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.

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in ... frame backpack had, in half a generation, given ...

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.

Day packs accounted for half of JanSport’s sales in 1985, and by 2015 the company was reportedly selling 8 million backpacks a year. The oldest of three brothers, Murray John Pletz was born in ...

Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students ...

Here are picks for the best hunting backpacks from editors and their reviews. The first step in choosing the best hunting pack is to think about how much gear you need to carry. For a backcountry elk ...

Pack your belongings in a sustainable, durable backpack for your next adventure. Donna Kim, a journalist, writer, and content strategist with 15 years of experience, specializes in wellness ...

Bowhunting whitetails is a game that involves a lot of moving pieces, and bowhunting backpacks keep all those pieces together. A bow, arrows, tree stand, climbing sticks, binoculars, rangefinder, ...

Nor do you want to risk losing your luggage by checking it in. So now what? How do you choose between a backpack and a carry-on suitcase? Backpacks give you more freedom. Alighting an airport bus ...

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By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack ... for the first half of my life?