Bushcraft vs survivalist discussion:

>bushcraft
>respect nature
>take only what's needed
>skills are part of life
>leave no trace

>survivalist
>trample the environment
>kill everything you see
>only aim is to get out of nature

The difference is subtle but profound. Bushcraft is akin to the skill of an aboriginal native living off the land. Whilst survival is paramount, it is a way of life to savour and one lives as part of nature.

Survivalists take a hodgepodge of aboriginal knowledge and skills and treat wilderness as a place to escape from.