Bushcraft websites

These are the Bushcraft sites in the Ultimate Survival Library, a curated directory of survival and prepping websites. Wilderness bushcraft — carving, cordage, primitive fire, natural shelter, and working directly with natural materials.

• A Woodsrunners Diary

  A Woodsrunner's Diary explores 17th and 18th-century living history and historical trekking. The blog covers various aspects of period wilderness living, including skills, crafts, clothing styles, and equipment used by woodsmen and frontiersmen of the era. It aims to bring history to life by emulating the lifestyles and trades of people from the New World f…

• American Preppers Network

  Facebook-based public group with over 26K members focused on prepping and survival topics. Members share discussions, media, and troubleshooting on skills such as bow-and-drill fire starting and related preparedness techniques.

• Ancient Pathways

  Ancient Pathways has offered experientially-based courses in wilderness survival, primitive skills, and bushcraft since 1989. Instruction is hands-on with minimal lecture. They now run only private group courses hosted at client facilities or land.

• Animated Knots by Grog

  Animated guide teaching hundreds of knots across categories including climbing, fishing, boating, search & rescue, arborist, and basics. Step-by-step animations demonstrate tying techniques for practical use in outdoor and emergency settings.

• Badlands Fieldcraft

  Blog and training site focused on fieldcraft, bushcraft, land navigation, cold weather skills, and related articles. Offers courses, gear lists, knife making/sales, and a library of practical writings. Includes reviews, projects, and current gear recommendations for operating in the field.

• Bearclaw Bushcraft

  Inactive blog focused on bushcraft skills, primitive survival techniques, and personal experiences living off the land. Author discusses fire-making, shelter building, hunting tools, and historical survival adaptations.

• Ben's Backwoods

  Blog sharing articles and reviews on bushcraft, survival skills, homesteading, and simple living. Covers tool evaluations such as folding saws and axes, plus documentary reviews highlighting wilderness techniques. Focuses on practical how-to content for woodsmen and self-reliant living.

• Black Scout Survival

  YouTube channel by Marine veteran Jack Richland focused on combat-ready survival skills, urban escape and evasion, bug-out bags, and disaster preparedness. Offers tutorials on primitive fire starting, caches, restraint escape, and tactical mindset training. Covers grid-down scenarios and personal security for SHTF readiness.

• Boker USA

  Manufacturer and retailer of knives including EDC, outdoor, tactical, and fixed-blade models. Offers lines made in Germany, USA, and by global partners with emphasis on durable, functional blades. Supplies tools relevant to bushcraft, preparedness, and everyday carry.

• BushcraftOz Forum

  Australian bushcraft forum with archived discussions on skills, flora, fauna, bush tucker, homesteading, and primitive techniques. Content remains viewable despite new registrations being closed since 2023.

• BushcraftUK

  BushcraftUK is a platform established in 2000 for outdoor adventure enthusiasts to connect and share skills and knowledge. The community hosts various events known as 'Moots', which include the Summer Moot, a two-week camping event with five days of workshops, and the Winter Moot, a week-long outdoor cookery festival. In addition, the website provides news,…

• Custom Feathers

  Supplier of wild turkey feathers primarily for arrow fletching used by primitive, traditional, and modern archers. Also offers feathers for fly-fishing, taxidermy, crafts, and Native American regalia. All products sourced from legally taken turkeys.

• Fiddleback Forge

  Fiddleback Forge makes and sells handmade knives designed for hard use by outdoorsmen, hunters, and campers. The site offers weekly knife releases, in-person knife-making classes, and articles on bushcraft and survival knives.

• Fieldcraft Outpost

  YouTube channel run by former Green Beret Mike Glover covering preparedness, survival, bushcraft, tactical fieldcraft, and self-reliance. Features gear reviews, vehicle loadouts, carbine fundamentals, situational awareness, and bug-out systems tested in the field. Content emphasizes practical skills for mobility, defense, and outdoor self-sufficiency.

• Forager Chick

  Offers tutorials, videos, recipes, and in-person/online classes on foraging wild plants and mushrooms for food and medicine. Focuses on seasonal foraging and making products from wild edibles. Provides resources for learning self-reliant food sourcing skills.

