r/StealthCamping is a subreddit with 63k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses stealth camping, camping, stealth, car camping, and homelessness.
Stealth camping is the art of living in a tent, car or other unconventional shelters while staying undetected, for those nights you want to be left alone.
Popular Themes in r/StealthCamping
#1
Advice Requests
: "How did I do?"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Industrial backup generator for a vacant office building"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I can’t take it anymore"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I built this offline "mini-Google" because I wanted a way to "google" things while camping, though it can be handy in many other scenarios"
1 post
#5
News
: "It’s happening: Trump’s executive order ties homelessness to crime and addiction, pushes forced treatment and institutionalization instead of housing"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/StealthCamping
#1
Stealth Camping
: "Does sleeping in an abandoned hotel count as Stealth Camping?"
150 posts
#2
Camping
: "Camping on top of an abandoned hotel in the mountains"
80 posts
#3
Stealth
: "Stealth camping at an uninhabited small island"
51 posts
#4
Car Camping
: "First-Time Stealth Car Camping"
11 posts
#5
Homelessness
: "It’s happening: Trump’s executive order ties Homelessness to crime and addiction, pushes forced treatment and institutionalization instead of housing"
10 posts
#6
Location
: "What do you think of this Location?"
10 posts
#7
Gear
: "Can't decide on which tent for stealth/homeless"
9 posts
#8
Car
8 posts
#9
Camping Gear
: "Testing the bag - €7/$8.50 Marmot Wave 3 from the second hand shop. Bone dry, overslept too…"
7 posts
#10
Tent
7 posts
Flair Used in r/StealthCamping
#1
Story
: "I Built a Fake Statue for Stealth Camping"
47 posts
#2
Location
: "I camped right in the middle of 4 business"
44 posts
#3
question/advice
: "Stealth Camping in local forest preserve out of necessity (Homeless)"
33 posts
#4
discussion
: "Does sleeping in an abandoned hotel count as stealth camping?"
25 posts
#5
Camp setup
: "Camping on top of an abandoned hotel in the mountains"
16 posts
#6
Equipment
: "Before I hit the road this evening"
10 posts
#7
Link/Video/Blog
: "Went stealth camping in an abandoned house near the ocean"
7 posts
#8
other
: "I was homeless a few years ago. The Dore family were lovely neighbours."
5 posts
#9
Car/Automobile
: "Upgrades to the Suburban camper"
4 posts
#10
joke/meme
: "They don’t know"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/StealthCamping
Yearly
+16k members(34.3%)
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Last updated: September 4, 2026