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, hate, gear, camping, and travel, 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
: "Any advice for a first timer at Machu Picchu?"
25 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "First timer packing list help"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "The Disappointing Face (The North Face hiking boots fail)"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/backpacking
#1
Backpacking
: "First Backpacking trip!"
32 posts
#2
Hate
11 posts
#3
Gear
: "Which Gear Options should I get?"
11 posts
#4
Camping
10 posts
#5
Travel
10 posts
#6
Backpack
: "What Backpack should I buy?"
10 posts
#7
Trip Planning
: "First solo trip (and first time outside Europe) – 4-6 weeks in Korea, China & Taiwan. Need itinerary & route advice"
10 posts
#8
Solo Travel
: "Solo Travel in my late 30s"
8 posts
#9
Worst
7 posts
#10
People
5 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
Wilderness
: "The Disappointing Face (The North Face hiking boots fail)"
99 posts
#2
Travel
: "Backpacking with these 6 dudes over the last…13 or 14 years"
98 posts
Member Growth in r/backpacking
Yearly
+95k members(1.8%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026