Greetings from Canada. Just wanted to point out that the standard accepted tapping practice for maple trees is to leave the tap hole open when you are finished. Filling the hole increases the chance of infection, and doesn''t actually really stop the flow. You can safely suck sap with a vacuum pump from a tree for 4 weeks straight so some sap loss isnt really going to hurt it, but putting dirt into an open wound may.
@boneob11 жыл бұрын
I never heard of getting water from a tree in this manner. This is probably the most interesting and valuable information I have seen in several years. Most people talk about how to make your own water filter and which way is the best way to get clean water. This to me is the best and safest...if it is the proper time of year and you have these trees available. Now I just have to learn my trees better.
@heroofgryffindor2 жыл бұрын
I'm currently reading Catching Fire, but I've just taken a break for awhile to see how this spile thing really works since this is the first time I heard of such thing and now, I think I'm engrossed in knowing about it more and all the other survival skills depicted in Hunger Games. Thank you for this video!
@chriskourliourod165111 ай бұрын
Welcome to the woods! It’s amazing how the accumulated debris of knowledge and culture can arouse interest, change lives, and even save lives! Our Lord Jesus Christ, His Word the Bible, and The Chronicles of Narnia saved my life; my family going hunting and gathering aroused my interest in such matters; and Henry David Thoreau’s Walden changed my life. Here’s my own saying: You can’t know everything, but you can keep learning!
@hotrodprepper6566 жыл бұрын
Instead of using clay to plug the hole use pine sap, this will seal the hole much better and help in the healing process. Next time make your drain tube before you punch your hole in the tree, you lost half a canteen of water running down the side of the tree while you got the drain tube ready. Very useful information.
@ambivertPA Жыл бұрын
What tree is this???
@milesjargon6 ай бұрын
@@ambivertPAI think he says its a Birch tree. This technique can be used on Birch, Maple and Sycamore, as far as I know.
@angieness7711 жыл бұрын
Katniss Everdeen was here
@whizzkid77510 жыл бұрын
You wot m8
@yqq98084 жыл бұрын
And so was I after watching it
@razzati4204 жыл бұрын
lol
@joelwurz70894 жыл бұрын
no she wasnt
@rachaelboyd7693 жыл бұрын
lmao, yessss.
@thesagittarius37449 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video, this can show many people that can't find water, just collect it from a tree. I will try this technique out sometime, keep up the good work!
@montanasbigsky11 жыл бұрын
8 years in the Infantry. Never was shown that one. Great Video.
@LeoGwizdala8 жыл бұрын
This will be of interest to my apprentices who have just started their carpentry course in Southampton , England. I wanted to show them how wet trees are when they are growing and this is perfect , thanks dude.
@M82400L11 жыл бұрын
ANOTHER great vid guys! You guys are definitely #1 with Survival Vids. Informative, updated, interactive, and consistent. TOPS!
@shieldmaiden0006 жыл бұрын
First, before cutting on the tree, have your "stick" ready to insert into the hole so you are not wasting precious water.
@daviedood25034 жыл бұрын
Chill, it's not like the tree can't get more water from the ground. Besides the extra water is helping plant life AROUND the tree!!!
@crashpal3 жыл бұрын
😏
@elastronaute11983 жыл бұрын
sounds liek something else
@echoscope42782 жыл бұрын
U might add cedar in there too, dont know about laurel...probably.
@didjesbydan10 жыл бұрын
This is great! I was looking around for a way to do this on a backpacking trip, thinking of getting an old-time hand crank drill and bringing a section of a hose for a spile, but this is much simpler. Thanks for posting.
@ruthshelton19246 жыл бұрын
Dan Flynn Don't use a rubber hose unless really have to- it puts unwanted chemicals that can make you very sick in the long run.
@rranimalrescue20527 ай бұрын
Use smaller holes. 5/16 in largest. Takes a bit longer but wound easier to heal. Tap at 3 ft above ground so easy to run hose to canteen, bucket. Filter then drink if poss. Research 5 top trees for water tapping in your area.
@NeonFXx8 жыл бұрын
I am reading The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and wanted to know if people could really get water this way, aha
@PeaceWithoutPeople8 жыл бұрын
new subscriber here.. love the tips and i LOVE the fact that you bandaged the tap hole with clay when you finished.. respect nature and it will respect you.keep on surviving.
@loganrost797110 жыл бұрын
This is a good channel to learn how to survive! Great video!!
