But now, James’ company, Soma Bags, is providing a solution: backpacks equipped with solar panels that charge a reading light. What started as a small-scale project with some discarded cement ...

Arc’teryx’s new Micon LiTRIC™ 32L airbag pack is perhaps the most refined of those tools I’ve had the chance to use. To start, it’s just a really good minimalist ski touring backpack. Inside, it also ...