Once again you present the most astonishing collection of gear and I remain stunned that such items are no longer produced. That cook set? My god I'd pay big money to have that in titanium! And the little lantern is just plain cool!
@@linebrunelle1004 Not sure of the relevance of your comment. How does lazy have anything to do with it? Or money? He acquires these rare pieces from eBay, I bet they weren’t cheap. Fortunately no one is making you buy anything, you simply get to see a free video.
From the 1980's until I retired from the military in 2010 I did something similar--had enough stuff in my pockets to survive 72 hours or more. One cargo pocket contained a small toilet kit. The other cargo pocket had a small survival kit. I made use of both when I got separated from my gear on more than one occasion. There was enough stuff to keep me looking neat and pretty and provide a hot beverage and an energy bar or two--and if I could take the time, go fishing, snare a small mammal, gather wild edible plants, and make a shelter. Thanks for this presentation. Brings back memories. I wasn't a hobo, but I tried passing on similar knowledge to younger soldiers. Mostly, it didn't take.
50 of 74 years a hobo. Your videos are so spot on. I would love a story line "day in the life of a hobo" video. Like walking down tracks near some boxcars. Then smelling coffee brewing. A hello can I come aboard to another hobo cooking tin can coffee. A sit down with the other hobo offering you a tin can of coffee. You offering some tea bags. The old rule " if you take something from the pot put something in the pot . A little chatting " where you been, is there some work there, and do cops or locals mess with you ? " Then maybe walking towards town seeing a marker, knock on a farmers' door offering chop some wood for a bowl of beans. The owner has you do some fence mending and hoeing also. You get a nice plate of simple but filling food, a night in the barn. Next day the farmer gives you a sandwich and some coins to help you on your way. Then continuing to walk into town while wondering if you can get maybe work for a week so you can send home to the family.
Dotąd zapalałem świeczkę w starym słoiku, ale słoik nie jest płaski, więc niewygodnie nosi się go w kieszeni. Bardzo podoba mi się ta latarka, spróbuję wykonać podobną. Dziękuję za dobry pomysł
I just absolutely love this Hobo series you’re doing. I have learned so much more than my dad ever talked about. He lived the hobo life until he met and married my mom. Then they settled here in Ohio to start and raise a family. I used to sit and hang on his every word. He was so incredibly intelligent and interesting. He was born in 1917 and lived until 2003, one day after my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Mom gave birth to a dozen children. Dad had 2 from a previous marriage and Mom had 1 from a previous marriage. They lived through the Dustbowl. They both taught me so much about survival. I wish they were still around sometimes so that I could learn more. I have so many questions. I should have paid more attention to what they were trying to teach me. Thank you for answering a lot of those questions. Have a wonderful day 😊
@@WayPointSurvival you're right about that. My Mom (b. 1925) used to talk about the hobos coming to the house / barn to ask for work or a bite to eat. The railroad crossed a corner of their farm and she knew about the hobos leaving a marking somewhere on a fence post (she figured) to say this was a good place. She never found the markings though she did look. I have photos I took of those fence posts.
Material Cost + Fabrication Cost + Quantity + Profit Margin = a Cookset that would run close to $200 today. 100 kits minimum for a Fabricator to take on the Job. 😐
The cook kit is awesome, and I would actually buy new gear if someone brought that back to the market. Titanium would be lighter, but I'd prefer stainless for heat resistance. Plenty of room in there for a match case and the like, and one of the pans would become a bowl for a chip fire. Same for the pocket candle lantern- I need to find one. Again, the more things change, the more the kit stays the same. I've pointed this out before, adjusting for technology, this is almost one to one with what a lot of your viewers are probably carrying every day. Only thing missing from that outfit is a good stout walking stick.
Not quite the same, but I think you might like a trangia kitchen. It packs up to next to nothing, and half the pleasure with owning one is adding your own to bits and bobs to make a perfect kit (the ikea duktig kids cooking stuff are pretty perfect to get a whisk etc for example).
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That old kit is so well made. The Pocket Lantern looks fragile but here it is many years later still fully functional. Easy to see how a hobo could last for years on the road with solid kit like that.
