backpacking

n. hiking or camping out with a backpack

v. hike with a backpack

Backpacking may refer to:Backpacking (wilderness), hiking or camping overnight in the wildernessBackpacking (travel), low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodationsUltralight backpacking, backpacking while carrying very few or very light suppliesBackpacking in Canada, travel backpacking in Canada
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Backpacking (also tramping or trekking or bushwalking in some countries) combines hiking and camping in a single trip. A backpacker hikes into the backcountry to spend one or more nights there, and carries supplies and equipment to satisfy sleeping and eating needs.
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Noun
1. carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
(synonym) packing
(hypernym) carry

Noun
1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
(synonym) back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack
(hypernym) bag
(hyponym) kitbag, kit bag
(derivation) pack
Verb
1. hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
(synonym) pack
(hypernym) hike
(entail) pack
(derivation) back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack
(classification) sport, athletics