• Foraging Texas

  Comprehensive resource on wild edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms in Texas, including identification guides, foraging ethics, and in-person classes. Covers sustainable harvesting practices and emergency preparedness uses. Founded by Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D.

• Free Trappers Association

  Australian black powder and muzzleloading club publishing newsletters and resources for enthusiasts of historical firearms, trapping, and primitive skills.

• Frontier Bushcraft

  UK-based bushcraft school offering in-person courses from one-day experiences to week-long immersions, wilderness expeditions in the UK and abroad, and structured online learning. Instruction covers shelter building, fire-lighting, water purification, navigation, first aid, plant identification, tracking, axe skills and woodcraft with emphasis on self-relia…

• Frontier Carpenter

  Blog documenting early American woodworking, pioneer crafts, and traditional tool use. Covers projects like log cabin repair, traveling forges, and historical shingling techniques. Focuses on hands-on self-reliant skills from a Nebraska practitioner.

• Gear Convoy

  Online store selling survival knives, bushcraft gear, hollow-handle knives, and survival kit components designed by Sam Wilson. Offers custom knife options and links to partner retailers for additional outdoor and preparedness equipment.

• Georgia Bushcraft

  Georgia Bushcraft provides courses, membership programs, and an outpost shop centered on wilderness skills and self-reliance. The site publishes articles on shelter building, knots, and reconnecting with nature through practical bushcraft techniques.

• German Knife Shop

  Online retailer specializing in German-made fixed blades, folding knives, and sheaths from brands including PUMA, Otter, Eickhorn, and Hartkopf. Offers military survival knives, hunting blades, and accessories with international shipping.

• Ghost of the Woods

  Blog sharing practical tutorials on primitive fire-starting with flint and steel, cordage making, punk wood identification, tomahawk helve carving, and flintlock musket hunting. Author Keith H. Burgess documents woodsman routines, camp craft, and tinder preparation drawn from historical reenactment and bushcraft experience.

• Hill People Gear

  Hill People Gear designs and manufactures backcountry packs, chest rigs, and related equipment optimized for efficiency in wilderness travel. The site includes product specifications, packing lists, fitment guides, instructional videos, and community forums focused on field use.

• Jack Mountain Bushcraft Folk School

  Offers short courses and lodge-based programs teaching traditional bushcraft, outdoor skills, ecology, crafting, and survival techniques. Programs cover fire, shelter, navigation, knife skills, basketry, snowshoeing, and related wilderness crafts without requiring camping. Focuses on building competence and connection to the natural world through hands-on f…

• Jack Mountain Bushcraft Media

  Jack Mountain Bushcraft Media offers courses and resources on wilderness survival and traditional living skills. The site provides information on bushcraft, canoeing, and homesteading, aiming to help individuals reconnect with nature and develop practical skills for living off the land.

• Jack Mountain Bushcraft School

  Jack Mountain Bushcraft School offers online courses, a private community network, and digital learning programs focused on traditional bushcraft skills, field experience, and outdoor living. Founded by Registered Master Maine Guide Tim Smith, it provides vetted instruction for students, alumni, and independent learners. The site emphasizes real-world skill…

• Joshua Shuttlesworth

  YouTube channel with videos on woodcraft, wild edibles, preparedness, hunting, survival, camping, primitive living, bushcraft, homesteading, gear reviews, and outdoor cooking. Companion to the 7 Ps Blog and Facebook page focused on the same topics.

• Lorien Design

  Custom knife and cutlery designer offering original blades, sheaths, and leather projects. Also provides consultation on sustainable trail design for mountain bike, hiking, and equestrian use.

• Medicine Bow Wilderness School

  35-acre wilderness school in north Georgia offering classes in primitive survival skills, bushcraft, and nature connection using early American methods. Covers sourcing food, medicine, fire, tools, shelter, and primitive weaponry. Author Mark Warren also publishes the Secrets of the Forest book series on self-sufficiency.

• Mel of the Mountains

  Offers brain tanning classes and workshops for making buckskin from deer hides. Provides tutorials and guides on traditional hide tanning techniques. Sells buckskin products and shares knowledge on wilderness crafts.

