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WingedMonkey
03-22-2011, 14:42
Certainly not what you would find in an Abercromie & Fitch catalog today.
Canteen, Frying Pan, Plate, Cup. All made of tin. Belonged to Horace Kephart one of the founders of the AT in GSMNP.
vamelungeon
03-22-2011, 15:01
Cool!
I don't think they would be caught dead selling camping equipment now.
Blissful
03-22-2011, 15:31
Those were real hikers in them days. These days we're whimps. :)
johnnyblisters
03-22-2011, 17:45
Wow, neat pictures. I wonder if they smell as bad as the stores in the mall do...
Skidsteer
03-22-2011, 17:57
What kind of cologne does it have in it?
WingedMonkey
03-22-2011, 22:21
What kind of cologne does it have in it?
According to the Mountain Heritage Center "bag has stains and sticky residue"
:-?
Doughnut
03-23-2011, 07:14
According to the Mountain Heritage Center "bag has stains and sticky residue"
:-?
That is just wrong in so many ways... LOL
Photos from Western Carolina University.
Photo Album (http://www.wcu.edu/library/digitalcoll/kephart/photoalbum/index.htm)
Kephart's backpack, sleeping bag w/sheet and folding lantern w/shaving mirror:
http://wcudigitalcollection.cdmhost.com/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/p4008coll1&CISOPTR=72&DMSCALE=100.00000&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=&REC=1&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0
http://wcudigitalcollection.cdmhost.com/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/p4008coll1&CISOPTR=68&DMSCALE=100.00000&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=&REC=1&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0
http://wcudigitalcollection.cdmhost.com/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/p4008coll1&CISOPTR=42&DMSCALE=100.00000&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=&REC=1&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0
Kephart at campsite:
The folding lantern hanging from the tree in center.
http://www.wcu.edu/library/digitalcoll/kephart/onlineexhibit/outdoors/images/AtTable.jpg
There appears to be a rifle in the picture as well.
WingedMonkey
03-24-2011, 11:56
There appears to be a rifle in the picture as well.
Yes, Kepart hunted for game. He also carried a pistol at times. Then again he also ran around with a few Moonshiners.
:sun
Tuckahoe
03-24-2011, 12:00
I have always liked those folding stonebridge lanterns. There is a reproduction that is available today.
[QUOTE=Yes, Kepart hunted for game. He also carried a pistol at times. [/QUOTE]
Yeah, He carried a Luger in a shoulder holster and used it to shoot snakes with.
http://wcudigitalcollection.cdmhost.com/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/p4008coll1&CISOPTR=238&DMSCALE=100.00000&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=&REC=1&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0
NorthCountryWoods
04-03-2011, 18:30
I remember going to the real A&F with my grandfather. Far cry from what it turned into.