r/BushcraftUK is a subreddit with 43k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses bushcraft, fire, knife, camping, and shelter, and they frequently recommend/review pocket knife, sleeping bag, and hatchet.
A place to share and discuss United Kingdom specific bushcraft content.
Popular Themes in r/BushcraftUK
#1
Advice Requests
: "Can someone explain to me why r/wildcamping is so down on having fires? Or is it the same here?"
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Camping Knives?"
9 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Birthday yesterday. My son bought me this lovely DD 4x4 tarp. Couldnt wait to try it out."
4 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Was an interesting moment when my edc was required during a moment I never thought of before.. swiss army knife win again!"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "i planing celebrate my birthday in the forest, chatGpt give me some skech, maybe you have some ideas for this database?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/BushcraftUK
#1
Bushcraft
: "First Bushcraft shelter (no tools)"
102 posts
#2
Fire
: "primitive Fire starter tools"
40 posts
#3
Knife
: "pen Knife recommendations"
39 posts
#4
Camping
: "Made a petition to legalise wild Camping in England"
38 posts
#5
Shelter
: "First Bushcraft Shelter (no tools)"
22 posts
#6
Gear
17 posts
#7
Cooking
14 posts
#8
Uk
12 posts
#9
Survival
: "I Built a Survival Shelter In The Forest and filmed the whole thing (gethin_eva) on yt"
10 posts
#10
Tools
: "primitive fire starter Tools"
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/BushcraftUK
Pocket Knife
17 reviews
#1
Opinel
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#2
Victorinox
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Boker
4.0★ from 1 review
Sleeping Bag
3 reviews
#1
Snugpak
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Naturehike
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Carinthia
5.0★ from 1 review
Hatchet
3 reviews
#1
Robin Wood Carving Axe
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Hultafors
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Fiskars
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/BushcraftUK
Yearly
+2k members(5.9%)
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Last updated: July 9, 2026