r/selfreliance is a subreddit with 238k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses guide, homesteading, gardening, emergency, and self reliance.
Welcome to Self-reliance!
This community is a place to discuss experiences, photos, articles, guides, life-hacks and bits of knowledge on how to be self-reliant, we have the aim to increase a bit more our knowledge in different areas.
Self-reliance is a broad concept, it is our intention to be a platform of knowledge and educational sharing of skills that may give individuals some sort of independence for their lives.
Popular Themes in r/selfreliance
#1
Advice Requests
: "Dug up our buried potatoes from last year…"
35 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Drying onions and garlic for winter storage in Vermont"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "[Help] How can I get this aerator off?"
1 post
#4
Pain & Anger
: "[Suggestion] Sleep Warm in the cold outdoors"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/selfreliance
#1
Guide
: "Guide: Important Things You Should Know About Saving Seeds"
31 posts
#2
Homesteading
: "Cabin I built from the pine I cleared "
25 posts
#3
Gardening
: "Beginner's Guide to Organic Gardening"
22 posts
#4
Emergency
: "Common Emergency Food Fails"
19 posts
#5
Self Reliance
: "Teaching My Daughter Self-Reliance "
17 posts
#6
Survival
: "The Prepper’s Survival Bible PDF"
17 posts
#7
Suggestion
: "[Suggestion] How to estimate distances"
14 posts
#8
Food
: "Eat Safe Food after a Power Outage (by CDC)"
13 posts
#9
: "The Prepper’s Survival Bible Pdf"
8 posts
#10
Prepping
: "numerous natural disasters this year...which makes me a prepper"
8 posts
Flair Used in r/selfreliance
#1
Farming / Gardening
: "My Rabbit tractors all in a line turning lawn into protein"
52 posts
#2
Safety / Security / Conflict
: "[Example] What to pack in a Bug-Out Bag"
26 posts
#3
Self-Reliance
: "Dug up our buried potatoes from last year…"
25 posts
#4
Knowledge / Crafts
: "How to remove a tick 101"
22 posts
#5
Wilderness / Camping&Hiking / Off-Grid
: "Cabin I built from the pine I cleared "
21 posts
#6
Cooking / Food Preservation
: "Root cellar ready for winter "
14 posts
#7
Knowledge / Crafts
: "This is my 99 year old father."
13 posts
#8
Animal Care
: "I made a little bed from scrape pipe and old cloth for my little cat. He seemed to love it straight away."
8 posts
#9
Discussion
: "What's one thing about buying rural land that nobody warned you about?"
6 posts
#10
Water / Sea / Fishing
: "I built a sailing rig for my canoe and got it on the water for the first time yesterday. Everything went better than expected."
5 posts
Member Growth in r/selfreliance
Yearly
+13k members(5.9%)
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Last updated: July 29, 2026