Great video. It always amazes me when you show those nifty little gadgets like pocket lamp. The ingenuity of those vintage devices is simply incredible.
I like the hat and coat, and that pocket lantern is genius. I feel like things were so much better made back then. Everything in the video is made to last a lifetime. Most gear today seems to be intentionally designed to need replacing after some time.
I watched your video on hobo gear and told my 86 year old mother about it. Just finished watching your streamline video with her. This stuff is fascinating and cool. Wonderful information. Thank you for doing this.
In the late 20s-early 30s, my grandpa hoboed from Atlanta to the Western US looking for work. We recently found his letters toy grandma who stayed home while he was looking for work. I love these videos. Thanks, James. Great job.
Thank you so much for sharing. I really enjoy how you’re dressed to reenact that era! It really captures my attention and it’s obvious how it can capture your audiences attention!! nicely done!!👍🏿💯❤️
James, another great one! I spend a lot of my free time at flea mkts antique shows and garage sales but never seem to find the great items that you do! You have the golden touch!Thanks for sharing them with us!
That cook kit looks better than expensive ones now. Pocket lantern amazing design. The razor was very compact. Great video as always. Love this series it's nice to find someone else that's read the books of these people and how they lived.
Very dapper sir. The lantern and sewing kit should still be made they are very cool. The exotac ripspool might fill the sewing kit spot in modern gear for those interested.
When you close that pocket watch make sure you press the button down as you close it. It prevents wearing out the lip that locks the pocket watch. Otherwise it’ll start flopping open and is difficult to have fixed. Like so he can see.
These are such excellent presentations. Thank you! Story time. I lived in and around Champaign IL, for about a decade starting in 2000. At that time I had finished my first year at Illinois state university, and decided not to resume another year, but instead to wander around the tracks, taking short rides and drinking too much. I forget what year, sometime between 2002 & 2007, I met Hobo Stobe at the catch spot near Champaign. It was sweltering hot, probably early August. We spent an afternoon drinking, and cooling off in one of the little creeks that runs along near the yard there. He was super friendly and smart; we had a great time. Fast forward to 2015 and I had found his youtube videos. What a cool feeling of nostalgia to see him documenting his lifestyle. I was touched by sadness when I learned of his passing a few years later. Ride in peace, Stobe, we'll meet up at big rock candy mountain someday. Around this same time, say 2016-ish I came across Shoestrings youtube channel, and was hooked. Every Friday for a few weeks I would crack some beers and binge watch. I would have loved to meet Hobo Shoestring. Rest in peace rider Shoestring. Anyway, I came across this channel early this year, and once again those lazy summer days of wandering, and living free came back to my memory. How sweet is youths careless folley. Thanks for making these great videos. Im sure that many others are touched by them in the same way I have been.
50 of 74 years a hobo. Really great video. That cook set would be worth it's weight in gold to even modern hobos. There were a few differences in equipment from my "modern" days in the 1960s and 1970s etc as a hobo. Streamline would include wearing two sets of clothes. The "good clothes" under a "freebie" from a mission/salvation army thrift store to help keep clean and add more pockets. A 3/4th length army field jacket rather than a top coat. A "onion" type sack for extra stuff you pick up along your travels. A "penlight". Chalk or grease stick. A pocket memo book and pen for copying information etc. A container of "canned heat" to help heat food. A P-38. Always pliers. A wash cloth. Spare socks and skivies. A "hotel" sized bar of soap. A "Bic" disposable razor which are actually good for up to 10 shaves. A pocket mirror. Cork, fish hook, and 10 ft of fishing line ( tobacco tin ) I grabbed all the shoe strings I could find. Sewing kit in a tobacco tin. 35 mm film canister for matches. Another for instant coffee. Always a can of beans. AND a 2 oz bottle of hot sauce to give taste to those horrible soup line meals.
