The best internal frame backpack is comfortable, lightweight, and functional. It effectively transfers weight from your shoulders onto your hips so it is easier to carry.

The Gossamer Gear Mariposa is a 60L pack that can handle carrying loads up to 35 pounds and is made with lightweight and durable 200D Robic Nylon. The seven total pockets are wide and deep, with ...

Expandable internal frame packs such as the Stone Glacier Sky 5900 do a great job at morphing from compact day hunt pack to high-capacity meat hauler in a single pack, but if given the choice for ...

1. Choose the Right Backpack Your pack sets the tone for your load. Opt for a lightweight, frameless or internal-frame backpack sized to your trip (30 50L for most multiday treks).

That pack is a truly weird combination of a Dana Designs Astralplane (Dana s large, still-hard-to-beat internal-frame pack) with a Dana Gleason-designed external-frame chassis. Really a great pack.