Bushcraft
by jship
Bushcraft is a Fabric tech mod for 1.21.1 that adds low-tech tools and machines aimed at gathering resources early in a game.
What it does
Flint tools are the first item tier in the mod. Flint tools break stone tools faster and come close to iron tools in effectiveness, so they suit the early hours of a survival world. Tree taps collect sap from birch trees and pitch from spruce trees, and sap can be processed into syrup.
A hand pump draws fluids from the area around it, and the pump keeps working for as long as the player keeps pumping. Leather, string and clay can be obtained from a drying rack, which makes it a useful supply point. A coal-powered block washes other blocks, and water from it can erode smaller pieces. Heat sources placed underneath melt blocks, while ice placed under or around fluids cools them into solid form.
Bushcraft also includes a copper bell that sounds a warning when creepers approach a camp, and a rabbit snare that lures rabbits and traps them. Its machinery works with hoppers in a similar way to a campfire. The low-capacity block needs to be checked regularly. The mod runs on client and server and depends on Architectury API and Geckolib, with EMI, Jade, JEI and REI supported as optional add-ons.
Key features
Flint tools
Flint tools break stone faster than stone tools and come close to iron in effectiveness.
Tree taps
Taps gather sap from birch trees and pitch from spruce trees, with sap processed into syrup.
Hand pump
A pump draws fluids from the surrounding area for as long as the player keeps pumping.
Drying rack
A rack produces leather, string and clay, making it a steady source of those materials.
Coal-powered washer
A coal-powered block washes other blocks and can erode smaller pieces with water.
Copper bell and rabbit snare
A copper bell warns of creepers near a camp, and a snare lures rabbits and traps them.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 4
Embedded 1
Use cases
Early game survival
Players in the first hours of a world can gather sap, clay and leather with the mod's taps, rack and tools.
Camp defense
A copper bell around a camp gives players warning of creepers approaching.
Who it’s for: Players who want low-tech gathering and early tools in a Fabric survival world, on singleplayer or multiplayer servers.
Questions
Does Bushcraft need Architectury API and Geckolib?
Does a server need Bushcraft installed?
Which optional mods work with Bushcraft?
In the catalog
Bushcraft is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bushcraft
- Owner
- jship
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
