Pine trees are some of the most useful plants on the face of the Earth, and learning their uses could be the key to your survival. For some insight as to how to make use of this tree, take a look at the excerpt below.

1. Pine Bark Band Aid: The inner bark can be fashioned as an antiseptic Band Aid for cuts and scraps. Apply to wound and secure with duct tape, bandana, or cordage.
2. Pine Sap/Resin: This sticky sap can also be used to cover wounds, blisters, and burns. Collect hardened sap from a wounded tree and heat it to make it pliable.
3. Firecraft: Fat lighter’d (fatwood, lighter wood, fat lighter, pine knot) is in every fire kit I own. It’s plentiful and hard to beat as a natural fire starter/extender – especially in wet conditions.
4. Core Temperature Control: Debris shelter roofing, pine bough bed for insulation against conductive heat lose, shelter construction,
5. Pine Pitch Glue: Used for hafting arrowheads, fletching arrows, patching holes in tarps, seal containers, fire extender, waterproofing equipment – really, any stuff that needs adhesive.
6. Signaling: To alert rescuers, a pre-made signal fire built with green pine boughs on top will generate enough white smoke to be seen for miles.

It's crazy that the tree bark can be used as an antiseptic band aid. This will be great for relieving any minor cuts and scrapes before they become infected, which would only add to your maladies.

Making use of fatwood for starting a fire will also be great for your survival chances, as you'll be able to cook and stay warm much more easily with the aid of fatwood as your fire starter.

So when you need to survive, find a pine and snuggle up with fire, some needles for a bed, and work on some crafts with pitch glue.

There are a lot more ways you could make use of pine trees and if you want to learn more you can check out the original article at Survival Sherpa.