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    Allen C
    BPL Member

    @acurrano

    Racepacking = racing while backpacking

    Fastpacking = backpacking fast

    Backpacking = backpacking at average speeds

    Slowpacking = backpacking slow

    Runpacking = running while backpacking

    I just made these up but they seem pretty adequate to me!

    #2193205
    Greg Mihalik
    Spectator

    @greg23

    Locale: Colorado

    Totally Arbitrary, but a starting point –

    Speed:3 mph to 8 mph
    Mode: Walking to Running
    Base Weight: 10# to 0#
    Time Between Rest: 15 hours to 48 hours
    Distance: 40 miles per day to 100 miles per day
    Tread: Maintained Trails to Cross Country Routes
    Elevation Gain/Loss:10,000 feet per day to 100,000 feet per day
    Threshold Effort: Longer than 100 miles, and more than 10,000 feet of gain
    Crew: 0 to 12

    What other "criteria"?
    What is your opinion on the "minimums"
    What are the "required" criteria?

    #2193213
    Jeffs Eleven
    BPL Member

    @woodenwizard

    Locale: NePo

    …pickin up what I'm puttin down

    How many lbs is UL for a 300lbs person? Twice that of a 150lb-er, of course!

    Actually fastpacking is when you are in a hurry to break down camp and put it in your backpack. This is where most people get hung up… stuffing their sleeping bags. there's a whole thread about it

    #2193215
    Hiking Malto
    BPL Member

    @gg-man

    It is a very fine line (if any)between fast packing (hiking) and multiday trail running. I have hiked with some truly world class hikers and their speed on the downhills is about as fast as a trail runner and their uphill speed is a pretty close match. Many fast packers (hikers) have learned that a steady trot on the downhills results in less wear and tear.

    As an aside. I am sorta stuck in the middle between trail running and hiking. I often alternate even with my full pack just to change the muscle groups up a bit.

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    Inaki Diaz de Etura
    BPL Member

    @inaki-1

    Locale: Iberia highlands

    Not so much at running

    I liked this article for the perspective into what is an outstanding human capacity.

    #2205418
    Sam Riggle
    Spectator

    @samriggle

    Locale: South East

    I know this is a few months old, but I think the distinction between hiking really fast and running should be made. I am NOT an expert at either, nor do I have a stake in any of this, but I thought it may help the discussion.

    The way I've heard it is this:

    Running= both feet leaving ground after each foot strike

    Speed hiking= one foot always remains in contact with the ground

    So I guess there is a difference because running does require more stamina or whatever, but still, there doesn't need to be a new name for it. Still just backpacking. You just add the element of running.

    Edited so it added some sort of value to the convo.

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