r/CampingandHiking is a subreddit with 2.8M members. The community frequently discusses camping, hiking, gear, backpacking, and tent, and they frequently recommend/review hiking pants, backpacking tent, and hiking socks, and the most common flair used is gear questions, picture, trip reports, campsite pictures, and destination questions.
For Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack.
Tips, trip reports, back-country gear reviews, safety and news
Popular Topics in r/CampingandHiking
#1
Camping
85 posts
#2
Hiking
84 posts
#3
Gear
62 posts
#4
Backpacking
34 posts
#5
Tent
31 posts
#6
Looking For
21 posts
#7
Worst
16 posts
#8
Struggling
13 posts
#9
Trail
13 posts
#10
Shoes
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/CampingandHiking
Hiking Pants
110 reviews
#1
Prana
4.5★ from 12 reviews
#2
Kuhl
4.5★ from 10 reviews
#3
Outdoor Research
4.3★ from 8 reviews
Backpacking Tent
67 reviews
#1
Big Agnes
4.5★ from 12 reviews
#2
Durston Gear
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#3
Nemo
4.5★ from 4 reviews
Hiking Socks
53 reviews
#1
Darn Tough
5.0★ from 20 reviews
#2
Smartwool
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
FITS
4.5★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/CampingandHiking
#1
Gear Questions
: "Storing new sleeping bag"
12 posts
#2
Picture
: "Goat's Pass and Lake Mavis before heavy overnight rain (New Zealand)"
7 posts
#3
Trip reports
: "7 Days on the Ak-Suu Traverse, Kyrgyzstan"
5 posts
#4
Campsite Pictures
: "Benson Plateau, OR"
3 posts
#5
Destination Questions
: "Would Chicago basin in CO be a good introductory backpacking trip?"
3 posts
#6
Video
: "Loved camping in UK this summer with the girls"
3 posts
#7
Tips & Tricks
: "15 days of food in a 23 kg pack, vancouver to denali"
2 posts
#8
Gear Porn
: "Steeperton Brook [OC]"
1 post
#9
News
: "Missing hiker"
1 post
Member Growth in r/CampingandHiking
Yearly
+74k members(2.7%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026