**For Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack.**

######


######[](https://goo.gl/flIkrV)
---

[**Original content vs. Earthporn**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/comments/3eg6jo/metaoriginal_content_vs_earthporn/)

---

***Don't forget to [check out our Wiki](http://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/wiki/index) for more information!***

---

---

###[Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/about/rules/)

See the [wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/wiki/index) for a full explanation of the rules.

**Sort by:**

[Trip Reports](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ATrip+Reports) [Destination Q's](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ADestination%2BQuestions)  
[Tips & Tricks](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ATips%2B%26%2BTricks) [Gear Review](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AGear+Review)  
[Gear Questions](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AGear+Questions) [Gear Porn](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AGear+Porn)  
[Campsite Pictures](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ACampsite+Pictures) [Pictures](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3APicture)  
[Video](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AVideo) [News](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ANews)  
[Food](https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AFood)  


##### Submission Guidelines

 - For basic questions, first **[Check out the Camping and Hiking FAQ](http://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/wiki/index)** 

 - **Pictures should generally be your own Original Content and include the location in the title or comments.** Tell us something about your trip that involved camping and hiking. What mountain are you on? How long did it take to get there? How was the weather that day? Would you go back again?


##### Related SubReddits

 * /r/WildernessBackpacking 
 * /r/Camping
 * /r/Hiking
 * /r/Alpinism
 * /r/Mountaineering
 * /r/Canyoneering
 * /r/SearchAndRescue
 * /r/Canoecamping
 * /r/BikePacking ← Biking and camping off road
 * /r/Trailguides 
 * /r/BackpackingDogs 
 * /r/Backpacking ← For the international or urban traveler who has supplies on their back.
 * /r/Packgoats 

##### Gear and Food Subreddits

 * /r/Hammocks
 * /r/Hammockcamping
 * /r/TrailMeals
 * /r/CampfireCooking/
 * /r/MYOG ← Make Your Own Gear
 * /r/CampingGear ← Camping Equipment
 * /r/OutdoorsGear/
 * /r/GearTrade ← Trade for Gear
 * /r/ULgeartrade ← Ultralight Gear Trade
 * /r/Flashlight
 * /r/Axesaw ← Hilariously Ineffective Camping Gear
 * /r/GoPro 
 * /r/MilitaryGear
 * /r/WorkBoots
 * /r/First_Aid
 * /r/FirstAid 
 * /r/WildernessMedicine/

##### Vehicle or RV Camping Subreddits
 * /r/Camping ← Allows car camping
 * /r/MotoCamping ← Motorcycle Camping
 * /r/Overlanding ← Vehicle camping in remote places
 * /r/TeardropTrailers
 * /r/TruckCampers
 * /r/Adventuremobile
 * /r/VanLife
 * /r/Vandwellers 
 * /r/GoRVing


##### Outdoors Activity Subreddits

 * /r/Climbing 
 * /r/Slackline ← Core and Balance training, balancing on webbing.
 * /r/Kayaking  ← Kayaking 
 * /r/Whitewater 
 * /r/Canoeing
 * /r/Caving 
 * /r/Outdoors ← General "Outdoors" 
 * /r/Shoestring ← Travelers on shoestring budgets
 * /r/ParkRangers  
 * /r/Adrenaline ← Mostly Videos of high-adrenaline sports
 * /r/trailguides ← Guides to trails
 * /r/Survival
 * /r/Snowshoeing 
 * /r/AnimalTracking 

