By Karenna Awtry The Kelty Trekker 3950 is a throwback in this technology-meets-style era of backpacks. This external frame pack is a classic, having changed very little from its pioneering days for Kelty. The famously tough external frame backpack gets a few modern updates from Kelty in the Trekker. Among them: adjustability and enhanced comfort. [...]
By Karenna Awtry Have you been lugging around the same uncomfortable, rigid backpack for 20 years, unwilling to admit it’s killing your back because the darn thing’s just so durable? It’s time to swallow your pride and make a (quite fiscally humble) investment in the 2010 Kelty Lakota 4000 Backpack. You may find yourself pleasantly [...]
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 Gregory Palisade 80 has been a heavy-hauling staple on the backcountry trails for years. This classic pack is a true workhorse, carrying loads of up to 70 lbs. with comfort and stability on which backpacking aficionados have come to rely.