The industry’s most coveted award honors the best new gearand essentials for outdoor enthusiastsBoulder, Colorado, March 1, 2017 – Eleven manufacturers are honored as recipients of the 2017 Backpacker magazine Editors’ Choice Award, the most prestigious award in the outdoor ...read more
Working for the outdoor industry ... well ... we're certainly not in it for the money. But when you're out with friends or at an event, and someone asks what you do ... that's where one of the many payoffs come — they're jealous of your gig. At Outdoor Retailer Winter Market ...read more
Backpacker is proud to announce that Backpacker Magazine's Complete Guide to Outdoor Gear Maintenance and Repair by Kristin Hostetter has won a 2012 National Outdoor Book Award for the instructional category. Backpacker Magazine's Complete Guide to Outdoor Gear Maintenance and ...read more
From the introduction: “The way I see it, there are two types of hikers: those who love gear with a slightly bizarre passion (aka “gearheads”) and those who barely even acknowledge its existence…Whether you fall into one of these extreme camps or somewhere in the middle, this ...read more
El Segundo, CA -- Backpacker magazine (www.backpacker.com) today named Kent Ebersole as publisher and Charina Lumley as marketing director. Backpacker was recently acquired from Rodale by Active Interest Media, Inc. (AIM), the consumer enthusiast media company whose portfolio ...read more