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== What is backpacking? == | == What is backpacking? == | ||
[[Image:VarsityScoutspreparingtoheadoutbackpacking2004.jpg|right|thumb|[[Varsity Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Varsity Scouts]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] preparing to hit the trail]] | [[Image:VarsityScoutspreparingtoheadoutbackpacking2004.jpg|right|thumb|[[Varsity Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Varsity Scouts]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] preparing to hit the trail]] | ||
A backpacker packs all of his or her gear into a [[backpack]]. This gear must include [[food]], [[water]], and [[shelter]], or the means to obtain them, but very little else, and often in a more compact and simpler form than one would use for stationary camping. A backpacking trip must include at least one overnight stay in the wilderness (otherwise it is a [[hiking|day hike]]). Many backpacking trips last just a [[weekend]] (one or two nights), but long-distance expeditions may last [[week]]s or | A backpacker packs all of his or her gear into a [[backpack]]. This gear must include [[food]], [[water]], and [[shelter]], or the means to obtain them, but very little else, and often in a more compact and simpler form than one would use for stationary camping. A backpacking trip must include at least one overnight stay in the wilderness (otherwise it is a [[hiking|day hike]]). Many backpacking trips last just a [[weekend]] (one or two nights), but long-distance expeditions may last [[week]]s or months, sometimes aided by planned food and supply drops. | ||
Backpacking camps are more spartan than ordinary camps. In areas that experience a regular traffic of backpackers, a hike-in camp might have a [[fire ring]] and a small wooden bulletin board with a [[map]] and some warning or information signs. Many hike-in camps are no more than level patches of ground without [[scrubland|scrub]] or [[underbrush]]. In very remote areas, established camps do not exist at all, and travelers must choose appropriate camps themselves. | Backpacking camps are more spartan than ordinary camps. In areas that experience a regular traffic of backpackers, a hike-in camp might have a [[fire ring]] and a small wooden bulletin board with a [[map]] and some warning or information signs. Many hike-in camps are no more than level patches of ground without [[scrubland|scrub]] or [[underbrush]]. In very remote areas, established camps do not exist at all, and travelers must choose appropriate camps themselves. | ||
