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Packing a backpack is an art form—or a feat of engineering. Here are the hacks our pro hiker editors turn to.

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While there are plenty of tips and tricks to help you make a frameless pack more comfortable, none of them can change the simple fact that this style of backpack isn’t designed to carry heavy loads.

Although I backpacked around Asia in my twenties, the prospect of traveling around Europe with only a small(ish) backpack as a full-fledged adult filled me with dread. But that’s exactly what I ...

Packing their fears is a trap many hikers fall into. Not having access to creature comforts—with the added intimidation of variable weather—has a way of making us panic and throw in extra clothes or a ...