A community to get advice and to show off camping and backpacking gear. Helpful folks who love the hobby as much as you do. Please note: We may initiate another blackout to further protest the API changes. Some of the largest subreddits such as r/funny and r/teenagers are going private indefinitely.
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r/CampingGear is the 14th largest of the 18 communities we track in Travel, with 944.3k members. That is about 7% the size of the niche's biggest community, r/travel. Across Nichory's full directory of 363 communities it ranks 214th by member count.
At around 14 years old it is a long-established community. Older subreddits usually have settled rules, active moderation and high trust — but also years of archived posts, so a question that has been asked before will be sent to the search bar. Bring a specific angle.
Its Nichory signal score is 10/10 — our blend of audience size and how fast the community has grown per year. Scores this high mean an active audience that is worth writing for properly.
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Cheap traveling, ways to get around, tips & tricks, etc. For general location advice such as where to go and what to do there use /r/travel or similar. Check sidebars for helpful
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
A subreddit for traveling backpacking and wilderness backpacking, not restricted to one or the other. All posts must be flaired "Travel" or "Wilderness"
A community to discuss frugal travelling, last-minute travel deals, cheap destinations, and cheap means of travel. Whether couchsurfing, camping, or staying in hostels, whether hit
A place for all of those interested in solo travel to share their experiences and stories!
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