7 Great Survival Benefits Of Coconuts

Coconut is an amazing survival resource. Check out these 7 uses!

This article is short and to the point. Today we’re going to check out the Coconut as a survival asset. Coconut is a pretty awesome survival plant. Here a 7 great uses it can provide you in a survival situation.

Drink: Green Coconuts can provide you drinking water. Just be cautious on how many as they can cause diarrhea.

Pieces of ripe coconut on the table. Tropical fruits. Natural source of antioxidants. Close-up — Pieces of ripe coconut on the table.

Eat: Mature Brown Coconuts can provide you about 500 calories of a high fat treat.

Fire: The husks makes a great fire fuel as well as a good tinder aid.

Container: A good cup made by nature.

string rope cord cable line — Cordage : Probably not Coconut, but you get the idea 🙂

Cordage: Many Coconut species provide a great fiber in the husk (as well as the tree trunk) that can be woven to create cordage.

Young asian woman holding half of coconut and making homemade cream for healthy skin. — Coconut Cream

Sun Protection: Crush us some of the fattier meat and apply it to your skin for a natural help to mitigate sun exposure.

Two little girls holding a glass of coconut milk and coconut in their hands

Immune Protection: Coconuts contain Lauric Acid, the same fatty acid contained in breast milk. Lauric Acid supports your immune system and it’s both anti-bacterial and anti-viral.

Shane Blevins

Shane Blevins is a 20-year Army Special Operations veteran with numerous deployments and extensive S.E.R.E. and Personnel Recovery expertise, he is a respected leader and trainer with extensive experience in planning and executing high risk, low visibility evolutions in volatile and austere areas across the globe. He is married to Jennifer Blevins of Beaumont, Texas and is the father of five.

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