Backpacks have seen plenty of changes and innovations of late, as evidenced by the Pelican S100 and TYLT Energi+ device-charging backpack, but most of those changes relate to the pack itself. The ...

Wearing a backpack of just 26 pounds can significantly decrease blood flow through your shoulder, down to your fingertips, and may result in a loss of fine motor control and increased fatigue, ...

In some professions -- such as the military, firefighting and mountain rescue -- the load of a backpack may equal as much as 60 percent of adult body weight. A new study finds that even light loads ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – More than 92 percent of the children in the U.S. carry backpacks. Typically the backpacks are loaded with almost one-fourth of the child’s body weight (22 percent) and worn with only ...

There are plenty of well designed backpacks out there, with excellent padding and wide shoulder straps—but many don't have sternum straps. Luckily, you can add one cheaply and get better support from ...

I have no idea if it is my physique or the generosity of the companies that make backpacks for running and hiking, but I often end up with an excess of straps. This can be the shoulder straps, ...