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r/backpacking is a subreddit with 5.4M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has high activity.
A subreddit for traveling backpacking and wilderness backpacking, not restricted to one or the other. All posts must be flaired "Travel" or "Wilderness"
Popular Themes in r/backpacking
#1
Advice Requests
: "Women who have backpacked / solo traveled Sri Lanka alone…. How was it?"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need some help deciding on a pack. Here’s everything I’m planning on carrying."
10 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I Failed My First 3 Backpacking Trips—Here’s What I Learned So You Don’t Have To"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Realistically how much money do you need per day for the different parts of Europe?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/backpacking
#1
Backpacking
: "10 days solo Backpacking through Uzbekistan"
61 posts
#2
Travel
: "And that’s how 12 years of non stop Traveling looks like"
32 posts
#3
Gear
: "Caneo Trip Camping Noob Gear Check"
30 posts
#4
Hiking
: "My wife (66) and I (67) are Hiking 1600 kilometers thru Italy - reaching Monte Curcio, Calabria, Italy"
29 posts
#5
Tips
: "I Failed My First 3 Backpacking Trips—Here’s What I Learned So You Don’t Have To"
13 posts
#6
Advice
: "Advice for kid’s first backpacking trip"
12 posts
#7
Trip
: "California Backpacking Trip"
11 posts
#8
Solo Travel
: "Women who have backpacked / Solo Traveled Sri Lanka alone…. How was it?"
11 posts
#9
Camping
: "Missing!!! Tiffany Slaton went Camping alone in the Shaver Lake/Huntington Lake area on 20. April 2025 and her family hasn’t heard from her since."
7 posts
#10
Traveling
: "Three months in New Zealand and Australia"
6 posts
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+956k members(21.5%)
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