@@WayPointSurvival I did on numerous occasions. Like when I had to move very fast to catch a train in a "hot" yard ( ones that had heavier security or a mean bull ) "on the fly" when moving out of a yard. You might only have a couple of minutes to scout a ride and grab it. I found a few things about traveling that helped a great deal on keeping it to a minimum. Number one is the size of your back pack as most hobos carry a back pack The bigger your backpack the more you carry. A really small "book bag" type keeps it very light. Like the kind that looks like it would only hold 3 or 4 textbooks. Back packs would keep your hands free to grab a train. Almost most as important was my 3 pile method of K.I.S.S. When my pack started to feel a bit heavy I divided up my gear into 3 piles. The used every day pile. The used once a week pile. The used once a month pile. If I had only used once a month or less I could surely do without and gave it away. The once a week pile I would sort into can get it anywhere vs hard to find items. Easy to get gear I gave it away. The use every day of course I kept. This method would often half my gear load. Also important was carefully removing any pockets on a back pack. I would carefully cut the threads holding them in place. Most "book bags" style back packs have a medium size front pocket and two small side pockets. That much you might pack. The end product was basically a two strap haversack.
@@TheWanderingFinnegan Absolutely Following my sentence of carefully removing pockets I stated That much you might pack. I forgot to add much ( more ) you might pack ( in the pockets )
Amazing gear you found - that cook set packs so small and contains all the items to cook a whole meal for two persons. That little lantern is awesome too. As for the razor: my grandfather had an even smaller kit, not much bigger than a matchbox with a two-piece handle and room for three blades. Carried it during WWI.
For back in the day, I would have liked to carry that if I was born then. But for todays needs it is outdated, but interessting history. Thank you for pushing out content, I enjoy it.
No dejas de sorprendernos cada semana con tus videos ,creo que a la mayoría nos gustó la lámpara que se desplega , interesante y coinsido con que es una pena que ya no se fabriquen esas cosas saludos desde La Pampa Argentina
I work on the railroad. You are making me cringe dancing around, on and in between the rails. I know you aren’t a fool but it’s such a part of life now I can’t help but get worked up. Great video and thank you for the whole series.
Graffiti writers probably know their local track more then the staff maintaining them. I've done my education done the personal track safety in prison legally can work on them too if I get a sponsor
@@Idrivthetrain I've been places that my pals can't get to in the London underground system we are like kool aid men we will come through a wall. Hell we used to rob IDs and keys off the workers when I was a young cunt. All walks of life graffiti even the rail maintenance guys not what you know it's who you know.
Another great video on the Hobo culture. And of course……more stuff for me to buy off EBay. I’ve been looking for one of those cooksets, can’t seem to locate one. If you happen to come across one let me know. Thanks again, Braxton.
Hi James, Thank-you so much for doing such a great job finding these items and making hobo history come to life. You have an awesome way of opening the window into this great place and time in history. Totally awesome. 👍👍🙋♂️🙏❣️
Similar camping continues today. Trains have changed to cars. Car camping, without extra equipment. Sleeping secretly in parking lots or in a bush or in the forest. However, hidden from view. I've been doing it since 1974. At first as a mobile job and later for pleasure. And the habit still continues. That's why I appreciate and enjoy these excellent historical descriptions and hints. A surprising number of similar solutions have been used, these 'teachings' work anywhere in the world. Thanks.
Sometimes when the money ran out, you had to survive for many days on your own until you found a job. Sometimes the car broke down, left on the road, had to leave on foot. You had to be ready for everything, from car equipment to transitioning to excursion equipment. Hiking and car camping are the highlights of my life.
Awesome collection of period correct items. Often when I watch your videos I am reminded of the movie "Emperor of the North Pole". I've probably watched it 50 times since it was made in 1973. If you haven't heard of it you should watch it. Thank you James.
Superb presentation as always. The build quality and ingenuity of the cook set,Lantern and canteen surpass most of what can be bought today. 100 years and still serviceable.
