Finding Natural Springs for Water collection 

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.

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.

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. ....

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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.

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!

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.

Dave thank you for the continued outdoor education. God bless you and your family sir.

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.

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!

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

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing. I always want to have a friend or to know someone who's knowledgeable about natural resources, wild terrain, and survival hacks like you. Keep it up, sir!

O man sure reminds me of home,,,,,,growing up not to far from you ,Lived in Glouster OH. as a kid, the hills and hollers were my old stomping grounds, Thanks for the memories.

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

Cool springs & info you passed along. Loved the Turkey call too!!

Excellent video. Crystal clear water, beautiful surrounds and of course wild turkey! As in .... dinner! Thanks for sharing David. Stay Safe Brother. Respect and Salute from Eire ♥

I heard about you from your book, and a few years back got heavily into the practice of self-reliance. I love the idea that it creates a highly adaptive mindset, and the ability to feel comfortable in any circumstance. I recently got back into your channel, and wanted to say I’ve learnt a lot from your videos over the past few years! Keep up the amazing work 👊🏻

Thanks Dave I’ll keep this in mind while I’m in the woods this weekend. I’m going to follow the creek as far as I can and see if I can find the source

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.

Thanks Dave! Topography & spring presence consistent with my Middle TN experience. I currently summer in CO at 10,500’-12,000’ & attest that the spring water there is also exceptional. I appreciate your consistent quality content! Jim

Thanks David,this is important for people to know,and understand,

Thank you Dave! Obrigado por mais um video! Grande fã do seu trabalho, Dave dá um alô pro Brasil.

Excellent! That’s the only thing my little piece of wood land lacks is a good water source! I have to make gipsy wells to collect rain and run off water in ! Lucky to have spring water like that! Very nice! Best wishes brother 👍🏽👍🏽👌🏽

Very informative and helpful. I am currently working on a book about a ghost town here in Victoria Australia. I'm planning on heading out in the future to find the springs the town originally used as a water source.

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.

Awesome video as always. Always try to look for the source of a stream. Stay safe and be well. Thanks for sharing.

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!

That was good one Dave. Up there with a couple Journal of the Yurt episodes. Ashtabula county here

This is Janet. I thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Happy Prepper Day.

I am saving up some cash, and when my sons graduate high school they are going to your school David. Your experience is amazing, and I love how you teach. Hoping to take a course or two in the next year to continue supporting you guys.

Awesome. What a gift to drink like that. Thanks for sharing.

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.

Beautiful landscape Dave!

Nice vid bud, reminds me of my childhood in the short hills of southern Ontario

thank you. Nothing much better than exploring your back yard.

That was awesome! There is a place where I camp every summer that has similar topography now I know how to find springs. Thanks!

Great video Dave! Good to see you are well buddy.

Your videos are the most informative videos on RU-vid

Thanks for sharing and taking us along on a hike...Unfortunately where I live all the old springs we used to get water are now chemically polluted due to urban sprawl.

Good video Dave. I have a spring on my property like that. Good job sir!

I have a spring I have been trying to keep going all year but seems only to flow in the "spring" of course. My neighbor has a small pond just below it on his land, I believe the source comes from mine. Anyway thanks for sharing...

Thank you David for the knowledge!

Wow dave...very intresting video.....thank you for a great video bro....and that is a beutiful spring

Great instructive talk, Dave. Thanks.

Looks like a great place to be. ❤

❤ Love this video. Thank you for making it. Hope you can do a similar video for other regions of the U.S.

Fantastic video 📹! I needthat knowledge. God bless you and your family

Excellent information! Thank you!👍🏽😁 Will keep it in my files!👏🏽

This is a great video to keep for the future

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIPS IN YOUR HELP

Beautiful landscape!

Thanks for sharing your videos. And keep up the good work.

Highland co. Ohio here--thanks for the video. I have a constant huge wet spot on my farm at the lower bottom of my field and I know that when I dig down am going to find a stream. Thanks Dave God bless. PS==bible says that 'blessed is the man whos land springs forth fountains"

Awesome info thanks Dave

Great clip mate, very informative! 👍

I have a camp at Seneca Rocks WV. There are so many natural springs around there. makes the best beverages you could ever imagine. Not sure if it the mineral content, but is is just perfect spring water.

Thanks Dave I really enjoyed this one. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.

Excellent and well presented information. Thanks for sharing.

Very good information. Can't wait to trout fish and turkey hunt and also mushroom hunting. I will look closer at these seeps . Thanks.

Thanks for the lesson Dave!

The water tastes amazing👍

Well done Dave !

We loved your show.Still do...

Informative video. Thanks for making it!

I’ve been wondering if this spot I found is a spring, now I know it is. Thanks for the information sir!

This is a great lesson. Thank you

What a great video. I'm probably going to gave to watch it 2 or 3 more times

Good one Dave. Learned a lot.

Thanks Dave great information

Thanks for the info, you live in some awesome country Dave. YHS, campdog

I hope your family is well in also the SRO folks. Can you talk Iris into the two of you doing another archery video. Stump shooting maybe.

Lmao, because I'm sitting here enjoying the sight of you enjoying drinking some water. I'm genuinely enjoying it! XD

Very good job my friend.

Here in Australia Spring is just a season.

Out here in the SW, springs do exist and are not hard to find if you study the geology. Mainly springs are located on fault lines. So if you can ID a fault zone you will find springs.

Great video brother always have water no matter what

Nice vid! I learned quite a bit!

Best video on you youtube today

Nice video, thanks Dave.

useful info thanks David!...woods

Hey David, have you ever worked out what your average water consumption rate is in drops per second? It's a pretty useful thing to know when considering water sources in the field. You have to find your average intake first, but it doesn't change that awful much between active adult males. I, being a fairly heavy water drinker, take in about 2.25 liters a day under conditions where rest is abundant, and if I take that in milliliters(2.25×1000=2250) and multiply it by 20(the approximate number of drops of water in a milliliter, I get(2250× 20) 45,000 drops of water per day. Dividing that by 86,400(the number of seconds in a day) gives me a figure of .52 drops of water per second, or 1 drop every 2 seconds. So I know that if I find a spring that reliably puts out even 1 drop of water per second, I am sustained with water to spare. The quick math for a field manual entry is consumption in liters divided by 4 if you want it to be close to exact, divided by 2 if you want an inbuilt safety margin, or just stated as "A clean water sorce giving more than one drop per second will sustain the average grown man in normal conditions.".

I wish.. soil is so sandy around here everything just runs 15 feet under ground. One day I'll find my perfect property. Great video though!

Great info! Thank you!

Another greatly appreciated video

That's a for real treasure. Trying to figure out how to use the karst of my parents s.w. Missouri property to create some flow for myself.

Great information, thank you !

Great info, ty

Outstanding

This video is gold

Dave, great video!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most Excellent!

Love it!

i hope to one day own some acres of land with a spring fed creek, or a good well at the very least. city life sucks...

Great video!! Thanks alot.

I'd build a catch damn right there , and if not too far pump it to my house, helpful video