I feel in love with Kephart about 30 years ago when I found a reprint of his book on woodcraft. I have visited his grave.

Mr. Kephart wrote about my GGgrandpa in "Our Southern Highlanders". He was Babe Burnette and he killed revenuer Hal Rose in Swain Co. NC during prohibition. I would hear stories of it as a child. My paternal grandpa Grade W. Burnette was a preacher/blacksmith/carpenter same area. I still employ a lot of the old ways of mountain living. Its a lot easier the further East you go in NC.

Classic camping at its best! Horace Kephart is one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing a very meaningful & enjoyable portrayal of Mr. Kephart. I am 82 years of age, but my heart is still young, & my mind stays in the woods May God bless you, sir. The Old Preacher

Horace is one of my hero's!

I really enjoyed this video thanks for spending the time and the quotes priceless

Thank you for sharing this. I just went on Amazon and downloaded a couple of Horace Kephart's books into my Kindle library.

Thanks so much for sharing video and Kephart quotes

Such a good video. Thanks for sharing.

Hold your char cloth on top of your flint, with the edge of the cloth aligned with the flint edge, then strike down with your striker, and you will likely find it much easier to catch and hold a spark.

Nice video. Thank you. If I may, I find it easier to hold the steel still close to the tin and to strike it with the flint. Which will direct the fragile spark downwards into the char. And I have found charred punk wood to be the best, and old cotton jeans material very good as well. However when using charred material the material should be placed on the flint, and then use the steel to strike. Someone suggested using charred sisal rope. Haven’t tried than yet. I used to take a tick along. A cotton bag to stuff with debris as a mattress. A long Cotton bag can be very useful. Or with a few holes as a stretcher as well. Just make the bag wider. I like seeing people learning and doing the old skills. You brought back fond memories. I used a cotton down bag year round, and brought a little more clothing. And an additional blanket or two for wintertime. Thanks for the memories.

Wouldn't mind a second Kephart video! Very well done . Excellent work.

I like how the tarp was the backpack. Nice

This video is thoroughly enjoyable, thanks for uploading!

This was an interesting lil video. I like how it was done in black & white with minimal gear. The one thing that took away from the production value is this fellas new watch with a compass on it. While not a big deal, it was just kinda contradictory to what i feel you were going for. Either way well done, fun video

First heard the voice sounded like the guy who did Hunting Feral Afghaneys

Funny when he unrolls pack I didn't see a 10 qt pot?

e's womping up a stew and a half there, way too much for one man, he'll give hisself constipation.