Birch bark is a plentiful resource which can also be very useful to those who know how to work with it. To Native Americans, this material was essentially the duct tape of their world, and could be used for practically any application due to how easily it can be molded and shaped into various containers.

This material is highly water resistant thanks to the natural oils which occur in the bark, oils that also make the bark extremely flammable even when wet. One well-known application for birch bark among Native Americans was the use of the material in the construction of canoes which would be used for fishing and hunting trips between lakes. That's just one example, but they used it for so much more!

Check out some of the great ways this material can be utilized to meet your needs in the wilderness.

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