Hey James. I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your channel. You do a great job of presenting lots of useful information. When I was a young pup, I spent a great deal of time backpacking in the mountains of Northern California. Of course, I carried everything on my back. It did not really bother me. I spent over 20 years in a military uniform and carried a great deal of gear on my back. Now, at 62 years old, my bones are paying for those days. Over the past few years my aim has been lighting my load in the wilderness. I started researching the modern trend of ultra light back packing. I should not have been surprised that the people before us already figured this out. It puts a smile on my face thinking our forefathers would probably chuckle at the idea we are starting a new trend when in fact, we are reinventing the wheel. Keep up the great work. How do you find this information? Is there any reading sources you would recommend?
Thanks so much! I have a subscription to newspapers.com which gives a lot of information for the last couple hundred years and is searchable. I also have a number of books written by hobos which you can find on Amazon.
I have enjoyed dozens of your survival videos, but man, you have really hit your stride with these hobo videos. As informative as Ken Burns, but so lively and not at all dry. And your collection of gear should be in a museum, but we wouldn't want that because a museum stays in one place, and your gear should keep moving. Cheers!
The engineering behind that camp lantern is very impressive. I remember my grandpa showing me how to pick a green branch on a tree and chew on the end and said if I wanted to dip in ash I could brush my teeth with it. I love your channel.
For just under 16 years my employment required (in part) perusing the largest, most successful prop houses in Los Angeles. What you folks are witnessing is living history presented with such attention to detail and aplomb it meets and even exceeds what those companies can do. Outstanding 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
ive been on a minimalist gear kick the past week. And the perfect video popped up! Awesome video as always, my friend. Most underrated channel on youtube!
@@HoboRoadrunner Life and the endless cycle of people demanding money from me from trying to live and the repetitive tasks that accomplish nothing more than draining away my time.
@@zondervonstrek ok I'm gonna tell you this as some one who's done it for 10 years now. Idk what kinda life you have right now and it's not really my business but I'll tell you when I first started it wasn't as crazy back then. Now it's a lot different. I know what you mean I truly do but you're gonna find out that people out here don't really care about you. You'll have cops called on you constantly. Heck just the other night in a span of 2 hours I had 7 different cops come and talk to me. All because me and the pups were walking the highway. Now I'm not saying you shouldn't do this lifestyle because that would be hypocritical of me but I feel you need to find some actual goals in life instead of just walking the country with nothing to do. If you do decide to do it , stay away from alcohol and drugs and cigarettes. You don't need them but people are gonna try to give them to you, especially in the cities so stay away from there too and don't ride the rails. Believe me I stopped riding two years ago for a reason. Anyways happy days to you and God bless young man.
I think the cook kit is really neat. It would be great if they were still made. I always love all the gear you show in your Hobo video series. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless and stay safe.
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Once again you present the most astonishing collection of gear and I remain stunned that such items are no longer produced. That cook set? My god I'd pay big money to have that in titanium! And the little lantern is just plain cool!
Yes, I to would buy such a cook kit
Why in titanium when clearly the original material was good for doing exactly what it was meant to do?
@@stephenbarabas6286 I like titanium! But a stainless model would be awesome too.
so much money to take from lazy people...
@@linebrunelle1004 Not sure of the relevance of your comment. How does lazy have anything to do with it? Or money? He acquires these rare pieces from eBay, I bet they weren’t cheap. Fortunately no one is making you buy anything, you simply get to see a free video.
From the 1980's until I retired from the military in 2010 I did something similar--had enough stuff in my pockets to survive 72 hours or more. One cargo pocket contained a small toilet kit. The other cargo pocket had a small survival kit. I made use of both when I got separated from my gear on more than one occasion. There was enough stuff to keep me looking neat and pretty and provide a hot beverage and an energy bar or two--and if I could take the time, go fishing, snare a small mammal, gather wild edible plants, and make a shelter.
Thanks for this presentation. Brings back memories. I wasn't a hobo, but I tried passing on similar knowledge to younger soldiers. Mostly, it didn't take.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks so much for watching!
