the activity of walking for one or more days while carrying all the clothes, food, and equipment you need in a backpack
They spent two weeks backpacking across the Appalachian Trail.
I love backpacking because it lets me disconnect from my phone and enjoy nature.
✦ from the verb "backpack" + the gerund suffix "-ing", first recorded in the mid-20th century to describe multi-day hiking with a frame pack
the practice of traveling long distances, often internationally, carrying a single backpack and spending as little money as possible
After college, he spent a year backpacking through Southeast Asia on a shoestring budget.
Hostel rooms and street food make backpacking affordable for many young travelers.
✦ extension of the outdoor sense of "backpacking" to economical global travel that became popular among young adults in the late 20th century
to travel or hike while carrying your belongings in a backpack, usually for pleasure and on a low budget
After college, she backpacked across South America for six months.
They plan to spend the summer backpacking the Appalachian Trail.
✦ verb use from the noun backpack, first recorded mid-20th century
