Bushcraft community hate towards non-bushcraft knives? What's up with this bushcraft craze? 😂

[Murdamook]

War in Ukraine, record inflation, crisis on the southern border, pandemic, supply side crisis, bushcraft enthusiasts are snobs

We didn’t start the fire, it was always burnin’ since the world’s been turning’…oh wait. We weren’t quoting Billy Joel lyrics?

 

[Drop bear]

The real “Bushcraft community”. Change my mind.

 

[King of the Cheese]

Impressive, ain’t it?

Wouldn‘t mind having someone like that around when I need to chop trees down.

 

[coolbreezy37]

I gotta say I’m enjoying this dumpster fire of a thread.

 

[Boattale]

My nomination for bushcraft knife of the week.

 

[coolbreezy37]

My nomination for bushcraft knife of the week.

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I’d use it.

 

[coolbreezy37]

Other potential candidates

https://flic.kr/p/2mwEf87

 

[King of the Cheese]

My vote for the perfect Bushcraft knife. Made spears, killed a bear, ate a bear, made fur coats.

 

[A.L.]

Old yellers in Finland talk about ”erätaidot” wich means ”wilderness skills”. Basic outdoors skills. I use it as it is healthier term for outdoors skills. I don’t know if I even wanted to live in the post apocalyptic world so I take my risks ar practicing just basic wilderness skills.

As far as hipster knives go, the said old yellers in here would propably be called hipsters because for a long time puukko was the only knife taken to the outdoors. If you carried something modern it would be snirked on.

Regarding the ”not true leuku” comment that I can’t find anymore: leuku is very traditional knife. If I posted black coated tactical knife and called it Randall knife.. well, it would be interesting to see the reactions.

 

[kobold]

Now if someone would only make a TACTICAL BUSHCRAFT knife, I'd be all over it like white on rice.

I immediately thought about this one too.

 

[The Grendels]

I have been camping for over 50 years-back packing, canoe camping, car and motorcycle camping, and I have never had the need to baton wood, build a shelter or use a fire steel. I usually carry my old Eswing axe and/or a folding saw. I carry nice knives because I like nice knives but I have never needed one for survival.

I've always leaned on axes, machetes, and saws to camp and hike, and saved the weight on the knife. Where the knife starts becoming a lot more important in the wilderness is if you're processing fish and game. I don't have a problem with people trying to do more with knives and being the first generation of my family not to make a living in the woods or on a ranch going back a long time, it's as much about nostalgia for an older set of skills, as anything. I still take a jet lighter with me when I camp though, because it's an awesome piece of kit, and even a Bic lighter is a pain in the ass on a windy beach. At the end of a long day in the backpack harness I'm not going to be grabbing a bow drill to start a fire in the bush, because there's usually too much that needs to be done before turning in for the night. There's a lot of unsatisfied and bored adults out there that are trying to recapture the Boy Scout experience in some way, either out of nostalgia or new experience they felt they got gypped out of. I used an axe all the time as a kid and teenager, but not so much as a young guy in the city. I enjoy swinging an axe a lot more now than as a kid, partly because I better appreciate practicing the skills passed down through the generations of my family and partly because it's on my own terms.

It’s almost like some of those gear review channels are monetized in some way, amirite?

Some of those gear and outdoor channels on YouTube and Instagram will promote the awesomeness of a rock and stick as an effective mosquito repellent if you pay them, but be harsh on products by manufacturers who don't give them fabulous cash and prizes. In other cases the links to buy the stuff is right below the video. They're not all like that, but a lot of them are just like that. For some it's just a matter of trying to promote the stuff they actually think is good so they can live with themselves. I mean there's also a ton of knife reviewers that feed the monster for the people here or excite all the watch collectors or other people who have embraced the way of winning by having the most toys. You can also make a ton of cash on YouTube if you're willing to put in the work, to the point where you now hate what you once loved, and enough people are willing to tune in to your madcap adventures every few days. For some people it's a hobby, where it's nice to get some cash back for all the time they put in, but for others it's a full time job and they can monetized by getting a share of ad revenue. Obviously, it helps if you're pretty and/or have pets to help pimp your videos. Gotta have an adorable pet or two to move that merch and get those subscriber numbers up.

 

[Houlahound]

As far as hobbies go bushcraft is far more wholesome, healthy and less expensive than a gazillion other hobbies so if you like it do it, if you don't like it stfu and do what the what you wanna do and leave others alone.

 

[not2sharp]

Bush-crafting is funny concept. I have no issue with the skills or tools, but if your purpose in the woods is to make and build thing, you should consider that you might need more time to decompress. The woods for me are a rare threat, a chance to get out of an urban environment and vacation in a different environment.

Some of my favorite trips were those that ran a few days and actually allowed me to get to a point where I could enjoy doing nothing. I would just kick back in some scenic location and take in the fresh air, the quiet, and enjoy the place. After a long while you just enjoy the smell of the place, the sounds of a nearby brook, the calls of birds and wildlife, the slow oscillation of the forest around you in a light breeze and soon you find that most of the day has gone by and you have yet to move or even look at your watch. That even the routine of breakfast, lunch or dinner has escaped you and that there is nothing more pleasing at that particular moment than to enjoy the warmth and crackling of your camp fire or to just lay back and take in the beauty of that clear night sky. Those are the rare moments where you have actually managed to lay back and relax.

So if there is a negative to the emphasis on bushcrafting it is perhaps that you are missing the forest for the trees; or whatever tree bits you are so intently focused on.

N2s

 

[kobold]

I carry Bics, a firesteel and flint/steel fire kits in all my packs. I like to be redundant, so I don't have to rub two sticks together!

Two bics at the same time.

 

[Houlahound]

The woods for me are a rare threat,

It's unfortunate you see the woods this way. You may have some unresolved issues you a need a professional to help you work thru or it could just be the weed smoke making you paranoid.

 

[Murdamook]

My nomination for bushcraft knife of the week.

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Dave Canterbury, military embellishments aside, seems to know his stuff. He does carry a fixed blade, but, IIRC, he also takes a Case Folding Hunter. I saw some stuff on social media and he mentioned he uses it primarily, and takes a bit of flint with him because the Case high carbon can spark the flint easily.

 

[Monofletch]

WTF is a bushcraft knife???

ANY knife I have with me in the woods is a bushcraft knife.

I despise the term "bushcraft" with every ounce of my body. "Bushcraft" is becoming what "tactical" was in the '90's - meaningless and overused.

It’s like my neighbor. His son doesn’t play regular baseball….. he plays “select” baseball!

 

[91bravo]

Bushcrafting

 

[GAGL]

Exactly my point, try finding a scandi without a secondary bevel.

i've lived in northern sweden in the woods and these were my EDCs.

a Mora 711 for food and a Hultafors craftsman for work.

 

[Sibyrnes]

Bushcrafting

We had some hedges that needed trimming so my wife did a search on "bush trimming". She was shocked by what she found!