Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in ... it once wasn’t. The rolling carry-on made ...

In the late 1960s, Murray and his girlfriend Jan Lewis founded JanSport (see what they did there?), a local manufacturer of recreation equipment such as backpacks, tents and sleeping bags.

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely imitated dome tent, and created a durable but lightweight backpack that ...

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

The backpack is pricey but still cheaper than the beefier Starlink traveling case SpaceX sold for an earlier satellite dish.

Having the perfect travel backpack can make or break your adventure. Check out our top picks to see which travel backpacks ...

Some frequent travelers prefer to use a wheeled backpack as their carry-on instead of a regular suitcase. The reason is quite simple. When you're going through airports, stations, and paved cities ...

The original bag, the precursor to JanSport’s iconic SuperBreak backpack, became a hit at the University of Washington’s campus bookstore; soon it was for sale at colleges around the country.