proud! Deuter has revolutionized the backpacking industry in many ways — a lot of those tailored to women. While its SL line (slim fitting) is best known for its more narrowed and gender-contouring features, the ACT Lite 60 + 10 SL takes those features and ups the ante with a broader torso [...]
Deuters’ women’s packs sport gender-focused features such as more narrow backs (the SL stands for slim fit), shorter torsos, increased padding, more-canted hip belts, and shoulder straps that are both more closely set than a unisex pack and also shorter in length. The Deuter Aircontact 60+10 SL women’s pack has all these thoughtful features, and [...]
By Karenna Awtry The Osprey Talon 44 hiking backpack is light — under 3 lbs., in fact. That’s not such an amazing feat in the realm of ultra-light adventure-racing packs, some of which boast weights of well under 2 lbs. What’s truly amazing about Osprey’s Talon 44 is that this day-weight pack isn’t a daypack [...]
By Karenna Awtry Warm, cold, wet or dry — sometimes you just have to get out and get moving. If you’re the kind of hiker who wants to enjoy the outdoors year-round, you need an all-season hiking backpack like the GoLite Men’s Pursuit pack. Backpackers Magazine gave the Pursuit its Best All-Purpose Pack award in [...]