• Mungo Says Bah

  Personal bushcraft blog with tutorials on carving wooden spoons, alcohol stoves, and tool use. Covers specific knives, axes, and wilderness skills from a Toronto-based author. Includes references to instructors like Mors Kochanski.

• Nehawka Primitive Skills

  Personal blog documenting experiments and projects in primitive skills. Posts cover making tools from bone, antler, stone and rawhide, pottery firing, plant processing, and other traditional techniques using natural materials.

• Online Bushcraft Courses

  Premium online bushcraft training and resources from Paul Kirtley and Frontier Bushcraft. Offers courses on elementary bushcraft, tree and plant identification, and knot tying with video instruction.

• Ontario Trackers

  Archive of the inactive Ontario Trackers club (1991-2001) focused on wilderness survival tracking, with meeting notes, quizzes, and related resources. Directs visitors to active Wildwood Survival and Wildwood Tracking sites for ongoing content.

• Outdoor Warrior

  OutdoorWarrior.com publishes articles and guides on camping, survival skills, hunting, water purification, shelter building, and firearms. It covers topics like edible wild plants, survival kits, and hunting regulations, plus podcasts and gear recommendations.

• OutdoorCore

  OutdoorCore provides online video courses on survival skills, wilderness bushcraft, and disaster preparedness taught by Creek Stewart. Courses cover fire starting, natural cordage, bug-out bags, food storage, sprouting, and emergency readiness with lifetime access. Users learn at their own pace through structured video lessons and challenges.

• Pirtle Made

  Custom leather sheaths and holsters for fixed-blade knives and EDC tools. Offers integral drop-loop, cross-draw, pocket, and multi-carry designs for survival and bushcraft knives.

• Pit's Obsession Historical Trekking

  Blog documenting 18th-century woodsman skills, historical trekking events, gear preparation, and primitive scouting techniques. Covers bugout planning, period-appropriate substitutions, and practical frontier skills from events like Kentucky Woodsmans Weekend.

• Prepper Camp

  Prepper Camp is an annual multi-day outdoor conference on self-reliance, homesteading, off-grid living, and preparedness. It features 64 classes daily plus demonstrations, hands-on activities, vendors, and entertainment in a campground setting. The event is held in Mill Spring, North Carolina with on-site lodging and camping options.

• Primitive Technology

  YouTube channel demonstrating construction of shelters, tools, weapons, and fire-starting devices using only natural materials and primitive methods. Content focuses on experimental builds such as tiled-roof huts, stone axes, and kilns without modern tools. Playlists organize videos by category including shelter, pyrotechnology, tools, and agriculture.

• PrimitiveWays

  Site dedicated to primitive technology, traditional skills, and hand-made tools. Offers extensive articles and resources on fire making, cordage, archery, flintknapping, atlatls, primitive cooking, and related ancient techniques.

• Raven Armoury

  English maker of handmade swords, knives and sculpture established in 1987. Offers historical reproductions, custom commissions and a dedicated bushcraft knife model. Supplies collectors, museums and individuals seeking high-quality edged tools.

• Save Our Skills

  Website with tutorials on practical self-reliance skills including bushcraft techniques such as estimating tree height for felling. Covers basic how-to projects like electrical work and other hands-on preparedness topics.

• Self Reliance Outfitters

  Retailer of field-tested survival gear, outdoor tools, cooking kits, canteens, and related equipment. Also offers in-person bushcraft and survival training classes through The Pathfinder School, including basic, intermediate, and specialized courses.

• Selous Scouts

  Blog featuring survival fiction, bushcraft tutorials, gear reviews, and long-term preparedness topics. Covers shelters, rifles, budget bushcraft, and SHTF scenarios through stories and how-to posts. Active archive spanning 2008 onward with practical and narrative content.

• Spyderco

  Official YouTube channel of Spyderco, a manufacturer of folding and fixed-blade knives, sharpeners, and related accessories. Content includes product demos, manufacturing processes, new releases, and factory updates. Knives are survival-relevant tools for bushcraft, EDC, and preparedness.

