In defense of Backpacker Magazine, it's not that bad. It used to be a better, in my opinion but its still alright and I am still a subscriber. To be fair, their focus is not survival. Heck, recently its not even backpacking or camping. Conservation and pro-environmental fluff pieces have dominated for a while now. They do have good stuff in each issue but the focus has been definitely been stretched to include more than just backpacking.