Skip Navigation

what type of content you want to see here?

there are other camping/hiking/thru-hiking communities and i would like to know what kind of content you want to see : long-term travel with a backpack? hiking only? what's for you the difference between backpacking and hiking?

10

You're viewing a single thread.

10 comments
  • I've always seen them as similar, but hiking to me means you're back at home in the evening while backpacking involves setting up camp after hiking.

    • as far as i understood, there is 'dayhiking, hiking, thru-hiking....'.depending on the length of your hike.
      I will associate hiking with mountains and nature For me, backpacking is more general : city travelling or include electronics and more 'nomadic' way of life, not focussing only on mountains and nature. The difference/challenge with 'travelling' is to have only a backpack when you are a long-term traveller.

10 comments