Can you self-promote on r/backpacking?

Q: Can you self-promote on r/backpacking?

Self-promotion restricted. Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed. Read 2026-10-05 from the community's own rules.

Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-05

Can you promote on r/backpacking?

Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.

AI-generated content not allowed Its rules remove some or all AI-generated posts, comments or media. Write it yourself here, or pick another community. Other communities' AI rules.

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its rules on Reddit

A subreddit for traveling backpacking and wilderness backpacking, not restricted to one or the other. All posts must be flaired "Travel" or "Wilderness"

What its rules say about promotion

Self Promotion and Spam
This is a community of users, not a platform for advertisement, self promotion, surveys, apps, or blogspam. Including YouTube channels and Guide Services. Absolutely no app advertising here. Self promotion should be limited to about 10% of your posts. If this is a concern, go find a discussion to share all that good advice you have accumulated! [Reddit Self-Promotion Guide](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/selfpromotion)

What its rules say about AI and bots

All photos and videos must be Original Content
All photos and videos must be Original Content. No AI generated pictures. Reposts and stolen content is not allowed.

All 5 rules of r/backpacking

All posts tagged "Wilderness" or "Travel"
In order to offer a place for the spectrum of Backpackers, posts should be tagged with either "Travel" for things most related to destination backpacking, and "Wilderness" should be used when the post primarily relates to outdoor camping or hiking.
Submissions must include a short paragraph describing your trip.
Submitted content should be of high-quality. Low effort posting of very general information is not useful. Posts must include a trip report of at least 150 characters or a short paragraph with trip details. Tell us something about your trip. How long did it take to get there? How did you get there? How was the weather that day? Would you go back again?
Self Promotion and Spam
This is a community of users, not a platform for advertisement, self promotion, surveys, apps, or blogspam. Including YouTube channels and Guide Services. Absolutely no app advertising here. Self promotion should be limited to about 10% of your posts. If this is a concern, go find a discussion to share all that good advice you have accumulated! [Reddit Self-Promotion Guide](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/selfpromotion)
All photos and videos must be Original Content
All photos and videos must be Original Content. No AI generated pictures. Reposts and stolen content is not allowed.
Be helpful. Don't use strong swear words.
Polite, constructive criticism of ideas is acceptable. Unconstructive criticism of individuals and usage of strong profanity is unacceptable.

What the written rules don't show

Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.

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