Well, I am sorry folks if I have opened a big can of worms, but the fact is ... That Survival and Bushcraft are connected just as Retreatism, Survivalism, Off-Gridding, Eco-living, Self-Sufficiency, Homesteading and not forgeting TEOTWAWKI. They are all of the same genre. You cannot be one without encompassing something from the others.
If Survival and Survivalism sounds too 'Gung-Ho' for some people then take on board the bits you want, leave the rest but please do not trash or troll other peoples' perspectives of what they see as their personal Situation X scenario or why they do what they do - The subject matter is too large and too interlinked to be compartmented into small sub-disciplines.
Boy, has UK survivalism changed since the 1980's and I fear not for the better.
Dana
Just two branches of the same tree?
Maybe, but isn't that a bit like saying Catholicism and Islam are just two sides of the same coin? In some respects, it would be right, there are many similarities in all religions, but I think there are certain key aspects that make them very different. They pray to different gods for example.
I do find it interesting though, that survivalists argue there is no difference, while bushcrafters argue there is a very great difference. Certainly some of the skills overlap, but importantly, while bushcrafters and survivalists may both go to worship in the church of the woods and kneel at the alter of fire, they are praying to fundamentally different gods.