#####Destination Subreddits

 * /r/Adirondacks ← Adirondack state park in NY
 * /r/Algonquinpark ← Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada
 * /r/AppalachianTrail ← East Coast U.S.
 * /r/AZCamping ← Arizona Camping
 * /r/BigBendTX ← Big Bend NP, Texas
 * /r/CatSkills ← Catskill State Park, NY
 * /r/CDT ← Continental Divide Trail
 * /r/Coloradohikers ← Colorado Hikers      
 * /r/CampAndHikeFlorida ← Florida   
 * /r/GrandCanyon ← in Arizona    
 * /r/GeorgiaCampAndHike  ← Georgia
 * /r/IsleRoyale ← Isle Royale National Park    
 * /r/JMT ← John Muir Trail, CA
 * /r/JoshuaTree ← Joshua Tree NP, CA
 * /r/BackcountryMichigan ← Michigan 
 * /r/CampAndHikeMichigan ← Michigan 
 * /r/Ulmidwest ← Midwest Ultralight
 * /r/MinnesotaCamping ← Minnesota   
 * /r/MOutdoors/ ← Missouri Camping
 * /r/Glacier ← NP, Montana
 * /r/NCTrails/ ← North Carolina  
 * /r/NorCalHiking/ ← Northern California
 * /r/OhioHiking/ ← Ohio     
 * /r/OhioCampingAdventures ← Ohio   
 * /r/CampOhio ← Ohio     
 * /r/PacificCrestTrail ← Pacific Crest Trail
 * /r/PNWhiking/ ← Pacific Northwest
 * /r/PAWilds ← Pennsylvania Wilds
 * /r/RoHiking ← Romania
 * /r/OutdoorScotland ← Scotland
 * /r/SoCalHiking ← Southern California   
 * /r/TXoutdoors/ ← Texas
 * /r/UKhiking ← United Kingdom 
 * /r/VancouverHiking/ ← Vancouver      
 * /r/Virginia_Hiking/ ← Virginia    
 * /r/WAOutdoors/ ← Washington State  
 * /r/WMNF ← White Mountains of NH
 * /r/Yellowstone ← Yellowstone NP
 * /r/Yosemite ← Yosemite NP in California
 * /r/Longtrail ← Vermont
 * /r/GuessThatSpot ← Guess where?     
 * /r/NationalPark ← U.S.

<div class="md"><p><strong>For Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack.</strong></p>

<h6><a href="https://goo.gl/flIkrV"></a></h6>

<hr/>

<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/comments/3eg6jo/metaoriginal_content_vs_earthporn/"><strong>Original content vs. Earthporn</strong></a></p>

<hr/>

<p><strong><em>Don&#39;t forget to <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/wiki/index">check out our Wiki</a> for more information!</em></strong></p>

<hr/>

<hr/>

<h3><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/about/rules/">Rules</a></h3>

<p>See the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/wiki/index">wiki</a> for a full explanation of the rules.</p>

<p><strong>Sort by:</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3ATrip+Reports">Trip Reports</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3ADestination%2BQuestions">Destination Q&#39;s</a><br/>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3ATips%2B%26%2BTricks">Tips &amp; Tricks</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3AGear+Review">Gear Review</a><br/>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3AGear+Questions">Gear Questions</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3AGear+Porn">Gear Porn</a><br/>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3ACampsite+Pictures">Campsite Pictures</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3APicture">Pictures</a><br/>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3AVideo">Video</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3ANews">News</a><br/>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/search?restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3AFood">Food</a>  </p>

<h5>Submission Guidelines</h5>

<ul>
<li><p>For basic questions, first <strong><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/wiki/index">Check out the Camping and Hiking FAQ</a></strong> </p></li>
<li><p><strong>Pictures should generally be your own Original Content and include the location in the title or comments.</strong> Tell us something about your trip that involved camping and hiking. What mountain are you on? How long did it take to get there? How was the weather that day? Would you go back again?</p></li>
</ul>

<h5>Related SubReddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/WildernessBackpacking">/r/WildernessBackpacking</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/Camping">/r/Camping</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Hiking">/r/Hiking</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Alpinism">/r/Alpinism</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Mountaineering">/r/Mountaineering</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Canyoneering">/r/Canyoneering</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/SearchAndRescue">/r/SearchAndRescue</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Canoecamping">/r/Canoecamping</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/BikePacking">/r/BikePacking</a> ← Biking and camping off road</li>
<li><a href="/r/Trailguides">/r/Trailguides</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/BackpackingDogs">/r/BackpackingDogs</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/Backpacking">/r/Backpacking</a> ← For the international or urban traveler who has supplies on their back.</li>
<li><a href="/r/Packgoats">/r/Packgoats</a> </li>
</ul>