@fangproductions23267 жыл бұрын
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, I never knew that, I love survival, thank you for showing me a way that you can get water without a fire.
@georgettewood88949 жыл бұрын
Super idea. Will try it..thank. You. Like the respect you showed for the living tree.
@sigma3survivalschool11 жыл бұрын
This would be a great thread for our Survival Forum. Go to survivalschool(dot)us/survival-forum to sign up and post these and any other questions you might have about tree tapping!
@sigma3survivalschool11 жыл бұрын
that is absolutely correct. Birch is different than many other trees you tap.
@davidsmi101010 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid ,great music and am very happy to see you repair the wound you created in that tree. TYVM
@primil9111 жыл бұрын
Great video, here in Australia we have a tree that can also be tapped, the "paperbark" tree, in this video we demonstrate the process: I3WJZqH0Ecg the water comes out with so much pressure that you could easily fill a canteen with ice cold water in a couple of minutes, and it tastes very similar to an iced green tea. So like you said, natures vitamin water.
@017hamilton8 жыл бұрын
i had v. good success taping scycamore in england in mid february on a i foot dia tree. put a big ten inch chevron in the bark and a drip stick. got a pint overnight. fixed the wound by pounding tissue paper into it and hoped for the best. great vid
@RfaSurvival11 жыл бұрын
Awesome video wish I had vines like that in manitoba thanks!
@Volgeblanc11 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your care for the Tree's Life
@k.laverdiere7157 жыл бұрын
this is irrelevant, but i love your dog! i've always had an interest for bushcraft, so i find these kinds of things fascinating
@gemsbokpan5062 Жыл бұрын
Very informative. Thanks for sharing this info. Keep up the good work.
@donnabowers13178 жыл бұрын
This video was excellent. I wouldn't use this technique unless I absolutely needed to. I'm putting this info down on my list of survival techniques, I am a pepper and just another notch to survive.
@worddunlap8 жыл бұрын
+Donna Bowers pepper?
@donnabowers13178 жыл бұрын
+worddunlap Really are you kidding me. Don't waste my time by critiquing my grammar. I was using a mobile phone at the time. You know what I meant. Go do something constructive.
@worddunlap8 жыл бұрын
Excuse me. Pepper can be a lot of things. It's a broad term. WTH? www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pepper
@roseaustin32866 жыл бұрын
@@worddunlap Prepper. Spell check may have changed it.
@musicisbrilliant8 жыл бұрын
Nice, are there any trees that would be dangerous to do this with? Does it work with all trees??
@robinthrill3r75 жыл бұрын
Use it on Oleander. Perfectly safe!
@ragazzinayankee4 жыл бұрын
@ Wow. I was wondering that! Thanks!!! Which ones are safe?
@ragazzinayankee4 жыл бұрын
@ Awesome! Thanks a LOT! I'm a "survivalist in the closet", lol, Love collecting knives and gear and I devour the videos but never practiced on the field, this " virus thing" motivated me a LOT, if we act this way with a flu, if some day we have a "really bad virus" better to be prepared and learn how to Really Survive, we might need it.
@daviedood25034 жыл бұрын
@@ragazzinayankee that's cool, we don't discriminate against sexual orientation here, even if you're in the closet. Be proud and loud! Good luck to ya on your survival projects!
@daviedood25034 жыл бұрын
@ my question is, what if you BOIL the water for 20 mins? Assuming the steam didn't take all your water away, would it be safe to drink then??
@FishOnIsMyHandle11 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks. Good thing you showed the first aid for the tree....lots of psychos out there. I always ask them, "Where do you draw the line, do we call a medic for a mosquito?" Thanks
@danielhutto83878 жыл бұрын
is the range of time you can use this method effectively from early spring to late winter, or does this method only work efficiently in early spring and late winter?
@sigma3survivalschool11 жыл бұрын
you can't tap a pine for anything but pine sap lol. but that has a ton of uses
@sigma3survivalschool11 жыл бұрын
northern birch bark is smoother. this is a southern version. Its a River Birch and has very scaly bark.
@Naturenerd10006 жыл бұрын
This Is so interesting. I didn't know this was possible. It's a great idea for a water filter in the wildernes and source if there is none.
@SimonsDiscoveries11 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you have beech trees there, but just yesterday I cut a live beech branch and it was just pouring sap. Tasted good too.
@dahale8488 жыл бұрын
Does this technique work on any tree?
