Chris McNamara
We just launched the best backpacking backpack review

The Backpacking Backpack review is live. We tested the best packs head-to-head on backpacking trips as short as a few days and as long as 22 days. Ian Nicholson led the tests and spent all year charging around the North Cascades, Aconcagua, Patagonia and Alaska. Actually, he has spent the last decade doing that. It’s safe to say Ian spends as much time carrying heavy packs as anyone between his full-time guiding job and expeditions. He breaks down what is important and what is fluff in the how to buy a backpacking backpack article. Please check it out and tell a friend!