50 of 74 years a hobo. Your videos are so spot on. I would love a story line "day in the life of a hobo" video. Like walking down tracks near some boxcars. Then smelling coffee brewing. A hello can I come aboard to another hobo cooking tin can coffee. A sit down with the other hobo offering you a tin can of coffee. You offering some tea bags. The old rule " if you take something from the pot put something in the pot . A little chatting " where you been, is there some work there, and do cops or locals mess with you ? " Then maybe walking towards town seeing a marker, knock on a farmers' door offering chop some wood for a bowl of beans. The owner has you do some fence mending and hoeing also. You get a nice plate of simple but filling food, a night in the barn. Next day the farmer gives you a sandwich and some coins to help you on your way. Then continuing to walk into town while wondering if you can get maybe work for a week so you can send home to the family.
We would love to do something like that!
This video series is a rare one where the comments are worth as much as the video, and yours in particular are ones I always like to track down.
The collapsing lantern design is genius! Sad no one makes these anymore, what a great design
Yes, I also wanna get one of that...
@@carnivorecaveman The WWI Stonebridge lantern's good- I have one!
Agreed!
@@Pygar2 indeed I'll second that. I use mine with the 12-hour candles
Dotąd zapalałem świeczkę w starym słoiku, ale słoik nie jest płaski, więc niewygodnie nosi się go w kieszeni. Bardzo podoba mi się ta latarka, spróbuję wykonać podobną. Dziękuję za dobry pomysł
I just absolutely love this Hobo series you’re doing. I have learned so much more than my dad ever talked about. He lived the hobo life until he met and married my mom. Then they settled here in Ohio to start and raise a family. I used to sit and hang on his every word. He was so incredibly intelligent and interesting. He was born in 1917 and lived until 2003, one day after my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Mom gave birth to a dozen children. Dad had 2 from a previous marriage and Mom had 1 from a previous marriage. They lived through the Dustbowl. They both taught me so much about survival. I wish they were still around sometimes so that I could learn more. I have so many questions. I should have paid more attention to what they were trying to teach me. Thank you for answering a lot of those questions.
Have a wonderful day 😊
Thanks so much! We all wish we had listened better to our grandparents and to those who went before us!
@@WayPointSurvival you're right about that. My Mom (b. 1925) used to talk about the hobos coming to the house / barn to ask for work or a bite to eat. The railroad crossed a corner of their farm and she knew about the hobos leaving a marking somewhere on a fence post (she figured) to say this was a good place. She never found the markings though she did look. I have photos I took of those fence posts.
Best dressed hobo ever. What a hobo gentleman.
Glad you liked it!
This cooking set blowed my mind. What a beautifull piece of design.
Indeed!
Idealny płaski zestaw do noszenia w kieszeni. A kieszenie w tym długim płaszczu niemal zastępują plecak! Dotąd nie doceniałem płaszczy
@@iw5757 Genialne prawdaż ?
All nice, but I hate the big pot since it's too narrow to clean properly. I do like the little pocket lantern.
I can't understand why no one ever made copies of this wonderful cook kit.
Agreed!
Material Cost + Fabrication Cost + Quantity + Profit Margin = a Cookset that would run close to $200 today.
100 kits minimum for a Fabricator to take on the Job. 😐
I love your period videos with the extra effort to make them as authentic as possible.
I appreciate that!
That is a very dapper look Mr. Hobo! 😂. Another terrific show.
Thanks!
Always a great educational video. You have an awesome collection of hobo era items that aren’t displayed or discussed elsewhere in a concise video.
The cook kit is awesome, and I would actually buy new gear if someone brought that back to the market. Titanium would be lighter, but I'd prefer stainless for heat resistance. Plenty of room in there for a match case and the like, and one of the pans would become a bowl for a chip fire. Same for the pocket candle lantern- I need to find one. Again, the more things change, the more the kit stays the same. I've pointed this out before, adjusting for technology, this is almost one to one with what a lot of your viewers are probably carrying every day. Only thing missing from that outfit is a good stout walking stick.
Thanks for watching!
Not quite the same, but I think you might like a trangia kitchen.
It packs up to next to nothing, and half the pleasure with owning one is adding your own to bits and bobs to make a perfect kit (the ikea duktig kids cooking stuff are pretty perfect to get a whisk etc for example).
Thanks so much for watching! Please leave me a thumbs up and a comment in the section below. Make sure and check out our website at www.waypointsurvival.com where you can sign up for classes and check out the required gear list!
