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 survival, looking for, lookingfor, looking, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review pocket knife, survival knife, and survival kit.
Wilderness Survival
Popular Themes in r/Survival
#1
Advice Requests
: "What’s the most useless item people still put in a survival kit?"
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Fire starter for idiots help please!"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Sorry Not Sorry for the rage. All People who love clean water when Backpacking etc.., The time for action is now."
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Improvised snowshoes from paracord and zip ties – worked surprisingly well"
2 posts
#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
Survival
: "What’s the most useless item people still put in a Survival kit?"
70 posts
#2
Looking For
42 posts
#3
Lookingfor
41 posts
#4
Looking
39 posts
#5
Worst
: "Greater Weever Fish Sting Report – Worst Pain I’ve Ever Experienced"
17 posts
#6
Gear
: "Advice on what I’d need for a starter survival/bushcraft kit. I’m just a beginner so be kind please"
14 posts
#7
Knife
: "Machete"
11 posts
#8
Good
9 posts
#9
Camping
: "First time backcountry Camping - will be in bear country"
7 posts
#10
Tools
6 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?"
10 posts
#2
General Question
: "Fishing survival question"
9 posts
#3
Fire
: "How much heat do fires actually provide?"
4 posts
#4
Survival Kits
: "Food"
3 posts
#5
Question About Techniques
: "What is the risk of cave in"
1 post
#6
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
#7
Wilderness Medicine
: "Probably one of the best survival rations for 6$. About the size of an Altoids tin, but two pieces gives a daily serving of Vitamin C. Tastes good too."
1 post
#8
Modern Survival
: "4 weeks outside, what do I need?"
1 post
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Yearly
-9753 members(-0.2%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026