Earning Credits

For every half week trip (5 days or less) you take and pay for, you bank $50

For every 1 week trip (9 days or less) you take and pay for, you bank $100

For every 2 week trip (10 days or more) you take and pay for, you bank $150

Every trip you have taken in the past counts towards your bankroll and can be used towards your next trip

Your bankroll never gets smaller, even after using your credits

Fitpacking is still small enough to keep track of your bankroll, however we are working on user accounts to keep track of these things.

Using Credits

For every half week trip you book, you can discount your next trip by the amount of your credit, up to a maximum of $250 off

For every 1 week trip you book, you can discount your next trip by the amount of your credit, up to a maximum of $500 off

For every 2 week trip you book, you can discount your next trip by the amount of your credit, up to a maximum of $700 off

Your credit only increases. It does not decrease after applying it towards a trip

If you pay by credit card, you will automatically receive your discount even though the shopping cart may be too stupid to indicate the discount

If you pay by PayPal, you will be charged full price, but receive a refund

Discounts are not retroactive to trips you have taken in the past

Credits cannot be used for a stay-in-a-lodge trip (even though no such trips are currently scheduled). However you still bank credits for taking such a trip.

Your Friend

The friend can be a friend or relative or just about anyone.

The friend must be someone who has had no previous communication with Fitpacking, including but not limited to e-mail, phone, Facebook or Twitter

When your friend signs up for their trip, they must put your name in the “Referred By” field.

Your friend must pay for their trip in full, although if they happen to take advantage of another applicable discount such as a 3-day sale, that is considered paying in full.

Your friend must take their trip either before you receive your discount, or concurrent with the trip in which you take your discount.

You

This promotion is only open to Fitpacking alumni: Participants who have already paid for and taken a trip

If your friend takes a 2 week trip, you receive $150 credit. If your friend takes a 1 week trip, you receive a $100 credit. If your friend takes a half week trip, you receive a $50 credit.

Your Refer-a-Friend credit can be used in addition to your Frequent Hiker Bonus.

You can use as many Refer-a-Friend credits as you want. If 3 friends take 1 week trips, you will receive $300 off your next trip

If you refer enough friends to amass credits that are greater than the cost of your trip, Fitpacking will not pay you any difference. However, you can carry over these credits to another trip

You can use your credit on the same trip your friend participates in, or one after, but not before they participate.

When you sign up, you must let Fitpacking know how much of your credit you’d like applied to your trip.

Refer-A-Friend credit is not transferrable.

Program Details

This promotion is only open to Fitpacking participants who have paid for and taken trips totaling 12 weeks.

Any trip longer than 10 days is counted as 1.5 weeks. Any trip between 6-10 days is counted as 1 week. Any trip shorter than 6 days is considered a half week.

Once you have taken your free week, this program resets and you must pay for and participate in another 12 weeks before being eligible for another free week. You do not lose Frequent Hiker Credits however.

You cannot use your Frequent Hiker Credit or your Refer-A-Friend bonus in conjunction with this promotion.

If you want the single supplement to get a hotel room for yourself during your free trip, you pay the single supplement amount.

General

Credit is not transferrable

This promotion begins on June 1, 2014, but we reserve the right to change the terms or discontinue it at any time.

This promotion was changed on December 12, 2021 in order to count 2 week trips as 1.5 credits instead of 2, sorry.