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, gear, hiking, and trip, 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
: "ISO Silverware Suggestions - Can’t stand the feel of the brushed metal!"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help me decide on a pack"
6 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Spending/budget on finished 3.5 month trip in SEA"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/backpacking
#1
Backpacking
: "Successful Backpacking trip with my son!"
145 posts
#2
Travel
: "Travelling Europe: Seeking budget recommendations?"
64 posts
#3
Gear
: "What do you do with your old Gear?"
56 posts
#4
Hiking
: "Jeez, I'm finding a lot of ticks on my dog while Hiking, I wonder how many I'm missing"
45 posts
#5
Trip
: "Bakong temple in Siem Reap Cambodia 881AD"
40 posts
#6
Camping
: "Help me cut some weight. Currently at 10kg (without water), trying to get to 9kg. Walking from Tokyo-Kyoto, alternating between inns, cheap hotels, and Camping."
37 posts
#7
Advice
: "Need some new gear Advice"
31 posts
#8
Solo
: "First backpack Algonquin Solo - thanks"
23 posts
#9
Tips
: "Help me lighten my pack weight please"
19 posts
#10
Budget
: "2 female travelers backpacking Mongolia on a Budget"
15 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
: "Camping under a snow mountain in Sichuan, China"
101 posts
#2
Wilderness
: "What is your biggest mistake in campsite selection?"
99 posts
Member Growth in r/backpacking
Yearly
+71k members(1.3%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026