r/backpacking is a subreddit with 5.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses backpacking, travel, trip, gear, and solo, and they frequently recommend/review sleeping pad, backpacking tent, and hiking boots.
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
: "I backpacked half of Europe for over a month on an extremely low budget (less than700€), here are my mistakes and advices"
22 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Please tell me where to get cheap base layers!!"
7 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Holiday or save?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/backpacking
#1
Backpacking
20 posts
#2
Travel
13 posts
#3
Trip
8 posts
#4
Gear
7 posts
#5
Solo
5 posts
#6
Worst
4 posts
#7
Hiking
4 posts
#8
Camping
4 posts
#9
Trip Planning
4 posts
#10
Sleeping Pad
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/backpacking
Sleeping Pad
83 reviews
#1
Nemo
4.8★ from 20 reviews
#2
Big Agnes
4.7★ from 11 reviews
#3
Therm-a-Rest
4.5★ from 10 reviews
Backpacking Tent
76 reviews
#1
Big Agnes
4.6★ from 14 reviews
#2
REI
4.0★ from 7 reviews
#3
Marmot
4.0★ from 6 reviews
Hiking Boots
59 reviews
#1
Altra
5.0★ from 11 reviews
#2
Keen
4.4★ from 8 reviews
#3
Merrell
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Flair Used in r/backpacking
#1
Travel
: "GR221 Mallorca 11/25"
105 posts
#2
Wilderness
: "Solo backpacking in the Norwegian wilderness near Bergen"
77 posts
Member Growth in r/backpacking
Yearly
+98k members(1.8%)
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Last updated: August 25, 2026