r/camping is a subreddit with 5.6M members. The community frequently discusses camping, looking, looking for, tent, and looking for a, and they frequently recommend/review sleeping pad, tent, and mosquito repellent, and the most common flair used is trip advice, gear question, trip pictures, trip video, and food.
A subreddit for campers concerned more about the act of recreational camping and less concerned about hiking long distances or light gear. Primarily for tent/hammock camping. No RV camping here.
Popular Topics in r/camping
#1
Camping
86 posts
#2
Looking
69 posts
#3
Looking For
69 posts
#4
Tent
40 posts
#5
Looking For A
33 posts
#6
Worst
15 posts
#7
Campsite
11 posts
#8
Gear
10 posts
#9
Hate
9 posts
#10
Camp
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/camping
Sleeping Pad
189 reviews
#1
Exped
4.8★ from 25 reviews
#2
Nemo
4.8★ from 18 reviews
#3
Thermarest
4.4★ from 14 reviews
Tent
164 reviews
#1
Coleman
4.2★ from 25 reviews
#2
Gazelle
4.9★ from 19 reviews
#3
REI
4.8★ from 17 reviews
Mosquito Repellent
127 reviews
#1
Thermacell
4.6★ from 22 reviews
#2
DEET
4.4★ from 14 reviews
#3
Picaridin
4.6★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/camping
#1
Trip Advice
: "October or November for Jekyll Island, GA and Hunting Island, SC"
9 posts
#2
Gear Question
: "Long Shot question: Looking for sleeping bag from my childhood"
9 posts
#3
Trip Pictures
: "Went camping on the water"
8 posts
#4
Trip Video
: "Chonky boy summoned from the lake"
3 posts
#5
Food
: "🥘Sausage Paella🥘"
2 posts
#6
Trip Report
: "I rated every camping spot on my 600 km E8 hike across Ireland"
2 posts
#7
Car Camping
: "Camping in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado"
1 post
#8
Blog Post
: "Best Camping Places in India for 2026"
1 post
Member Growth in r/camping
Yearly
+159k members(2.9%)
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Last updated: July 11, 2026