That old kit is so well made. The Pocket Lantern looks fragile but here it is many years later still fully functional. Easy to see how a hobo could last for years on the road with solid kit like that.
Absolutely!
Great video. It always amazes me when you show those nifty little gadgets like pocket lamp. The ingenuity of those vintage devices is simply incredible.
I like the hat and coat, and that pocket lantern is genius. I feel like things were so much better made back then. Everything in the video is made to last a lifetime. Most gear today seems to be intentionally designed to need replacing after some time.
Designed obsolecence
Indeed. I knew there was a proper term for it, but it slipped my mind. Thanks
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked it!
I watched your video on hobo gear and told my 86 year old mother about it. Just finished watching your streamline video with her. This stuff is fascinating and cool. Wonderful information. Thank you for doing this.
That is awesome!
Hundred year old camping gadgets. Thanks for showing me.
Our pleasure!
In the late 20s-early 30s, my grandpa hoboed from Atlanta to the Western US looking for work. We recently found his letters toy grandma who stayed home while he was looking for work. I love these videos. Thanks, James. Great job.
Thank you so much for watching, and I'm glad that you are enjoying the videos!
Absolutely superb. Thank you from England.
You're most welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing. I really enjoy how you’re dressed to reenact that era! It really captures my attention and it’s obvious how it can capture your audiences attention!! nicely done!!👍🏿💯❤️
Thank you so much!
Ausome another video, they never get old, I rewatch older videos all the time
Thanks so much!
Very impressive! You look more dapper with each outfit. I'm kinda lovin the hat. Very stylish. Sure beats a heavy pack on your back.
Thanks so much!
Never end this hobo series, they are fun to watch and very informative!😀
Glad you are enjoying it!
You are a museum! It's amazing how you come up with so many intact artifacts.
Thank you for your research, knowledge and for sharing.
You're welcome!
Wow! What a slick cook kit! I've not seen one like it before. You are always showing something completely new.
Some of the gear was ingenious! Eminently compatible with today's gear.
Absolutely!
James, another great one! I spend a lot of my free time at flea mkts antique shows and garage sales but never seem to find the great items that you do! You have the golden touch!Thanks for sharing them with us!
You're welcome!
That cook kit looks better than expensive ones now. Pocket lantern amazing design. The razor was very compact. Great video as always. Love this series it's nice to find someone else that's read the books of these people and how they lived.
Thanks so much!
Thanks again for another wonderful look into our past
Our pleasure!
Your hobo series is absolutely AMAZING James!!! That pocket lantern was extremely nice! As always, God bless and take care!
Thanks! You too!
@@WayPointSurvival you're very welcome!!
Now I want Hobo gear ⚙️
You sure come up with some interesting little gadgets, the pocket lantern was particularly cool 👍
Very dapper sir. The lantern and sewing kit should still be made they are very cool. The exotac ripspool might fill the sewing kit spot in modern gear for those interested.
When you close that pocket watch make sure you press the button down as you close it. It prevents wearing out the lip that locks the pocket watch. Otherwise it’ll start flopping open and is difficult to have fixed. Like so he can see.
Yes. But the click sounds really nice on camera.
looking absolutely dapper there James!! Really suits you!
He definitely looks the part doesn't he!
Thanks!
ONCE AGAIN, GREAT SHOW!!!!
Thanks so much!
Larry Canter Thank you for showing these things, This is something that definitely goes on my"if only" list. Keep em' coming!!
Will do!
Again another great hobo video. Please keep them coming. The items you feature are excellent
Thank you! Will do!
What are beautiful things of Hobos ❤
Indeed!
Wonderful ingenuity in the design of these items. Would love to see some remakes become available. Thanks!
You and me both!
Love the history and the amazing gadgets from a 100 years ago, thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
These are such excellent presentations. Thank you!
Story time.
I lived in and around Champaign IL, for about a decade starting in 2000. At that time I had finished my first year at Illinois state university, and decided not to resume another year, but instead to wander around the tracks, taking short rides and drinking too much.
