r/WildernessBackpacking is a subreddit with 818k 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 pics, advice, gear, trail, and discussion.
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
PICS
: "8 days in the Wind River Range"
24 posts
#2
ADVICE
: "Poles on their last legs- would you risk it?"
16 posts
#3
GEAR
: "My lightweight CPAP + battery setup for the backcountry"
14 posts
#4
TRAIL
: "A 3 day hike into and through the Whitegoat Wilderness in the Canadian Rockies."
8 posts
#5
DISCUSSION
: "Backpacking with a complete stranger"
6 posts
#6
FOOD
: "Perfected backcountry Latte"
2 posts
#7
SITES
: "I love to solo backpack!"
2 posts
#8
HOWTO
: "Using the The Strava Heatmap for Backcountry Route Planning"
1 post
#9
META
: "Nature is beautiful and inviting.. it really makes you feel good."
1 post
Member Growth in r/WildernessBackpacking
Yearly
+54k members(7.0%)
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Last updated: August 29, 2026