@sigma3survivalschool11 жыл бұрын
well the leaves are the same or similar. It has very scaly thick bark at the base, but it looks more like a normal birch at the top, smooth flaky skin. The northern birch is a lighter color and much better for making all kinds of crafts. Northern birch is great for fire making, while southern river birch isn't good at all. THe farther north you go, the greater the oils and tar in the wood to protect it from the cold. Fire is very easy in the north with this bark even in the worst conditions.
@nadronnocojr5 жыл бұрын
What kind of tree sir? I’m walking Appalachian trail in April , any particular ones to look out for ? Thanks so much for your time And the video
@Yeshuasdaughter8888 жыл бұрын
Really good to know! I want to try it out as soon as possible!
@sigma3survivalschool11 жыл бұрын
the Dog LOL
@ColTravis9 жыл бұрын
Being from western Washington I never thought about that, great tip!
@thetacountry44875 жыл бұрын
Mark Haushahn in western Washington, one thinks how to not get too MUCH water hahaha
@dposcuro11 жыл бұрын
Someone already mentioned this about two months ago, Sigma3 pointed out that putting the canteen on the ground makes it easier for bugs and other animals to get at it.
@rranimalrescue20527 ай бұрын
Make sure it has a cover, even some foil around the hose, top of canteen.
@riverrat29938 жыл бұрын
liked the video. awesome stuff. its great you showed enough respect for the tree to protect its wound.
@whitetiger4327 жыл бұрын
Everyone should have a few tree sap spiles in their bugout bags...
@billpeart11 жыл бұрын
I never had a problem with bugs and animals. For the few hours the container is on the ground its not really a concern. If there is a bug or two in it then just pick it out. But, to each his own. Nice vid brother.
@billpeart11 жыл бұрын
Tap close to bottom of tree and eliminate the need to suspend container off of ground.
@kevinr39355 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge...Great Video...
@educer_11 жыл бұрын
Wow, just by watching this video showed me your an expert! I subbed! Thanks for the tutorial!
@ceciliaclyne68002 жыл бұрын
Love this, thanks for sharing.
@deldaribehappy46139 жыл бұрын
fantastic!!! love it, thanks so much for sharing
@themagnificentfrolic11 жыл бұрын
You can tap spruce. In Colonial America, spruce sap was very popular for turning into 'spruce beer', which was made as both an alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage. It's not as tasty as maple or birch though. Birch sap is delicious.
@ricksj1611 жыл бұрын
1 - Can you do this with all trees or are some poisonous to humans? 2 - I heard that this works only in the early spring or late winter like when people tap trees to get the sap and make maple syrup. 3 - Wouldn't the fermented sap be as good as or better compared to fresh sap because it's broken down more and has more enzymes?
@DavidWilson-pp4vu11 жыл бұрын
Using forked stick for the drip tap can give you an impact surface to drive the "tree end" point of your drip stick into the cambium layer without damaging the "drip end" point. Let the fork point out and upward so you can use your baton hammer to pound the crotch of the fork to secure the inside point into the tree.
@paradelights3 жыл бұрын
Looks good brother. Thank you for that.
@jasonkilner93324 жыл бұрын
holy crap! I've never heard of this subscribed
@peggyhall53635 жыл бұрын
Thanks. The sound carries. Instead of the root, why not the vines or other available resources? The root looked a bit troublesome to manage, thereby increased energy loss & more perspiration plus leaving a large footprint to be noticeably followed, could these be risky steps to be taken?
@fishncapt2611 жыл бұрын
are there any "tapable" trees in pacific norwest coastal we dont have the trees you have we have redwoos pines connifers cedars east way from sea ways have occasional oak and some areas loaded with manzanita but at coastal pac nor west its all evergreens etc from connifir to fir to pine to alder etc but aint maple etc in thousand miles of here what can we tao water from in pac nor west? also alot of ferns etc under the tree canopy any way get water from ferns etc?
@SurviveSmart11 жыл бұрын
Great Demo! Well done.
@elvinamillaneam11 жыл бұрын
Great information... keep posting those great videos...
@MontanaPrepper711 жыл бұрын
Awesome man thanks thats a life saving skill
@JacksCreating8 жыл бұрын
I"m sure you mentioned this, but can this be used with most trees, or only specific type of trees? Thanks.
