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I still think that the two terms are used to differentiate between two different types of bicycle touring. Touring is used more for open spaces with racks and panniers and bikepacking is used more for trails and more confined areas where panniers and racks might get snagged. Then people took there bikes off-road and used the narrow trails stuff to pack their gear and still called it bikepacking. After all, t hey were packing the bike with stuff.
Calling certain gear bikepacking gear does avoid confusing it with open roads touring gear.
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