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 pictures, gear question, trip advice, trip report, and trip video.
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 Pictures
: "5 days and 4 nights at n the most amazing place I’ve camped."
30 posts
#2
Gear Question
: "Paying $150 for an ultralight sleeping pad just to sleep on literal dirt"
18 posts
#3
Trip Advice
: "Paid $65 a night just to listen to someone's portable generator"
14 posts
#4
Trip Report
: "First time camping alone was scary"
3 posts
#5
Trip Video
: "A night under the stars after kayaking the Loire river"
3 posts
#6
Food
: "Camping stove meals?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/camping
Yearly
+129k members(2.4%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026