Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

I struggle to conceive of what a school campus would even look like without backpacks. I still have every JanSport I ever owned, because they hold up so well that I never had the heart to throw ...

Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students ...

Staff at a Kenosha, Wisconsin, school are being hailed as heroes Thursday for stopping a “suspicious” 13-year-old boy from ...

McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his then-future wife and later developed a way to make smaller, softer backpacks for students. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.

The 2024 girls soccer season was one for the ages, and that talent along with it had its say on signing day. On Nov. 13, the ...

And while I know her on-screen character Carrie Bradshaw isn’t SJP, per se, I like to think they share a wardrobe—especially when it comes to bags. Banana Republic $180 at bananarepublic.gap ...

I found a similar option for $30. Parker (a.k.a. Bradshaw) carried an oversized snap clutch on the set of And Just Like That… The bag boasted a cloud shape, a rich mahogany hue, and oversized ...

We tested 33 sleeping bags to find the most comfortable, lightweight, and high-performing options. Kevin Brouillard is a contributing writer at Travel + Leisure, specializing in outdoor gear and ...

Bowhunting whitetails is a game that involves a lot of moving pieces, and bowhunting backpacks keep all those pieces together. A bow, arrows, tree stand, climbing sticks, binoculars, rangefinder, ...

As backpack reviewer Geoff Grisdale of One Bag Travels explains, a carry-on backpack means “you can move around a lot quicker — it’s a lot easier to travel around cities with one.” ...