4 Astonishing Ways a Pine Tree Can Save a Survivalist’s Life

using a pine tree for survival

It's awe-inspiring how many uses a prepper can glean from one tree.

A pine tree is one example. When SHTF a pine tree can be utilized for many purposes all thanks to its natural resources.

In fact, if a prepper were to get lost or stranded out in the woods without a survival pack or anything else to keep them alive, a pine tree can help them when they need it the most.

A pine tree can keep a survivalist alive because of its resources such as its pine needles, edible bark, sticky sap, and more. As a prepper not only should you learn how to identify this life-saving tree, but know what you can use it to stay alive!

You may want to consider planting a pine tree near your bug out cabin. Benefit from pine trees now and learn how to utilize its resources. That way if during SHTF you'll be ready to face critical survival circumstances with the help of a pine tree or two.

After the break continue to learn more reasons why this tree is one of the most valuable resources for a survivalist. From knowing how to make nutrient-rich food from using it to create shelter, a pine tree can get you through SHTF!

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164 Comments

  1. Sean Eubanks said:

    Poke requires at least three boilings with fresh water each time before it’s safe to eat. Then I recommend it sautéed in bacon fat.
    Acorns need to be leached of tannins before they’re edible. Wash the mash several times before making cakes of the flour.
    Daylily roots, good n easy to grow, tasty roasted like taters.

  2. Sean Eubanks said:

    Pine tar, baked out of pinewood, is good for coughs and throat ailments.

  3. Sean Eubanks said:

    Roger that. The vikings were known to do this when winters were bad.

  4. Sean Eubanks said:

    Tightly pack pieces of pine into a heavy pan or dutch oven (no lid ). Place this upside down over a board grooved to catch the run off in a mason jar.
    Cover the pan with clay n build a fire on top of the clay. Foamy sap will start out, followed by the thicker pine tar.
    Mix this with alcohol n honey for coughs n sore throats.

  5. Shane Schroeder said:

    How can a puddle face north? How would you tell? Would the puddle have a tide? Dumbest comment yet lol.

  6. Billy Bob Evans said:

    Joshua Dupree Sr.I didn’t say it wasn’t I said that “I didn’t know it was” lol not that it wasn’t lol
    Read don’t change the sentence

  7. Phil Foreman said:

    No way in hell! burn it. Use it for cordage. Make tea from the needles. Eat the nuts. Make a bed or shelter with the bows. That is it. It is not a grocery store.

  8. Randy Hallock said:

    Oh coming guys as long as you have a parasite bracelet on youl live as long as you want in the woods

  9. Mark Leili said:

    I will just hunt and eat meat. Ever heard of a grub? most “PREPERS” will die in the first month of a SHTF scenario. I will jut take their$#%&!@*

  10. Buddy Simmons said:

    I remember back when I was a lad, (well over 60 years ago )I was NOT allowed to drink or smoke, so after we’d done the deed, we would chew Pine Needles to cover the smell.

    What’s that you ask?

    Why didn’t we just use breath mints?

    Good question, as best I can remember, breath mints hadn’t been invented when I was a boy!

  11. Anthony Lovato said:

    Ponderosa pine is toxic? I burn it every winter and I sometimes inhale the smoke from the sap and bark…..I’m still alive. We even made tea out of it

  12. Greg Goodwin said:

    If you take a pine needle, smush it with a rock then put it in water for 46 minutes, it will grow into a beautiful woman to keep you warm at night in the woods!

  13. Josh Gibson said:

    I usually just walk up to a pine tree and start eating it like a corn cob…..tastes like a ribeye medium rare

  14. Alex Botsford said:

    I would buy it. Include pics of what youre talking about and be very specific if there’s poisonous plants that look like their edible counterparts.

  15. Jeff Horn said:

    Polk does not require a certain amount of boiling. It will just be bitter if picked at maturity. I’ve eaten it all my life. It’s the best tasting green out there. It’s not poisonous at all.

  16. Thomas Daniel Gunter said:

    You should not eat mature leaves, the young leaves should be parboiled. If you are that hungry and desperate then parboiling the mature leaves will reduce the bitter taste. But eating the mature leaves can cause severe stomach problems.

  17. Greg Goodwin said:

    You are so right because if the tip of the needle is pointing south, it becomes a guy. I’ve never chanced it!!

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