Nice idea, the idea has been around a few times, but how many "bushcrafters" are there?
Magazines like SWAT sold not only to survivalists but to gun owners and militaria interest people too! :shock:
Combat and survival, though aimed at soldiers also has relevent sections on kit, reviews, wild food, and "survival" skills. but it also has lots of pictures of tanks and guns!
it is sold to militaria buffs, all the british forces and cadet forces.
to have a deicated "Bushcraft" magazine would be fantastic, but who would buy it?
obvious.... :shock: ....us, but.... how many of "us" are there?
I don't know of anyone in Norwich or Norfolk apart from me!
if you were to sell the magazine you coulden't do it here.
Combat and Survival is still running i take a look everynow and then to see relevent articles, but i haven't seen anything new for a few years.
SWAT (Survival weaponry and Techniques)magazine started during the cold war, part of SWAT was dedicated to Survivalists (ei getting ready for armageddon! :yikes: ), but wen the berlin wall fell, and USSR dispersed, alot of the paranoia also ended, Swat changed to a more "civilian/ outdoor sport" magazine
SAOT (Survival and Outdoor Techniques) including rock climbing rather than the :icon_eek: oh so common deactivated Gun reviews, and how to survive nuclear blasts.
basically there were already magazines that covered climbing walking camping countryside and even mountineering.
so i guess people just bought them!
and SWAT went bust....people didn't need to buy SWAT (or rather SAOT)
i fear if a dedicated Bushcraft magazine would go the same way!
it would only work if it combined other items of simular interest like nature watching, wildlife, hike and walks, prehaps even stories.
but again, there are already magazines that cover these areas pretty well.
Nice idea though!