It’s that time of year when my thoughts turn to hiking and then to what shape my packs are in. Do you have the right backpack for the job? If you do a lot of day hiking, keeping your pack small and light is probably your first priority while not skimping on what you need. [...]
By Karenna Awtry How does the idea of hiking with 26 plastic water bottles strike you? Does it sound cumbersome or wasteful? Or maybe it’s a complete affront to your earth-friendly outlook on life. When you head out on your adventure with the REI Lookout 40 strapped to your back, you most assuredly will be [...]
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 The flowers are in bloom, the weather is perfect and you’ve found yourself with a few extra hours in your day. It’s the perfect opportunity for a nice day hike. Get going quickly with the Gregory Women’s Angora 26 backpack, a no-frills daypack that offers such easy organization, you can practically toss [...]