In some forests, birch trees are about as plentiful as they come. This gives you not only a lot of options for fire starting (using their bark as tinder) but a plentiful source of potable water, as well.

Learn how to tap these invaluable trees below.

Old timers will remember the days where birch beer was as popular as root beer, and tapping birch trees was as common as tapping maples. These days, this knowledge is limited to much smaller circles, but you can use this trick get plenty of clean, and delicious, drinking water when you need it most.

Even if you have water, this is an excellent hack to learn for after a long and grueling day when you need a boost of electrolytes and minerals: it's nature's sports drink!