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Earned on an overnight by hiking at least 10 miles on a single calendar day carrying sufficient personal food and gear to spend the night.
There is a clear difference between a simple overnight and a backpacking trip. Completion of this assignment means a camper has experienced backpacking as opposed to just camping. In the eyes of the Harrimaniacs, backpacking includes two important components: load and distance. For this assignment a camper should be carrying typical food and gear for spending at least one night in the woods. This may include food, water, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, stove, knife, fire-starting materials, etc. In addition, the camper must carry that gear in an efficient manner (in a frame pack for a most likely example) for a minimum of ten miles in a single calendar day. Hiking 5 miles to a site, spending the night, and then hiking 5 miles to return is, therefore, not sufficient to complete this assignment.
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