I asked this on a previous forum but time is of the essence. I plan on taking the old christmas (pine trees) trees out and adding them to my bugoutcamp.
They are pretty easily flammible So I was wondering if this was a good idea?
I live in western pennsylvania. I wouldnt have to worry about my firepit, and The trees wouldnt be in direct sunlight. The last thing I wanna do is start a forest fire.
They would block wind or create shelter and the needles would provide for bedding.
Although they are quite flammable, you're not in a forest-fire prone region. Pine isn't going to randomly combust in the sunlight unless it's EXTREMELY hot.
It's also been used for many centuries to build log cabins, so you have to assume it isn't THAT flammable - making shelter from it, as long as you use common sense & fire safety, won't be an issue.
seems pointless to me. try planting some wild rose, feed it a few times a year and enjoy. they are available along every country road growing wild, they grow anywhere and transplant easily, they self sustain, and form a thorn coverd mass of tangled branches that litteraly nothing with skin that bleeds wants to go through, plus in spring and summer, your treated to fragrent blooms that help the local bees, and add a classy touch that your female buddies will enjoy.
Not sure I'd want pine pitch dripping on me in a shelter all the time and as the need;es dry and become match sticks the shelter won't last long .
The only practical things to do with old pine trees is ,
1 safely burn them in a prepared open area with hose and shovel handy .
2 bundle and sink in a lake for the fish to hide in and reproduce.
Pine alone is a very sooty burn so you don't want to do it in a fire place or wood stove .
Because the tree is so ascidic it's not a great mulch either gardening generally, unless you need the ascitic for specific plants .
in the olden days they would use the pine tar to water proof their boats and some clothing. but a lot of stuff burned up in those days too.
1. Pine trees don't produce pitch once they are cut down, so they won't be dripping on your head unless you but a branch at a angle and lay directly underneath it... then maybe, you might get a drip or two.
2. Pine tree's won't turn to matches any easier than any other tree. There is a reason it's called "The Woods"... they are all made of it!
3. Many plants prefer a more acidic, loamy soil.
4. Many people still use the same techniques they did in the "olden days" and they are still here to talk about it.
A Christmas tree is just dried material. No more likely to burst into flame than any other dried woody material. Go ahead and use it. Or sink it in a pond for cover for little fish. Then catch bigger fish. Sleeping on it, I prefer fresh. Smells great, sleeps soft.
A dead pine tree wont burst into flames unless you touch it with a match! And when you do its very nearly like a controlled but barely controlled explosion!
I used to burn xmas trees in the fire pit. It bursts into flames obviously, then burns out in a couple minutes and turns into a single stick that falls over.
What burns quickly are the needles and because there is a lot of air between them to feed the flames... which is why it bursts and dies down fairly quickly (and why houses burn down so quick too! LOL). Anyway, moving a dead Christmas tree around is going to make all the needles fall off anyway, and if your luck is as good as mine, a trail from the living room to the door...
work over the wood and split everything down to fire starter. keep dry and put away for whenever you need it. with some good dry sappy pine I can get a camp fire in a matter of minuets.
The lake I am near doesnt allow you to put anything in it. I Just didnt want to burn it in the pit and ruin a chance to take advantage of the resource available.
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