To avoid an extra credit card charge, I try to fly with just my backpack since it counts as a personal item. But as a former overpacker, I know that minimalist packing is a hard-earned skill.

This backpack is the secret to never checking a bag again. I haven’t always been someone who travels with a backpack. For ...

So, when I planned a two-week train trip through four European countries two months later, I pushed myself to fit everything I needed into my backpack again. I spent two weeks backpacking across ...

When musician Sharon Van Etten told The Strategist about her favorite things, she included this Béis backpack that replaced her old Jansport. “It’s smaller than my Jansport, so I don’t ...