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/r/Bushcraft defines Bushcraft as the usage and practice of skills, acquiring and developing knowledge and understanding, in order to survive and thrive in the natural environment. In this subreddit we discuss the development, and practise, of those skills and techniques, the use of appropriate tools, schools of thought and the historical context.

419k subscribers103 posts / mo in Sep 202667 authors / mosince 2008

r/Bushcraft has 419k members (+3.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 103 posts a month from 67 people. Top topics: Knives & Machetes, Spoon Carving and Firewood & Wood Splitting.

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Size and growth

How r/Bushcraft has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.8%in 12 months · +0.7% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026419k
Growing419k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−13%vs Sep 2025 · −0.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026103
QuieterPeaked at 408 in Jan 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Bushcraft

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Knives & Machetes1.8%
  2. Spoon Carving1.0%
  3. Firewood & Wood Splitting0.8%
  4. Knife Crafting & Bushcraft0.4%
  5. Backpacking Gear & Recommendations0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Varusteleka
  2. Knife Steel Nerds
  3. Walmart
  4. Knifecenter
  5. Amazon

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research