backpacking

verb

Meaning

To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack
To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations
To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack
Hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
Low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.

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Related words

packing(English)vacationing(English)tent camping(English)camping(English)overnight bag(English)campout(English)backpackers(English)camp bed(English)snowshoeing(English)geocaching(English)stargazing(English)rappelling(English)

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Sources

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