She’s also the person who introduced me to the Mountainsmith Tour, which launched 35 years ago. She first used one of these fanny packs on a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters when she was 15 ...

Fascinating, and especially noticeable along Lake McDonald. Mountainsmith Tour Lumbar Pack Anyway, I digress. Fanny packs or, to use the more dignified name, lumbar packs.” There are a few ...

To accommodate skiers, CambelBak designed the 3-liter lumbar reservoir so it sits horizontally at the bottom of the pack instead of having it run up and down. This helps keep your center of gravity ...

You immediately re-think your decision to leave water behind. Whether the heat is just too much or you’re heading out for a longer distance than ever before, a lumbar pack that holds water is just the ...

Learn more › For more than 20 years I’ve sweated under a traditional hunting pack. While lumbar packs have long been available, the ones I’ve tried in the past have left me unimpressed.

The collection also debuts a versatile 6-liter lumbar pack that can be used as a standalone piece for quick excursions and or as an attachment to the other Talon | Tempest packs for overnight or ...

Over the years, though, I have trimmed the fat out of my packs. I have been able to scale back their size, even going as small as a lumbar bag for shorter jaunts on the trail. Last December ...