• Stone Age Skills

  Archive of articles on primitive skills, ethnobotany, fungi, flora/fauna, and nature education by the late Storm. Hosted and maintained by Wildwood Survival in memory of the author. Focuses on hands-on wilderness knowledge and traditional living skills.

• Survival Gear BSO

  YouTube channel with videos on bushcraft, prepping, and outdoor survival. Covers bug-out bags, water purification gear, survival kits, and emergency preparedness simulations.

• Survival Hax

  Blog with practical articles on survival gear, winter camping tents, custom knives, bug-out bags, wilderness navigation, and hunting safety. Covers tips for campers, hunters, and preppers facing outdoor challenges.

• Survival Punk

  YouTube channel and podcast delivering survival and prepping content with a punk attitude. Covers topics including shelter, fire-starting, bug-out planning, nuclear survival, and practical preparedness skills through videos and livestreams.

• Survival Sherpa

  YouTube channel extending the Survival Sherpa blog. Focuses on practical self-reliance and preparedness projects including log cabin construction, tools, and hands-on skills. Content is presented student-to-student style with an emphasis on doing rather than theory.

• Survival Skill of the Month

  Subscription service delivering monthly full-color survival skill sheet sets in print or digital PDF format. Each set provides detailed instruction on a single skill with macro photography and text by instructor Creek Stewart. Plans start at $4.99/mo with no contracts.

• Survival Sullivan

  YouTube channel focused on survival and prepping topics. Offers videos on wilderness skills, urban preparedness, foraging recipes, DIY homesteading projects, and firearms training. Links to a companion website with additional articles and resources.

• Survival.org.au

  Australian site teaching wilderness survival, self-sufficiency and sustainable living skills. Covers bush tucker plant identification, edible weeds, finding water, survival radio, field guides, permaculture and related topics with quizzes and resources.

• Survivaltek

  YouTube channel with short videos demonstrating bushcraft and survival techniques including fire starting, paracord uses, improvised tools, and natural material crafts. Features a playlist focused on bushcraft and survival skills.

• Swiss Bianco

  Swiss Bianco manufactures folding knives, fixed blades, and accessories. Established in 1995 in Switzerland, the company designs and handcrafts knives for field performance. They also provide anodizing and special-purpose items.

• SwissArmyKnifeMall

  Online retailer specializing in original Victorinox and Wenger Swiss Army knives. Offers survival and military models, authenticity checks, care guides, and limited editions for outdoor and bushcraft use.

• The 7 Ps Blog

  The 7 Ps Blog provides practical tips and advice on emergency preparedness and survival skills. The blog covers a variety of topics including food storage, self-defense, and disaster planning, helping readers develop comprehensive preparedness plans.

• The Art of Manliness

  Men's lifestyle site covering style, fitness, relationships, social skills, and general self-improvement. Includes occasional articles on outdoor skills and survival basics.

• The Bushcraft Store

  UK retailer of bushcraft knives, axes, firelighting kits, shelters, backpacks, stoves and outdoor clothing. Stocks own-brand TBS products plus brands such as Soto, Tatonka, Fjallraven and Wechsel. Focuses on quality tools and equipment for wilderness skills and self-reliance.

• The Suburban Bushwacker

  Personal blog sharing hunting tales, fishing stories, wild game recipes, and detailed gear reviews for wilderness and cold-weather hunting. Covers equipment like boots, wool layers, packs, and reloading supplies with practical field testing. Focuses on affordable, functional kit for boreal forest and elk hunting trips.

• The Survival University

  Offers hands-on wilderness survival training courses in Colorado covering fire, shelter, water, navigation, and primitive skills. Provides Wilderness First Responder certification, land navigation, and a 50-day immersion program. Also includes medical/rescue training and nature-based learning.

• Tony Nester's Skills of Survival

  YouTube channel of survival instructor Tony Nester featuring desert survival, bushcraft, shelter building, water procurement, and outdoor gear videos. Nester has taught since 1989 via Ancient Pathways and trained military and law enforcement. Content draws from decades of field courses and media consulting.

• Tor's Bushcraft

  Personal site by Tor Helge Bygjordet sharing primitive skills and bushcraft techniques focused on northern Scandinavia. Covers fire starting, shelter building, foraging, fishing, hunting, knife use, and related outdoor equipment. Includes both modern and primitive methods for self-reliant wilderness living.

