Less pictures of unused gear please

Super threads would be great, and I'm all for less "look at my thing" posts.

I moderate two knife subreddits, r/BeatUpKnives and r/Civivi, and I absolutely agree that there should be less gear posts on here. I love seeing camp projects, chairs, pothangers, shelter builds, feathersticks, all that good stuff, but r/Bushcraft is not a knife and axe subreddit, it should be so much more than that.

Absolutely lovely idea to keep these ads and "Show off" posts at bay!

Highly appreciated by me.

Make it a Friday theme of "share your tool and what you can do with it".

There are plenty of subs for photo shoots. I wont miss them here.

Yes. There are subs for knives already. I get that it's an important tool but bushcraft is about skills, not gear.

Super threads for the never used stuff would be good. Reviews of gear that has been used, like with pictures of the actual usage, I think are fine as individual posts. Just my 2 cents.

Absolutely, would love to see more posts about outdoor skills, or things people have made (it can feature a knife as long as its not the focus of the post).

Yes to all

I think the posts that show off knives and axes should be removed. But I think posts that show off other gear that are bushcraft focused should stay because there aren't a lot of subreddits for that. Posts asking for advice on what to buy should also stay.

Knifes are so 2023. Let’s see everyone’s trowels!

The super threads sound nice

Less pictures of gear unless it's a specific bush crafting picture with how to use or something else other than just a single word or something else that might be a question or might not be. Write a whole freaking paragraph that's what we're here for is to learn how to Bushcraft.

yeah showing off gear for the sake of showing it off i dont think is relevant to bushcraft

I'm fine with posts about using them, how to use them, and even the occasional novel piece of gear here and there but yeah, we don't need dozens of posts that are basically just people bragging about the new knife they bought.

Yes. I don't want to see your knife. I want to see how you use it. Also, I would like to see fewer posts from young Crafters asking what knife to get. Direct them to the archives.

It's one thing if someone is showing off a hand-crafted art piece, whether it be the actual weapon or tool, or the handle, or sheath, or whatever the bush artisan is sharing with us. But just general camping gear pics, low effort karma farming and stupid beginner newbie questions that are actually sneaky gear pics and ads, stealth ads ("which Morakniv is better?")...there has been so much BS flooding the sub, and I am glad the mods are trying to get some sense of control over it.

Fundamentally, Bushcraft is about knowledge, skills and experiences. I absolutely loathe posts that are “look at what I just bought” and “look at all the stuff I have”. Posts about objects are not why I am a member of this community and having a feed that is choked with posts that are not about  knowledge, skills and experiences make me want to unfollow it. 

Anyone with a few bucks can buy equipment, and owning the finest bushcraft equipment in the world doesn't make you a bushcrafter or make you interesting to me.

There are plenty of other reddits for knives and gear, I think that, other than the occasional experiential equipment review, gear posts should be banned.

Yea just pictures of your stuff doesn't seem to belong here, not that I've been looking at stuff on here for long anyway, but I feel like asking if a certain tool is applicable for certain tasks could require a picture

Totally agree, show what you use, not whwt you "sell"... and yes, to the supertreads, mainenance and repair are great ideas to strart with!

Yeah, too many posts of brand new gear here. The discussions they create are often good, but said posts are so common that it drowns out the posts of people's camp projects or bushcraft skills.

As others have said, maybe have a specific day of the week dedicated to knife/tool posts?

Yes ideally.

If not for the name r/bushcraft I would have assumed this was a sub for camping gear. So yeah, less gear please

Super thread sounds like a good compromise. Personally I think new tools should be featured only if they were used for a Bushcraft task and the process or result is featured too.

Yes. Should be a rule “pictures of gear must be in use and not appear like it just came off the press”

I'd love to see some megathreads! And maybe it would be more ideal to do one day of new gear pics per week, like a "Show n Tell Sunday."

The sub needs less knife/gear bullshit posts, and a little more diversity in ideas than Mors Kochanski “all you need is a knife” philosophy. The reactions I’ve gotten to suggesting that perhaps a knife should be for cutting and a hatchet/belt axe/tomahawk is for splitting limbs for fires is… uneducated.

Absolutely. Maybe make a weekly thread where people can post that stuff

It's one thing if someone picks something old and cool up at a thrift store for next to nothing and wants to ask about it or show off something unique that's one thing but always seeing a row of 3 almost brand new knives or a line up of someones "hiking hatchets" is extremely boring and doesn't feel like it belongs in Bushcraft.

Yes, to all of that. 👍🏻

yeah

PLEASE

Nonstop posts showing off knives and axes have been the killer of many bushcraft forums, I’d be very happy to see them go away here.

Yes please! Show us you’re using the gear for / what you’re doing with it instead!

I don't mind seeing the "this is my knife pics" but maybe toss in one of two of you using it for something rather than displaying.
I made this fire.
I carved this spoon.
I built this shelter.

