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This is a community for Hiker Trash to share and discover meals for backpacking trips. This is not a community for cast iron pans or meals that require simmering. Hiker Trash ranging from dirt poor to master trail chef are invited to share their trade secrets. Please restrict your recipes to meals that are small and packable, lightweight, easy to prepare, and tasty. Homemade or store bought meals are welcome to be shared. Meals that are very caloric are fantastic. Come share your knowledge!

38k subscribers16 posts / mo in Sep 202614 authors / mosince 2020

r/HikerTrashMeals has 38k members (+50% over the last 12 months). It gets about 16 posts a month from 14 people. Top topics: Tuna Salads & Melts, Subreddit Growth and Japanese Snacks.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+50%in 12 months · +13% in 3 months
Oct 202638k
Growing38k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Aug 2020)
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+220%vs Sep 2025 · +32% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202616
BusierPeaked at 37 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/HikerTrashMeals

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Tuna Salads & Melts2.4%
  2. Subreddit Growth0.6%
  3. Japanese Snacks0.6%
  4. Burritos0.6%
  5. Ramen Broth & Noodles0.6%

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research