@itsdrifty12352 жыл бұрын
Preferably fruit trees, or maple trees, also birch. Oak is poisonious
@shannonsmith87582 жыл бұрын
@@itsdrifty1235 wait really?? I'm here because I trimmed some branches off an oak tree on my property and it was like a faucet running water so I collected it and couldn't find anything online saying it was bad for you. I've drank 2 cups now...how long do I have to live 😅😅
@vinyvinyboy11 жыл бұрын
thats a beautiful doggy
@stg5ive11 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! Thanks!
@michaelburtenshaw11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the quick reply. Would you please tell us how to recognize the River Birch and let us know if the Northern Birch can be tapped for water as well? By the way your videos are great!
@johnnymarble9 жыл бұрын
nice Belgian malinois. good video too.
@ncfr698 жыл бұрын
does it work as well with florida pine?
@sigma3survivalschool8 жыл бұрын
+ncfr69 all you can get from pine is sap. But you can use the same method to have sap come out of it, but it will take days just to get a little sap using this method.
@obamabuster18 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks!!
@crgaillee8 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you for the post.
@marygoddard44099 жыл бұрын
This guy has such bush skill I bet he often stays outdoors for hours
@laneandlucinda11 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video, during the later summer months does this methoed work just as well?
@sigma3survivalschool11 жыл бұрын
early spring and late winter
@barbarawilliams955911 жыл бұрын
just what i was looking for when my bottle water runs out. I also got this from The Pepper Journal i was reading.
@gregarioushand11 жыл бұрын
If you tap a pine, you'll get resin. Don't drink it :P This resin does have its uses however - once rendered down, it can be used to waterproof stuff (a coracle, hide/ birch bark canoe). It'll take ages to get sufficient resin to waterproof a whole canoe though
@certifiedweldor10 жыл бұрын
wow thats prety awesome ,thanks for the info.
@timothybradek35608 жыл бұрын
So 1st., I thought tree taps were strickly for draining pitch,.. never heard of water from a tree. That's really something, thanks a lot.
@KentuckianaExotics11 жыл бұрын
I want to point out to all, he mentioned plugging the hole. This is especially critical for birch trees. If you use a tap drill, or even this method, the tree has a very hard time healing itself, and a drilled hole can kill a tree. On a side note, the tree creates the juices year round, but holds the most right before leaves start to develop in early spring.
@Plucus2110 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Can you make a video about dangerous or poisonous trees.
@patriotamazon1895 жыл бұрын
Plucus21 I would ask a botanical garden if Hemlock the tree is poisonous and the sap. I think I read someplace horses died from eating the bark. I don't know what an intact hemlock tree looks like.
@patriotamazon1895 жыл бұрын
Google " Botanical Gardens"
@jasongdyke9 жыл бұрын
Grapevine also drip heavily...I have drank directly from the vine without adverse results, woild this also be a good/safe source?
@sigma3survivalschool9 жыл бұрын
Jason Dyke yes of course. we drink it all the time
@DAllenMartinphotos9 жыл бұрын
Jason Dyke Ya, really handy when you go fishing and stay longer than your drinks last out. Done that a fair but myself.
@allaspects17498 жыл бұрын
+Sigma 3 Survival School Tony and Amelia tapped sycamore's in S02E02 of Live Free Or Die and boiled the water down to extract the syrup. I think they said there was only a few week window in Spring to do it though?
@911ambulancegirl8 жыл бұрын
+Jason Dyke How many fingers do you guys all see? I just want to make sure you haven't gotten into the "fermented" grape vines, ya know...
@jasongdyke8 жыл бұрын
I prefer distillation to fermentation ;-)
@Malapropositions9 жыл бұрын
Nice. There are actually a few birch in the woods behind my house. I'll give this a try. Curious to what the water tastes like. I'll probably burn the hole though after. then put mud over it. Don't have any clay around here.
@popswrench211 жыл бұрын
hard/sugar maples near 3% sugar . other , including box elders much less . and mite last a little longer keptcool . i like idear of keep kut small as possible , but they do heal well . some of our taps barely recognizeable after couple years .
@systemofadownrocs19 жыл бұрын
I really like your dog
@robe1kanobe11 жыл бұрын
I noticed water/sap running out of alot of damaged trees this spring. If you can find'em like that and then block the hole afterwards you will be doing the tree a favor.
@mikeconley95909 жыл бұрын
i didnt know this trick. thanks.
@Raurie49 жыл бұрын
thanks for this didn't know you could do this.
