0 the activity of travelling while carrying your clothes and other things that you need in a backpack, usually not spending very much money and staying in places that are not expensive: --
Head out from Dog Canyon campground for an overnight backpacking trip down the Tejas Trail.
I used to hike to photograph waterfalls, and that grew into a love of backpacking.
to go backpacking
After 25 years of backpacking and climbing in the Sierra Nevada, I love the meadows of the high ranges.
My husband loved backpacking but my idea of a good time was not to put 80 pounds on my back.
They can go on teaching placements at schools in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania or Botswana for four months, followed by three weeks' independent backpacking.
He took time out from his job as a production assistant to go backpacking around the world.