<h5>Gear and Food Subreddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Hammocks">/r/Hammocks</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Hammockcamping">/r/Hammockcamping</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/TrailMeals">/r/TrailMeals</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/CampfireCooking/">/r/CampfireCooking/</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/MYOG">/r/MYOG</a> ← Make Your Own Gear</li>
<li><a href="/r/CampingGear">/r/CampingGear</a> ← Camping Equipment</li>
<li><a href="/r/OutdoorsGear/">/r/OutdoorsGear/</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/GearTrade">/r/GearTrade</a> ← Trade for Gear</li>
<li><a href="/r/ULgeartrade">/r/ULgeartrade</a> ← Ultralight Gear Trade</li>
<li><a href="/r/Flashlight">/r/Flashlight</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Axesaw">/r/Axesaw</a> ← Hilariously Ineffective Camping Gear</li>
<li><a href="/r/GoPro">/r/GoPro</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/MilitaryGear">/r/MilitaryGear</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/WorkBoots">/r/WorkBoots</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/First_Aid">/r/First_Aid</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/FirstAid">/r/FirstAid</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/WildernessMedicine/">/r/WildernessMedicine/</a></li>
</ul>

<h5>Vehicle or RV Camping Subreddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Camping">/r/Camping</a> ← Allows car camping</li>
<li><a href="/r/MotoCamping">/r/MotoCamping</a> ← Motorcycle Camping</li>
<li><a href="/r/Overlanding">/r/Overlanding</a> ← Vehicle camping in remote places</li>
<li><a href="/r/TeardropTrailers">/r/TeardropTrailers</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/TruckCampers">/r/TruckCampers</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Adventuremobile">/r/Adventuremobile</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/VanLife">/r/VanLife</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Vandwellers">/r/Vandwellers</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/GoRVing">/r/GoRVing</a></li>
</ul>

<h5>Outdoors Activity Subreddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Climbing">/r/Climbing</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/Slackline">/r/Slackline</a> ← Core and Balance training, balancing on webbing.</li>
<li><a href="/r/Kayaking">/r/Kayaking</a>  ← Kayaking </li>
<li><a href="/r/Whitewater">/r/Whitewater</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/Canoeing">/r/Canoeing</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Caving">/r/Caving</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/Outdoors">/r/Outdoors</a> ← General &quot;Outdoors&quot; </li>
<li><a href="/r/Shoestring">/r/Shoestring</a> ← Travelers on shoestring budgets</li>
<li><a href="/r/ParkRangers">/r/ParkRangers</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/Adrenaline">/r/Adrenaline</a> ← Mostly Videos of high-adrenaline sports</li>
<li><a href="/r/trailguides">/r/trailguides</a> ← Guides to trails</li>
<li><a href="/r/Survival">/r/Survival</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Snowshoeing">/r/Snowshoeing</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/AnimalTracking">/r/AnimalTracking</a> </li>
</ul>

