What is your favorite Backpacking Forum?

**Second Wind** · 02-16-2013, 10:10

I love, love, love this forum and have learned so much. I wondered if any of you also have a favorite forum for Backpacking chit-chat? I found a lot when I did a Google search, but would appreciate hearing if you've found any of them to be as helpful as this site. Thanks

**MAD777** · 02-16-2013, 10:16

HammockForums is the winner, hands down!
I came here from www.backpackinglight.com which is where I practically lived before discovering to HF. It is the only other backpacking site that I found both worthwhile and friendly.

**Ramblinrev** · 02-16-2013, 10:20

Originally Posted by lorac629

I love, love, love this forum and have learned so much. I wondered if any of you also have a favorite forum for Backpacking chit-chat? I found a lot when I did a Google search, but would appreciate hearing if you've found any of them to be as helpful as this site. Thanks

Chip in the $10 for donating member status and a whole world of adjunct backpacking (non_hammock related) becomes available. All with the good nature of the hammock forums. That's my suggestion.

**L.D. Cakes** · 02-16-2013, 10:24

Here of course. This is the friendliest place to be that fits my way of being in the outside world. Becoming a donating member opens up extra forums for you including backpacking and all of the extras one would want to learn about.

**Roadrunnr72** · 02-16-2013, 10:30

Here @ HF, you are not a donating member and are missing out on a lot of info that is available. And if this thread stays towards backpacking, it too, will go to the donating members section, I think......RR

**thatguy** · 02-16-2013, 10:32

Originally Posted by Ramblinrev

Chip in the $10 for donating member status and a whole world of adjunct backpacking (non_hammock related) becomes available. All with the good nature of the hammock forums. That's my suggestion.

I'll second (or third?) this... I've lurked on whiteblaze and backpackinglight but I've found the members here to be awesome. Granted, I didn't know about the donating members section when I donated.

**sargevining** · 02-16-2013, 10:33

There are other backpacking forums?

Why?

**FireInMyBones** · 02-16-2013, 10:39

Here for sure. with the $10 donation, a whole new world opens up and allows access to almost too much information (not possible). Backpackinglight.com is also pretty good, but it has a different feel. HF is the friendliest site I've found on the interwebs.