Part of being a successful survivalist is having at least a basic knowledge of how to “live off the land.”

That concept has a lot of romanticized aspects to it, but essentially what it means is being able to sustain yourself by your surroundings.

In a long-term survival situation or SHTF moment, knowing how to live off the land is imperative to your survival, no matter how well prepared your survival or bug-out kit is.

One method of sustaining yourself is utilizing the trees around us. While virtually everyone knows how important trees are for building shelter, many overlook their ability to provide liquid for hydration, sugar for energy, food, even to be used as a pain-killer.

On the next page we discuss a few trees you must know how to identify and how to use in a survival situation.

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