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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. | 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 | 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 scrub or [[underbrush]]. In very remote areas, established camps do not exist at all, and travelers must choose appropriate camps themselves. | ||
In some places, backpackers have access to lodging that are more substantial than a tent. In the more remote parts of Great Britain, [[bothy|bothies]] exist to provide simple (free) accommodation for backpackers. Another example is the High Sierra Camps in [[Yosemite National Park]]. [[Mountain hut]]s provide similar accommodation in other countries, so being a member of a mountain hut organization is advantageous (perhaps required) to make use of their facilities. On other trails (e.g. the [[Appalachian Trail]]) there are somewhat more established shelters of a sort that offer a place for weary hikers to spend the night without needing to set up a tent. | In some places, backpackers have access to lodging that are more substantial than a tent. In the more remote parts of Great Britain, [[bothy|bothies]] exist to provide simple (free) accommodation for backpackers. Another example is the High Sierra Camps in [[Yosemite National Park]]. [[Mountain hut]]s provide similar accommodation in other countries, so being a member of a mountain hut organization is advantageous (perhaps required) to make use of their facilities. On other trails (e.g. the [[Appalachian Trail]]) there are somewhat more established shelters of a sort that offer a place for weary hikers to spend the night without needing to set up a tent. | ||
