Originally Posted by
Brian25
Sometimes I would like to make it manditory that when someone writes Bicycle touring, they clarify A) credit card touring B) fully loaded/ self sustained (I hate calling it contained, because you are not a rolling egg). Or c) bikepacking, which in my opinion is a type of credit card touring, unless you want to cut out some elements of fully loaded/ sustained touring.
Why do you consider bikepacking a type of credit card touring?
In my experience riding part of the Great Divide and the Idaho Hot Springs Loop I camped and cooked a higher percentage of the trip than on tours where I rode mainly on roads. There's usually fewer places to eat out and sleep indoors when you're riding in the middle of the countryside.
Also, I don't see the point of a separate bikepacking forum. Bikepacking is just touring.