Bushcraft Gear List

The blades, fire, cooking and shelter gear a basic bushcraft kit is built around.

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  • Bushcraft Gear List
  • Large knife or froe
  • Small fixed-blade or folding knife
  • Small saw
  • Axe or hatchet
  • Quality whetstone
  • Ferrocerium fire starter
  • Aluminum pot
  • Lightweight camp stove
  • Shelter tarp
  • Paracord, 100 ft
  • Kevlar survival cord, 60 ft
  • Water purification method
  • Signaling mirror
  • Whistle with compass
  • Fishing hand line
  • Canvas knife roll-up pouch
  • Foraging pouch
  • Axe oil
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GET LOST says the tools required for bushcraft are primarily four bladed tools: a large knife or froe, a small knife, a small saw, and an axe or hatchet. It says that set can handle just about any wilderness situation. Around the blades, this list adds sharpening, fire, cooking, shelter, cordage and signalling gear. It leaves out first aid, lighting, clothing and food. Prices are retailer listings, not tested picks. GET LOST also says the primary focus of bushcraft is acquiring knowledge about the outdoors.

Why these items are on the list

  1. Large knife or froe. GET LOST names this a core tool. Buck Knives Compadre woodsplitting froe: $169.99, sold out.
  2. Small fixed-blade or folding knife. Either works. Survival Gear BSO lists Morakniv 511 at $15.95. GET LOST lists Buck's 112 Ranger at $54.99, sold out.
  3. Small saw. Survival Gear BSO lists Silky's 130 mm PocketBoy at $54.99 and 240 mm Ultra Accel at $85.99.
  4. Axe or hatchet. GET LOST names an axe or hatchet as a core tool. Adler's Yankee Hatchet is $84, sold out.
  5. Quality whetstone. Named as an extra beyond the four core blades.
  6. Ferrocerium fire starter. GET LOST counts fire making among five bushcraft pursuits. It names ferrocerium as an extra beyond the blades.
  7. Aluminum pot. Named as an extra beyond the blades. One retailer carries cookware as its own category.
  8. Lightweight camp stove. Another extra beyond the core blades, listed alongside the pot and tarp.
  9. Shelter tarp. GET LOST counts shelter building among five bushcraft pursuits. It names a tarp among the extras beyond the blades.
  10. Paracord, 100 ft. Survival Gear BSO lists 100 ft spools at $11.95 on sale, regular $14.95. Its black spool is sold out.
  11. Kevlar survival cord, 60 ft. Survival Gear BSO lists its SERE Kevlar survival cord, a shorter 60 ft spool, at $12.50.
  12. Water purification method. GET LOST lists water purification among the five pursuits a bushcrafter works at.
  13. Signaling mirror. Survival Gear BSO lists a daylight signaling mirror necklace at $5 on sale, regular $9.95.
  14. Whistle with compass. Survival Gear BSO lists its survival whistle compass at $7 on sale, regular $10.95.
  15. Fishing hand line. Survival Gear BSO lists the Cabuya hand line at $17.99, in orange, blue or green.
  16. Canvas knife roll-up pouch. GET LOST lists PNW Bushcraft's waxed canvas pocketknife roll-up pouch at $65, sold out.
  17. Foraging pouch. GET LOST lists PNW Bushcraft's waxed canvas foraging pouch at $50, sold out. It counts foraging among five pursuits.
  18. Axe oil. GET LOST lists Walrus Oil's axe oil at $12.98, sold out.

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When to use it

Use it when building a bushcraft kit or checking one against GET LOST's list.

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