r/Survival is a subreddit with 5.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, lookingfor, looking, survival, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review pocket knife, survival knife, and survival kit.
Wilderness Survival
Popular Themes in r/Survival
#1
Advice Requests
: "Outdoor enthusiasts, what’s that ONE survival tip or real-life lesson you learned the hard way during an unplanned emergency?"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "So, half the state of Colorado is on fire. I need some ideas for a functional improvised rooftop cargo carrier for my car."
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Anyone heard of these "Monster Matches" before? They seem like a marketing gimmick to me, but if not a gimmick could be really great."
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Help Create a Free Practical Survival Guide for Everyone"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "When to buy generic ,offbrand, and brand name"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Im going to travel in van"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Survival
#1
Looking For
42 posts
#2
Lookingfor
41 posts
#3
Looking
39 posts
#4
Survival
: "What are some of the aspects of Survival that are often overlooked?"
39 posts
#5
Worst
: "Greater Weever Fish Sting Report – Worst Pain I’ve Ever Experienced"
12 posts
#6
Good
9 posts
#7
Knife
9 posts
#8
Gear
: "4 weeks outside, what do I need?"
8 posts
#9
Book
4 posts
#10
Camping
: "First time backcountry Camping - will be in bear country"
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/Survival
Pocket Knife
226 reviews
#1
Benchmade
4.9★ from 31 reviews
#2
Kershaw
4.6★ from 29 reviews
#3
Spyderco
4.8★ from 18 reviews
Survival Knife
95 reviews
#1
Mora
4.8★ from 21 reviews
#2
ESEE
4.8★ from 11 reviews
#3
Morakniv
4.6★ from 7 reviews
Survival Kit
91 reviews
#1
Leatherman
5.0★ from 22 reviews
#2
Victorinox
5.0★ from 7 reviews
#3
Bic
5.0★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/Survival
#1
Learning Survival
: "Outdoor enthusiasts, what’s that ONE survival tip or real-life lesson you learned the hard way during an unplanned emergency?"
14 posts
#2
General Question
: "Fishing survival question"
14 posts
#3
Survival Kits
: "Food"
4 posts
#4
Fire
: "How much heat do fires actually provide?"
4 posts
#5
Wilderness Medicine
: "Tannic acid makes for a really great disinfectant, and it's extremely easy to make in the woods."
2 posts
#6
Primitive Skills
: "Indigenous cultures developed environmental prediction systems that outperform modern methods. Andean Pleiades forecasting, San tracking at 98% accuracy, Aboriginal fire management. The knowledge is encoded in oral traditions -- and it's disappearing at 9 languages per year!"
2 posts
#7
Question About Techniques
: "Living in the woods"
2 posts
#8
Modern Survival
: "What communications equipment would you take into the wilderness for extended survival settings in a small group?"
2 posts
#9
Gear Recommendation Wanted
: "Advice on what I’d need for a starter survival/bushcraft kit. I’m just a beginner so be kind please"
1 post
#10
Shelter
: "Yama fastline tensioner clips for tarp shelters?"
1 post
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Yearly
-5595 members(-0.1%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026