r/WildernessBackpacking is a subreddit with 825k members. The community frequently discusses backpacking, hiking, gear, looking for a, and camping, and they frequently recommend/review sleeping bags, backpacking tent, and sleeping bag, and the most common flair used is gear, pics, advice, trail, and sites.
A subreddit dedicated to backpacking in the wild places on earth - where people are few, cell signal is nil, and Mother Nature still reigns. Backpacking defined as multi-day trips into the wild, unpopulated, areas of the world.
Popular Topics in r/WildernessBackpacking
#1
Backpacking
119 posts
#2
Hiking
62 posts
#3
Gear
51 posts
#4
Looking For A
49 posts
#5
Camping
43 posts
#6
Wilderness
41 posts
#7
Trail
30 posts
#8
Looking For
20 posts
#9
Trip
20 posts
#10
Trails
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/WildernessBackpacking
Sleeping Bags
54 reviews
#1
Western Mountaineering
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Enlightened Equipment
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Feathered Friends
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Backpacking Tent
51 reviews
#1
Big Agnes
4.7★ from 15 reviews
#2
Nemo
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#3
REI
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Sleeping Bag
49 reviews
#1
Feathered Friends
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Enlightened Equipment
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Western Mountaineering
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Flair Used in r/WildernessBackpacking
#1
GEAR
: "Garmin InReach location sharing change?"
10 posts
#2
PICS
: "Tent crushed by tree"
7 posts
#3
ADVICE
: "Planning first backpacking trip in Monogahena NF in WV"
7 posts
#4
TRAIL
: "The Miners’ Trail (Kohászok útja) - Hungary"
3 posts
#5
SITES
: "High Summer: Backpacking 2,600km Along the Length of the Canadian Rockies"
2 posts
#6
DISCUSSION
: "fall is here. what actually changes in your hiking pack once the weather turns"
2 posts
#7
HOWTO
: "How to prevent death by Tree while sleeping"
1 post
Member Growth in r/WildernessBackpacking
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+56k members(7.2%)
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Last updated: November 4, 2026