Originally Posted by marty_mcfly
Ken Kifer patiently describes and distiguishes among the many nuances of touring on his bike pages.
http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/touring/camping.htm
For him, "Bikepacking" referred to his own version of bicycle touring, where he camped in the woods and prepared his own meals. Off-roading wasn't necessarily a part of it for him, although he did always camp off the road.
I came across a definition of 'bikepacking' once in the Adventure Cycling Association published text, Cycling the Great Divide (ISBN 780898-866988, page 13): ".... the activity of riding .... as a blending of the three sports of bicycle touring, mountain biking, and backpacking."