<h5>Destination Subreddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Adirondacks">/r/Adirondacks</a> ← Adirondack state park in NY</li>
<li><a href="/r/Algonquinpark">/r/Algonquinpark</a> ← Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada</li>
<li><a href="/r/AppalachianTrail">/r/AppalachianTrail</a> ← East Coast U.S.</li>
<li><a href="/r/AZCamping">/r/AZCamping</a> ← Arizona Camping</li>
<li><a href="/r/BigBendTX">/r/BigBendTX</a> ← Big Bend NP, Texas</li>
<li><a href="/r/CatSkills">/r/CatSkills</a> ← Catskill State Park, NY</li>
<li><a href="/r/CDT">/r/CDT</a> ← Continental Divide Trail</li>
<li><a href="/r/Coloradohikers">/r/Coloradohikers</a> ← Colorado Hikers<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/CampAndHikeFlorida">/r/CampAndHikeFlorida</a> ← Florida<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/GrandCanyon">/r/GrandCanyon</a> ← in Arizona<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/GeorgiaCampAndHike">/r/GeorgiaCampAndHike</a>  ← Georgia</li>
<li><a href="/r/IsleRoyale">/r/IsleRoyale</a> ← Isle Royale National Park<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/JMT">/r/JMT</a> ← John Muir Trail, CA</li>
<li><a href="/r/JoshuaTree">/r/JoshuaTree</a> ← Joshua Tree NP, CA</li>
<li><a href="/r/BackcountryMichigan">/r/BackcountryMichigan</a> ← Michigan </li>
<li><a href="/r/CampAndHikeMichigan">/r/CampAndHikeMichigan</a> ← Michigan </li>
<li><a href="/r/Ulmidwest">/r/Ulmidwest</a> ← Midwest Ultralight</li>
<li><a href="/r/MinnesotaCamping">/r/MinnesotaCamping</a> ← Minnesota<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/MOutdoors/">/r/MOutdoors/</a> ← Missouri Camping</li>
<li><a href="/r/Glacier">/r/Glacier</a> ← NP, Montana</li>
<li><a href="/r/NCTrails/">/r/NCTrails/</a> ← North Carolina<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/NorCalHiking/">/r/NorCalHiking/</a> ← Northern California</li>
<li><a href="/r/OhioHiking/">/r/OhioHiking/</a> ← Ohio<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/OhioCampingAdventures">/r/OhioCampingAdventures</a> ← Ohio<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/CampOhio">/r/CampOhio</a> ← Ohio<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/PacificCrestTrail">/r/PacificCrestTrail</a> ← Pacific Crest Trail</li>
<li><a href="/r/PNWhiking/">/r/PNWhiking/</a> ← Pacific Northwest</li>
<li><a href="/r/PAWilds">/r/PAWilds</a> ← Pennsylvania Wilds</li>
<li><a href="/r/RoHiking">/r/RoHiking</a> ← Romania</li>
<li><a href="/r/OutdoorScotland">/r/OutdoorScotland</a> ← Scotland</li>
<li><a href="/r/SoCalHiking">/r/SoCalHiking</a> ← Southern California<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/TXoutdoors/">/r/TXoutdoors/</a> ← Texas</li>
<li><a href="/r/UKhiking">/r/UKhiking</a> ← United Kingdom </li>
<li><a href="/r/VancouverHiking/">/r/VancouverHiking/</a> ← Vancouver<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/Virginia_Hiking/">/r/Virginia_Hiking/</a> ← Virginia<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/WAOutdoors/">/r/WAOutdoors/</a> ← Washington State<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/WMNF">/r/WMNF</a> ← White Mountains of NH</li>
<li><a href="/r/Yellowstone">/r/Yellowstone</a> ← Yellowstone NP</li>
<li><a href="/r/Yosemite">/r/Yosemite</a> ← Yosemite NP in California</li>
<li><a href="/r/Longtrail">/r/Longtrail</a> ← Vermont</li>
<li><a href="/r/GuessThatSpot">/r/GuessThatSpot</a> ← Guess where?<br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/NationalPark">/r/NationalPark</a> ← U.S.</li>
</ul>
</div>

t5_2qqom

For Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack.

Tips, trip reports, back-country gear reviews, safety and news

<div class="md"><p>For Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack.</p>

<p>Tips, trip reports, back-country gear reviews, safety and news</p>
</div>

---
---

**Please remember to flair your post!**
---
---


**This subreddit is about Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack. If it's only one or the other, please post to /r/Hiking or /r/Camping**

---
---

**Use the search feature to check if your question has already been asked!**

---
---

**Pictures should generally be your own Original Content and include the location in 
the title or comments.** Tell us something about your trip that presumably involved camping or hiking. What mountain are you on? How long did it take to get there? How was the weather that day? Would you go back again?

If you are doing any sort of advertising for a company and don't write more than "a sentence" about why your/their product or service is special or different, don't wonder why it is downvoted and possibly banned. 

If you use your account for *submitting links to one site*, this is against the spirit/rules of Reddit, and you may be banned.

<div class="md"><hr/>

<hr/>

<h2><strong>Please remember to flair your post!</strong></h2>

<hr/>

<p><strong>This subreddit is about Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack. If it&#39;s only one or the other, please post to <a href="/r/Hiking">/r/Hiking</a> or <a href="/r/Camping">/r/Camping</a></strong></p>

<hr/>

<hr/>

<p><strong>Use the search feature to check if your question has already been asked!</strong></p>

<hr/>

<hr/>

<p><strong>Pictures should generally be your own Original Content and include the location in 
the title or comments.</strong> Tell us something about your trip that presumably involved camping or hiking. What mountain are you on? How long did it take to get there? How was the weather that day? Would you go back again?</p>

<p>If you are doing any sort of advertising for a company and don&#39;t write more than &quot;a sentence&quot; about why your/their product or service is special or different, don&#39;t wonder why it is downvoted and possibly banned. </p>

<p>If you use your account for <em>submitting links to one site</em>, this is against the spirit/rules of Reddit, and you may be banned.</p>
</div>

First night camp at Monongahela National Forest, WV