The snow melt is running into rivers, giving the grass its first glimpse of sunlight in months. It’s warm enough to trade your down parka in for a light jacket, and, any day now, wildflowers will light up the meadows. It’s spring, people. Who else is amped to camp?
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Being a parent isn’t always a glamorous job—in fact, it rarely is. But you’ll do anything for your kids, including serving as a human sled dog when you’re out skiing and your spawn are too tired to forge through fresh powder, thanks to the Snowmule backpack.
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A car’s airbags are designed to absorb impact and protect passengers during a crash—and need to inflate immediately on impact. But the airbags that skiers wear to avoid being buried in an avalanche don’t necessarily need to inflate as fast. So Black Diamond’s new JetForce backpack uses a fan instead of compressed air which means not only can you try it out and practice beforehand, it’s also cheap and easy to reset.
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The Boy Scouts advocate always being prepared, and that motto is a lot easier to put into practice with this transforming waterproof jacket from Vamoose. When it’s pouring it keeps you dry and protected from the rain, but when the storm passes the jacket transforms into a lightweight backpack so it’s easy to carry in case inclement weather returns.
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Who among us hasn’t secretly wished to find themselves suddenly mutated into a crime-fighting chimera, despite the risk of becoming another Dr. Baxter Stockman? Now you can live out your Ninja Turtle fantasies—without having to skinny dip in Ooze—thanks to this radical TMNT backpack.
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With millions of people around the world lacking access to a consistent, reliable source of water, contaminated jerry cans and buckets have become the unfortunate go-to method of transporting water in the developing world. The PackH20, which just won the 2013 People’s Design Award at the National Design Awards gala, plans to change that.
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If there’s one thing you can count on in a large crowded city like New York, it’s that there’s always someone waiting on the subway platform. So while we love this gorgeous $48 backpack from Mojo featuring a subway door screen print that actually opens to reveal a platform, we’re left a little unsettled by the lack of passengers waiting to cram on.
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If you’re not the type to take care of your belongings, you might want to check out Outlier’s new Minimal Backpack when you’re on the hunt for a new bag. You can think of it as the Tonka truck of carry-alls, except that instead of metal it’s actually made from a lightweight fabric called Dyneema that has a strength-to-weight ratio that’s about ten to fifteen times stronger than steel.
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If your camera and gear go everywhere you do, you’ll need a commuter bag that’s up to the task. We put three of them to the test on the hot asphalt during the spring and early summer.
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Replace that mountain of awkward reusable shopping bags you’ve somehow amassed with Herschel’s new packable backpack, which should make hauling home a week’s worth of groceries a lot easier. Made from rip stop nylon, the packs can be squeezed into a compact internal pouch for easy storage or carrying as an emergency backup, and come complete with adjustable shoulder straps and an external pocket.
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