r/camping is a subreddit with 5.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses camping, looking, looking for, tent, and looking for a, and they frequently recommend/review sleeping pad, tent, and mosquito repellent.
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 Themes in r/camping
#1
Advice Requests
: "how to protect your food from bears"
12 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What is the general consensus on Core tents? Is this one solid for a family of 6?"
11 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Channel Your Anger towards bad campers and help a tiny community"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Camping ideas"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "rough cost breakdown of our 10-day NSW road trip, staying in holiday parks the whole way"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/camping
#1
Camping
: "First Camping trip in over 9 months…"
86 posts
#2
Looking
69 posts
#3
Looking For
69 posts
#4
Tent
: "Waterproofing Tent question"
40 posts
#5
Looking For A
33 posts
#6
Worst
15 posts
#7
Campsite
11 posts
#8
Gear
: "Kids’ camping 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 Pictures
: "Drove 3 hours just to eat a hotdog 🇨🇦"
30 posts
#2
Gear Question
: "Narrowed it down to 3…."
20 posts
#3
Trip Advice
: "Woke up camping on fathers day, had to do all the work, no complaints."
17 posts
#4
Car Camping
: "Really Ain’t nothing like it. (Sequoia National Forest)"
15 posts
#5
Gear Review
: "Amok Draumr"
3 posts
#6
Trip Report
: "Question regarding camping etiquette:"
1 post
#7
Food
: "I’m going to be cooking for a group of 10 during a camping trip - what are some helpful items for cooking outdoors?"
1 post
#8
Blog Post
: "State Park Complaints"
1 post
Member Growth in r/camping
Yearly
+169k members(3.1%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026