• Tracker Trail

  Independent site with class summaries, publications, photo galleries and resources for students of Tom Brown Jr.'s Tracker School. Covers wilderness tracking, primitive skills, recommended books/movies and links to other survival schools. Includes information on the Tracker Knife and Pine Barrens training areas.

• Turtle Island Preserve

  Turtle Island Preserve offers overnight camps, volunteer programs, and hands-on workshops teaching traditional skills including blacksmithing, hide tanning, knife making, and basketry. Located in a remote valley, the site provides immersive experiences in natural living, log construction, and pre-industrial practices. Proceeds from their store support the e…

• Twisted Stave

  Online store selling books, DVDs, and supplies for traditional bow building and survival skills. Offers items such as rawhide backing strips, bowyery handbooks, and signed copies of survival and bowhunting guides by Clay Hayes.

• UK Preppers Guide

  YouTube channel offering practical UK survival and emergency preparedness training. Covers urban prepping, bushcraft skills, water purification, long-term food storage, first aid, and bug-out/get-home bag drills. Focuses on realistic, repeatable skills for city dwellers facing blackouts, grid-down events, and severe weather.

• Urban Outdoor Skills

  Site of Pascal Baudar offering classes, workshops, and books on wildcrafted cuisine and traditional food preservation. Also covers wild clays and pottery techniques. Focuses on foraging, primitive skills, and self-reliant wild food practices.

• Wild Survival Skills

  Wild Survival offers expert training and adventure courses in survival, bushcraft, and primitive skills worldwide. Classes take place in locations including the Mojave Desert, Northeast woodlands, Canadian wilderness, and Pacific islands, teaching proven techniques for living close to nature.

• Wildcat Outdoors

  Personal blog covering outdoors interests with posts on Buck knives, primitive skills, and related gear. Maintains links to bushcraft, survival, and knife-making resources. Focuses on self-reliance topics like living primitively and traditional tools.

• Wilderness Axe Skills and Campcraft

  Book by Paul Kirtley on wilderness axe skills and campcraft. Covers tool selection, felling, carving, sharpening, and building camp structures with step-by-step photos and instructions.

• Wildwood Survival

  The Wildwood Survival website offers extensive information on wilderness survival skills, emphasizing an ancient philosophy of living in harmony with nature, described as having a "wilderness mind." It features over 500 pages of content covering a diverse range of topics, including essential survival elements like fire, shelter, water, and food, as well as…

• Wildwood Trackers

  Archive of an informal Ontario group that met regularly from 2001-2006 to study and practice wilderness tracking, survival skills, nature awareness and related topics. Site remains online as a historical record with links to the related Wildwood Survival and Wildwood Tracking resources.

• Wildwood Tracking

  Educational website focused on animal tracking skills including tracks, scat, sign, gaits, measurements, aging, and quizzes. Covers use of tracking for wildlife identification, nature study, and obtaining food in survival situations. Includes search-and-rescue tracking, stealth movement, and related resources with links to Wildwood Survival.

• Willow Haven Outdoor

  Willow Haven Outdoor provides courses and resources on survival skills and emergency preparedness. The site offers hands-on training and online resources on topics such as wilderness survival, self-defense, and disaster planning, helping individuals develop the skills needed to thrive in various emergency situations.

• Wilson Custom Knives

  YouTube channel of knife maker Sam Wilson focused on Wilson Custom Knives. Features videos on hollow-handle survival knives, field knives, grinding techniques, and fire-starting skills. Includes the Make It Out Alive podcast discussing survival topics.

• Wolf Bushcraft

  Personal blog documenting bushcraft activities, nature observations, and primitive skills. Posts cover tool use such as kunai and kukri, wildlife encounters, and seasonal preparation themes.

• Yost Survival Skills

  The Yost Survival Skills webpage is dedicated to sharing outdoor survival and bushcraft skills. With over 30 years of practice and 12 years spent living off the grid in a log cabin, the site's creator offers his expertise in various wilderness survival techniques. The page includes a description of the survival school's offerings, emphasizing its mission to…

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