In 1985 the founder of Mystery Ranch, Dana Gleason, invented a revolutionary internal frame design called ArcFlex that permanently changed how pack makers think about load bearing. But Gleason and ...

A soldier tests the Energy Harvesting Backpack on a treadmill at ARL. Army researchers are continuing apace with work that could one day lighten soldiers’ loads by letting them get the power they need ...

EITHER STARTED OR FOR MANY WILL START NEXT WEEK TO HELP KIDS. GET READY THE SALVATION ARMY HAS GIVEN AWAY BACKPACKS IN SCHOOL SUPPLIES. KETV NEWS WATCH SEVENS. I MEAN WAVERLY MONROE VISITED THE NORTH ...

The need for school supplies has increased over the years, making the annual Salvation Army backpack program an important service. “We do what we can to let the parents free up a little bit of money.

Volunteers work at a brisk pace handing out backpacks during The Salvation Army Allentown Corps 19th annual backpack distribution and community street fair Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Allentown. More ...

Lightning Packs, LLC has created what could be a ground-breaking new pack-frame design that appears to float while being carried, reducing fatigue. It may even generate power, the makers say. "Our ...

PHOTO GALLERY: Hundreds waited in line for several hours Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, to receive a free backpack and other items during the 18th annual backpack giveaway at the Salvation Army Allentown ...

We were almost afraid to click on the link for a "human backpack" that we recently came across. Turns out, though, it's not a horror movie prop, but a backpack designed to carry humans. It's a ...

Hundreds of students from Waltham, Watertown and Newton got a jump on their back-to-school prep Monday — boosted by the Salvation Army’s program to distribute 850 backpacks full of supplies.