Survival Training: How to get Water from a Tree

How to collect potable water from a tree in the SPRING season.

This only works with birch trees.

Survival technique to get water in nature.

How to get water from a tree.

[therealderrickwynne]

It's refreshing to see someone actually transferring knowledge worth having.

[Survival.Intuition]

Let me 1st say thank you to NATO, your comrades, and you for your service, dedication, and sacrifices. I am a professional wilderness survival writer and just wanted to add a couple of tips.

A slightly larger, deeper hole, and at an elevated angle would increase the rate of flow of the water from the tree, and I would also do this lower to the ground, maybe 2 feet from the base.

You can also use a porous rope and insert it inside the hole to use as a wick and put the other end of rope into the GI Canteen.

Although, least from what I know of North American trees, the White Birch tree is the only tree with drinkable water that can be harnessed by this method, but one could also use this setup on a Maple Tree for the sap. I would point out that it would be best to bring the sap to boil to kill any bacteria, but you will not only get hydrated but also get in some calories. I personally would even throw in some pine needles for extra nutrients while you are bring the sap to boil.

(note, maple syrup is reducing this sap to 1/20th- 1/40th, which is not what one is doing here. You are simply bringing this to a boil to kill bacteria, and not reducing it for 12 + hours to make Maple Syrup))

There are also certain vines that one can cut to drink from like Grape vines for example. The rule of thumb, if the vine has clear liquid it is safe, if it has color to it, run like the wind.

[nelson]

Thank you for your service, Johnny Sins.

[acfan]

Awesome! Facts like this can definitely save lives in survival situations

[davookr]

It's a sap not just a water. One importnant thing to mention - since it's a sap it will begin to ferment after a few days.

[Sir_Justin]

Here in Ukraine, you can actually by this water in supermarkets. We call it "березовий сік".

[friendofcoal]

Good information and valuable content. Glad to see NATO troops working together. Thank you and to all of the others for your/their service. The tool on the knife used to create the hole is called an awl, they are very useful.

[a.r.moyapapitawaira]

Good tip. Many people in septentrional areas use it to make beer and drink as well. This water is full of sugars but feels more like fresh water.

[Seongbin]

Nice video! Always find your videos very high quality

[SyntaxScout]

Good channel to educated civilians for survival and also to teach them to work as a team, i highly respect the military, thanks for your service and keep strong, Oorah!!

[muuxinhquangay]

keep going bro, thanks for your contents are useful and so much important <3

[XxTheLostChaosxX]

Looking forward to spring to try this...

[Pullmann-art]

Great video. Thx for this survival hack.✌💯

[UltimateGoldenGirl]

Great channel. Great video. Thank you.

[ITANLIKESLIGHTING]

Great video! Always happy learn more survival techniques? By the way what is the name of the plate carrier you are using?

[LifeafterChrist]

It’s not just birch. You can use maple tress as well.

[matthieucarr]

This is great! Could you show us your MSV configuration one of these days?

[michaelsanders]

So what happens all the other times not in the Spring?

[MisSorryforthespam]

1:28 Preferably you can fill the hole with pine pitch. This also works with late spring Walnut but harvest at the wrong time and youll end up with more of a sweet syrup closer to what sugar maple will give you

[schaferhundschmidt]

You can do that with maples, too. If you collect enough, you can boil it down, then pour it on pancakes. 🙄