Ever notice that seemingly useless decoration on your backpack? It actually has a purpose—and you may wonder how you lived ...

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely ...

“It’s smaller than my Jansport, so I don’t feel like a freshman ... “I grew up in Maine and always had L.L.Bean backpacks as a kid, so it felt like a natural pick,” he says.