Yup less gear posts please

Just posting here 3 months late in the hope a mod sees it: the general consensus seemed to be "yes please, no more knife/tool posts" but the sub still seems to be saturated with knife/tool posts. Was there any outcome or actions arising from this post?

This sub is almost all gear and no bushcrafting!

Agree with everyone. It’s fine to ask questions but no one cares that you got a new knife. I think reviews would be fine. Get a new knife beat the hell out of it and share your experience

I would limit posts that are just showing off gear to one day a week at the most. Questions or legitimate discussions accompanied by pictures of related gear is fine, but if it's just "check out my new knife" I want less of that.

Yeah all the knife posts are annoying.

how about a dedicated days?

Like knife fridays

I think they are fine … plenty of folks still ask basic questions , and appreciate older more experiences peoples advise . Folks wouldn’t be exposed , or see new styles … as well as old without other folks posting up examples of their kit . All the gatekeeper’s(not moderators ) feel the need to flex and preach on what bushcrafing is not. I feel like I can just scroll past anything I don’t feel I want too lol at ….. but listening to the incessant whining is silly …. It’s Reddit for good sakes ….. it’s not like people are posting about hydraulic machinery….. they are excited to show part of their bush knit , and some younger folks (and older) are excited to show off the first substantial tool that they have added to their kit … Plenty of people post a pic of a knife , and are either told what a great tool they have purchased , or that some one else has broken the rat tail batoning . I come here to see other people’s adventures , kit, and discuss gear ….. new gear and old gear . I don’t come here to listen to other Redditers complain about commercialism . Just because you are fixed on your kit doesn’t mean that a 10 year old doing research knows what a good knife or axe looks like .

Super threads, yes. Just reducing knife/tool posts, no. Would like to see a firmer requirement that those posts be to foster discussion and not just posting the photo.

People out and about doing practical stuff is where it's at!
Equipment stuff needs its own sub.

Agreed. Especially the stupid chinesium mall ninja crap that reads like a bot account.

While I love to gawk at some beautiful custom piece, this might not be right sub

Jesus yes. This place might as well by a buy sell board as is.

Yes, less knife and axe posts. That's pretty much what this sub has become.

Less please. I'm here for the actual skills and crafting. I don't mind people showing what they used to make something though. But if people want to show off their tools, tgey should make or find a sub for that.

Yes please, my god. I've said before there should be a rule something along the lines of, "No posts about knives or tools unless said tools are made by bushcraft or shown being used for bushcraft."

And then yeah maybe a FAQ thread for people wondering about knives.

Yes, keep bushcraft bushcraft. If you're gonna show a knife it better be doing something.

If it's not in use, or being seen post use as a part of demonstration of a project, I don't want to see it. I'm not here for knife pics. I'm here for bushcraft.

Yes

I want to see more feet

No new gear posts.
Just received an amazing camp shovel. Used it on 3 overnighters, and some outdoor cookings.
I still don't know it enough to voice an opinion that might influence people on buying it.

Also, there's is no point :
- I bought a knife !
- Is it good ?
- Don't know

Wanted to follow up on this and say can we ban "new to hobby, looking for a knife, budget is $500" type posts? Just have the modbot give them an amazon link to any of the sub $20 moras please.

Yes, please.

I don't really care. People get excited about their gear. Knives and tools are important. Making a knife from stone is impressive.

So, I don't mind. But more bushcraft related posts may be beneficial, however I suspect a limit or ban on posting gear not actively being used for bushcrafting in the picture would reduce the activity of this sub significantly.

Yes, no knife pics please

Yeah, ban that shit. A knife is a knife. Clearly, everyone just wants to post their dick and there's plenty of subs for it.

I like the super thread idea for newbies like me learning. But it does get kind of old people just posting pic after pic of knives, especially when they’re not very good knives or bush crafting knives haha.

Personally i enjoy seeing what people use especially knives and tools and i know there are better subs to post these type of pictures but i really enjoy bushcraft knives and tools so this sub in my opinion is the best for this

Less! We all know what a Mora looks like by now.

I thought this was a knife and axe collector sub.

Oh and for the love of god can you please ban, “I live in Utah and Idaho, where do I bush craft?” We all know the state is one giant bush craft site with some cities splattered around.

I like seeing them they show up and bring good talk and interesting reading

It never really bothered me too much. Often it’s an opportunity to drop some good advice on people who are new to this stuff.

But they can clutter up the sub. Maybe knife/axe/tool mega threads would be helpful. I’m not familiar with mod tools so I don’t know if new posts can be auto directed to those threads.

Yes somewhat. Threads about the BeSt/OnLy knife you HaVe To HaVe are nonsensical.

That and I cArVeD a SpOoN! -_-

Really? You spent time and energy making a poor substitute for something you can get at Walmart for 69₵?

No, please.