@ronniemcdowell83859 жыл бұрын
Awesome tip
@margiesamuels46885 жыл бұрын
I've never used this method but I've drank from water vine though very good taste.if I did it this way I would smere mud on the cut afterwards to protect the tree common since I think.
@usapatriotAK47-HollyBaglioHTV11 жыл бұрын
NICE WORK,,,MY FRIEND,,,
@NorthSurvival11 жыл бұрын
Cool video, good things to know. /Andreé.
@jgreystoke9 жыл бұрын
Nice vid. Great tip and demonstration. In a survival situation, the last thing I'd worry about is the health of the tree, just sayin':).
@911ambulancegirl8 жыл бұрын
+j greystoke Well, if you don't know how long you are going to be out there, and you have found some wood that is willing to put out, from a woman's perspective, I wouldn't want to kill it. I mean, I would consider that a valuable resource. But that's just me. By that I mean, of course, if you have found a good water source, oh, we all know what I was saying...
@evancoletta4017 жыл бұрын
911 ambulance girl actually it wouldn't kill
@1NatureLady11 жыл бұрын
You can do this all year around with grape vines. Just break one thick vine and the water pours out.
@cait3holtzback7886 жыл бұрын
You don't have to break or sever the vine. If you do that you destroy your water source. All you have to do is nick the vine.
@twilightgardenspresentatio63845 жыл бұрын
wow
@paperm20235 жыл бұрын
I did this and it tasted disgusting. Could have been during a drought idk but it wasnt good.
@manonamountain5 жыл бұрын
@@paperm2023 It's only really meant for survival situations....then it tastes like cold filtered beer!
@peggyhall53635 жыл бұрын
There are poison grapes. Some say tell by the seed & the leaves. In winter not sure. Also they say there are poisonous vines that grow alongside grape vines.
@martella50404 жыл бұрын
what if you put the cut close to the base of the tree and set your container on the ground or a rock? does it matter at what height you put your notch? I guess it is easier to dig the notch while standing
@kc3291918 жыл бұрын
Cool, I learned something! Great idea!
@curtisdrew6211 жыл бұрын
Varey nice and really like your Chanel :-)
@kingjosh26698 жыл бұрын
thx man :) thanks a lot dude i dont even know how many days i get thirsty hiking and got no water left lol ima try it right now even tho its dark out lol
@pudge98378 жыл бұрын
thank you for the info.
@brettpierce684411 жыл бұрын
u only said maple, what other trees are good for this in arkansas
@patriotamazon1895 жыл бұрын
brett pierce birch. Sycamore. There are several.
@jduff595 жыл бұрын
I noticed quite a few replies asking if any type of tree can be tapped for hydration, and that is a big "NO" of course. How I learned it was you tap trees that are noted for their food or beverage qualities. Maple is a no-brainer and the same with birch (birch beer is delicious and real birch beer is made from the tree). Pines are strictly no-go, think about what they produce, but I'd try alders or walnut trees if I was in a pinch. Rub a little on your tongue and if it doesn't have any numbing effect, I'd reckon it won't hurt you. Again, this is survival, not recreation.
@Baasicstuff10 жыл бұрын
great vid very informative
@spidey.68439 жыл бұрын
Really interesting.
@bruce3509 жыл бұрын
Tapping Sycamore:- Find a hanging branch about thickness of a finger (any finger will do!), cut this branch off on the outer half of the branch, insert the cut end of the branch into your canteen or a plastic bag and tie this on in such a fashion that the sap will flow with gravity into the container. Works a treat here in the UK. Discovered this by accident when I cut a branch off and had huge amounts of sap flowing out onto my head! This does less damage to the tree than the traditional notching method and should work with Birch too (not tried Maple).
@sigma3survivalschool9 жыл бұрын
bruce reed I cut sycamore often and have never seen it leak fluid. we use them for bow drill kits often and have harvested them in all season.
@MageSutek9 жыл бұрын
Sigma 3 Survival School He is referring to genera of sycamore trees in the UK. Because of the _massive_ water table in every part of the UK, you are going to be able to successfully tap most varieties of trees for water/sap. There is never a problem with obtaining fluid from trees in England. The copious amounts of rain combined with the supersaturated ground well is always going to keep the trees full. America is very different. Whether you get fluid from a tree is contingent on season, rain fall, proximity to applicable water tables, root depth, and geographical location. It is a whole different kettle of fish in the States.
@bruce3509 жыл бұрын
That explains a lot. Thanks for the clarification of the situation in the United States