Backpacks

  Yes I know, you’re not traveling as much these days, but you should be thinking about travel in two other ways: banking points and miles for the future and updating your travel gear while it’s a buyer’s market. After all, if the luggage and outdoor apparel in your closet is six, eight, or ten …

If I remember right, I got my first Osprey backpack in the mid-’00s, when I took off on my first trip to South America. I used it for many more trips when I was on the move as a solo traveler. It’s still going strong.  A couple years later I got my first Osprey suitcase …

Want to find hiking clothing, shoe deals, or discount outdoor gear where you’ll pay far less than the retail price? Want to pick up new travel gadgets, luggage, or a good waterproof jacket at a deep discount? It’s easy if you don’t have your heart set on one specific brand and model that came out …

Every time I take a flight that’s not on Southwest, I’m still amazed at the cluster%#@k we’re putting up with every time with carry-on luggage in the cabin. But the airlines make most of their profits from add-on fees in this current race to the bottom, so we’re probably permanently stuck with this inefficient luggage …

She looked like she was about to cry as she scraped her shiny four-wheel suitcase over the broken pavement and up another set of stairs. Since there was nobody else around and I was going to have to walk past her, I offered to help and started carrying it up off the ground. “Do you …