Backpacking gears

Backpacking within the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Backpacking within the Beskid Niski mountains, within the Polish a part of the Carpathian Mountains

Backpacking is the outside recreation of carrying gear on one's again, whereas hiking for greater than a day. It's typically however not all the time an prolonged journey, and should or could not contain camping outside. In North America tenting is widespread, the place easy shelters and mountain huts discovered extensively in Europe are uncommon. In New Zealand, tramping is an equal time period although in a single day huts are ceaselessly used. Hill walking is the equal in Britain, although backpackers make use of all types of lodging, along with tenting. Backpackers use easy huts in South Africa. Related phrases utilized in different international locations are trekking and bushwalking.

Backpacking as a way of journey is a special exercise, which primarily makes use of public transport throughout a journey which may final months.