r/Survival is a subreddit with 5.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses survival, worst, alone, looking, and tools, and they frequently recommend/review pocket knife, survival knife, and survival kit.
Wilderness Survival
Popular Themes in r/Survival
#1
Advice Requests
: "How to deal with torn fingernails?"
1 post
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Rate me"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Survival
#1
Survival
21 posts
#2
Worst
11 posts
#3
Alone
3 posts
#4
Looking
2 posts
#5
Tools
2 posts
#6
Hate
2 posts
#7
Camping
2 posts
#8
Fire
2 posts
#9
Survive
2 posts
#10
Looking For
1 post
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
General Question
: "Power outage"
5 posts
#2
Question About Techniques
: "De-humidifier collected water"
4 posts
#3
Modern Survival
: "Flare Bear Banger: Stray & Wild Animal Deterrent Tool"
2 posts
#4
DO NOT ATTEMPT
: "Wilderness first aid application"
1 post
#5
Hunting/Fishing/Trapping
: ".177 Break-Barrel Air Rifles."
1 post
#6
Gear Recommendation Wanted
: "Looking at getting an Axe to keep with my Survival kit. I'm looking at these 2 the Swiss tech is $50 and the Hart is $21 on clearance currently. If yall have other suggestions I'm trying to keep it around or under the $50 mark for a decent Axe."
1 post
#7
Fire
: "DIY leather lighter holder keyring"
1 post
#8
Shelter
: "Going on a hike on Saturday"
1 post
#9
Wilderness Medicine
: "How to deal with torn fingernails?"
1 post
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+13k members(0.3%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026