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r/CampingGear is a subreddit with 871k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high activity.
A community to get advice and to show off camping and backpacking gear. Helpful folks who love the hobby as much as you do.
Please note: We may initiate another blackout to further protest the API changes. Some of the largest subreddits such as r/funny and r/teenagers are going private indefinitely.
Popular Themes in r/CampingGear
#1
Solution Requests
: "Best ultimate cheap gear for a 4 days camping in Canada?"
27 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Any must-have items recommendations for people camping with dogs?"
24 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Optimus Nova Issues"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Best time and place to buy a large ticket item that I won’t need till next year?"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Finally got my prototype finished — LED-integrated backpack I’ve been working"
1 post
#6
News
: ""The Coleman Company Recalls Converta Camping Cots and Converta Camping Suspension Stretchers Due to Laceration and Amputation Hazards; Imported by Newell Brands" - Consumer Product Safety Comission"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CampingGear
#1
Tent
: "Vintage Tent find, but no logo"
32 posts
#2
Sleeping Bag
: "The 25 most recommend Sleeping Bags according to Reddit (in the past year as of Jun 2025)"
21 posts
#3
Camping
: "Hand forged Camping companion 3 sizes"
16 posts
#4
Gear
: "People selling second hand Gear on sites such as Geartrade are absolutely ridiculous."
6 posts
#5
Backpacking
: "2P Backpacking Tent Advice?"
5 posts
#6
Sleeping Pad
: "2 person Sleeping Pad"
5 posts
#7
Headlamp
: "can anyone id this Headlamp?"
4 posts
#8
Hiking
: "Rescuing Vintage Kelty External Backpack - sealing flaky internal coating."
4 posts
#9
Backpack
: "Rescuing Vintage Kelty External Backpack - sealing flaky internal coating."
4 posts
#10
Stove
: "Car camping Stove mod"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/CampingGear
Yearly
+69k members(8.6%)
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