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[pastorpfp]

My daddy grew up in the backwoods of Arkansas. They had no running water or indoor facilities. When I was a teenager, Daddy would take me and my little brother to the "OLD PLACE." (That's what he called it.) We would go hunting there for squirrels, quail, and rabbit. He knew this place like the back of his hand... even though the house was gone and some other small buildings and it was grown up. He knew where the springs were and he would show them to us and we would drink the water. Man... was it refreshing. He knew where the blackberries were. He knew where there persimmon and pecan trees were. These are some special memories of a great childhood. I thank God for my father--a WW2 POW, who returned from Europe and took me to church and to the woods.

[CounterNerd]

In 2012 when I made a little improvised plan for myself to lose weight, and I did lose a lot of weight thanks to my plan, I substituted pretty much everything I drank with water and since then I've appreciated water more than any other beverage. I occasionally have milk, soda, beer, that kinda thing. But nothing has me coming back quite like water. And the more I exercise, the more I just crave it. I have a bad habit of emptying water pitchers at dinner parties.

[KIIKAAPOA]

This is a cool video, natural springs were and still are very important to my tribe. They wasn't just a useful source of water when they needed it, they was also a place of spiritual significance to our peoples, like a source of life straight from the earth. My ancestors used to live in the Ohio river valley before the War of 1812, but now we are scattered from northeastern Kansas to northern Mexico.

[phillo]

Awesome video.. Son, you’ve got gold in them thar hills! Fresh clean water is the most precious commodity one can have and being the only one to know the source is priceless.

[levicaddell]

I am 68yo... and my family is from Southern KY and VA... as a youth natural springs were normal. As kids carrying water from the springs was a normal daily chore. Small spring houses were normal for storing butter, milk, eggs, etc. It kept them cool and protected our food from the wild life. There was no electricity so they were are refrigator. Our swimming hole on uncle Bill's farm was always cold because it was fed by the spring that also fed his still. ☺ Some of those springs are still there and sill being used. Just saying. ....

[miliba]

Im doing an internship where Im supposed to go out and look for these springs. It is the best job you can get!

[DougShoeBushcraft]

Wonderful video. Also- Indians marked springs with stone effigies. One I recently found looks like a turtle coming out of the water. The head points to a spring. Some of these springs were worked so that a channel flows under the effigy. The water is good to drink. The Indians didn't boil water for the purpose of purification. Nature purifies water. As the water flows (sometimes for miles) under ground, it is filtered by the sand and porous rock.

[jamesellsworth]

As a backpacker (years ago), I very much appreciated natural springs--ones that I found or ones that were listed on trail guides. Absent high iron or sulfur content, that spring water was 'the best!' Especially if found during summer adventures. I made sure to clean the source of the spring to prevent it being plugged with leaves or silt. Save the Best for Use By The Rest!

[tonysmith]

I heard the turkey! Very loud, we live on 13 acres that joins with my in-laws land and we have two springs and several turkey groups! 94 acres in all, farm life is great, Mid East Alabama!

[robertevans]

Reminds me of my younger days hiking and camping in West Virginia. We would dig little pools and wait for them to fill up and clear before filling our bottles. You were ALWAYS my favorite on Dual Survival. I wish you could have your own survival show on TV, similar to what Less Stroud did. That would be awesome.

[AnthroGuitarist]

Dave, I have a lot of experience hiking in the California wilderness, but you Sir have seriously experienced me! I love all that you do, and you are a true outdoorsman and American, especially for us in the occupied states!

[jordansdad]

Thank you Dave. Sure miss seeing you on Dual Survival and the other show you were on. Man I miss those shows... Keep up the educational videos for us, please.

[WayneMiller-zxcv]

I've traveled all over in the mountains coast to coast. Nothing would stop me from drinking that. I've found water sources so pure and clean and cold I didn't want to leave. Nothing in the world is as good as being thirsty and finding a sweet honey hole! Cheers

[jduff]

There's no way in hell I'm not going to drink that spring water. I drank spring water when I was a kid and there's nothing like it - it's your reward for taking the time and making all the effort to find it, as they rarely are easy to access. I never got sick drinking from springs, but I think back then (almost 50 years ago) we had better immune systems, before they were ruined on all of the antibiotics and other crap we are exposed to now. This was a thoroughly enjoyable video - thanks Dave!

[firinglinechannel]

Very interesting and informative. I definitely have a fear of drinking bad water that I want to overcome. I normally pack water with me. I need to build confidence in this area for sure.

[joeyjones]

At 10:55 you looked like Predator for a second lol. That spring water looks really good. That's awesome you have so many springs running through your property.

[garyfinley]

Good job. I have really enjoyed all of your videos and instruction. We live in Southern IL. As you go further south you find many springs. My cousin owns some land near the Shawnee National Forest in Southern IL. A few years back I found a really good spring coming out of a limestone wall. I filled my water bottle and drank deeply. My cousin was horrified. A few weeks later I found him filling up a five gallon drinking bottle. HA Ha

[WayneTheSeine]

Good info David. Love some good spring water. Many of the springs I have known of for years have since dried up or are now nothing more than a trickle. Our metropolitan area has been pipelining the water for at least 50 years and have dropped the water table so low that creeks that use to be 3 to 5 feet deep are now 6" deep. I use to walk and fish the streams and still do on occasion but you now have to walk sizable distance between the deeper holes in the bends. One spring I knew of bubbled out of the ground with a stream as big as your fist....now it is a trickle.

[KrisKArnold]

Dave, I really enjoy these resource exploration videos. Just you taking a hike through the woods and pointing out how to locate and use resources as you come upon them. Nothing pre-planned, just off the cuff. Good stuff!

[jamessotherden]

Back when I was a boy scout we would go camping in the Adirondack Mountains and wed get out water from a spring. Thanks for the reminder of another water source.