r/selfreliance is a subreddit with 239k 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
: "[Example] How to make a ladder from tubular webbing"
23 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Drying onions and garlic for winter storage in Vermont"
8 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Anyone Compared Gas Generators vs Solar Generators for Storm Use?"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Short outage last night had me scrambling"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Making it in Ecuador"
1 post
#6
News
: "[Article] Five Things Homesteaders Should Do In The Spring"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/selfreliance
#1
Guide
: "[Article] Beginner’s Guide to wild camping (by hikersblog)"
31 posts
#2
Homesteading
: "[Quick Suggestion] 12 Months of Homesteading Skills - August"
25 posts
#3
Gardening
: "Its blackberry season in the south"
22 posts
#4
Emergency
19 posts
#5
Self Reliance
: "Self-reliance is the responsibility for my own decisions and actions. That’s all"
17 posts
#6
Survival
17 posts
#7
Suggestion
: "[Suggestion] Knots for Fly Fishing"
14 posts
#8
Food
13 posts
#9
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"
38 posts
#2
Self-Reliance
: "Why People Give Up..."
34 posts
#3
Discussion
: "What's one thing about buying rural land that nobody warned you about?"
32 posts
#4
Safety / Security / Conflict
: "CPR Guide (Adult, Child, Infant, Pet)"
31 posts
#5
Knowledge / Crafts
: "This is my 99 year old father."
15 posts
#6
Wilderness / Camping&Hiking / Off-Grid
: "8 Common Edible Plants in the Wild"
10 posts
#7
Cooking / Food Preservation
: "Chocolate making process"
8 posts
#8
Knowledge / Crafts
: "[Knowledge] How to jump a car"
6 posts
#9
Energy / Electricity / Tech
: "Adding a battery layer to my home outage setup instead of relying only on a generator"
6 posts
#10
Water / Sea / Fishing
: "Quick guide to knots, hooks, bait, and lures"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/selfreliance
Yearly
+13k members(5.8%)
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Last updated: August 12, 2026