I forget what year, sometime between 2002 & 2007, I met Hobo Stobe at the catch spot near Champaign. It was sweltering hot, probably early August. We spent an afternoon drinking, and cooling off in one of the little creeks that runs along near the yard there. He was super friendly and smart; we had a great time.
Fast forward to 2015 and I had found his youtube videos. What a cool feeling of nostalgia to see him documenting his lifestyle. I was touched by sadness when I learned of his passing a few years later. Ride in peace, Stobe, we'll meet up at big rock candy mountain someday.
Around this same time, say 2016-ish I came across Shoestrings youtube channel, and was hooked. Every Friday for a few weeks I would crack some beers and binge watch. I would have loved to meet Hobo Shoestring. Rest in peace rider Shoestring.
Anyway, I came across this channel early this year, and once again those lazy summer days of wandering, and living free came back to my memory. How sweet is youths careless folley.
Thanks for making these great videos. Im sure that many others are touched by them in the same way I have been.
Thanks so much for sharing these stories!
Wow that dollar with a hole in it tid bit is a great little fact.
You do amazing work.
Thanks! I think it's always fun to find little details to bring history to life.
Nice show of gear carried, not so long ago. Thank You ! 🤓
Glad you enjoyed it!
Boy Scouts love you !!
Thanks!
50 of 74 years a hobo. Really great video. That cook set would be worth it's weight in gold to even modern hobos. There were a few differences in equipment from my "modern" days in the 1960s and 1970s etc as a hobo. Streamline would include wearing two sets of clothes. The "good clothes" under a "freebie" from a mission/salvation army thrift store to help keep clean and add more pockets. A 3/4th length army field jacket rather than a top coat. A "onion" type sack for extra stuff you pick up along your travels. A "penlight". Chalk or grease stick. A pocket memo book and pen for copying information etc. A container of "canned heat" to help heat food. A P-38. Always pliers. A wash cloth. Spare socks and skivies. A "hotel" sized bar of soap. A "Bic" disposable razor which are actually good for up to 10 shaves. A pocket mirror. Cork, fish hook, and 10 ft of fishing line ( tobacco tin ) I grabbed all the shoe strings I could find. Sewing kit in a tobacco tin. 35 mm film canister for matches. Another for instant coffee. Always a can of beans. AND a 2 oz bottle of hot sauce to give taste to those horrible soup line meals.
Wonderful list! Thanks! I might make a version of it for the channel. Did you carry it all in your pockets?
@@WayPointSurvival I did on numerous occasions. Like when I had to move very fast to catch a train in a "hot" yard ( ones that had heavier security or a mean bull ) "on the fly" when moving out of a yard. You might only have a couple of minutes to scout a ride and grab it. I found a few things about traveling that helped a great deal on keeping it to a minimum. Number one is the size of your back pack as most hobos carry a back pack The bigger your backpack the more you carry. A really small "book bag" type keeps it very light. Like the kind that looks like it would only hold 3 or 4 textbooks. Back packs would keep your hands free to grab a train. Almost most as important was my 3 pile method of K.I.S.S. When my pack started to feel a bit heavy I divided up my gear into 3 piles. The used every day pile. The used once a week pile. The used once a month pile. If I had only used once a month or less I could surely do without and gave it away. The once a week pile I would sort into can get it anywhere vs hard to find items. Easy to get gear I gave it away. The use every day of course I kept. This method would often half my gear load. Also important was carefully removing any pockets on a back pack. I would carefully cut the threads holding them in place. Most "book bags" style back packs have a medium size front pocket and two small side pockets. That much you might pack. The end product was basically a two strap haversack.
@@craigeckhoff99 Why remove pockets? Because, if they exist, you will find something to put in them?
@@TheWanderingFinnegan Absolutely Following my sentence of carefully removing pockets I stated That much you might pack. I forgot to add much ( more ) you might pack ( in the pockets )
Amazing gear you found - that cook set packs so small and contains all the items to cook a whole meal for two persons. That little lantern is awesome too. As for the razor: my grandfather had an even smaller kit, not much bigger than a matchbox with a two-piece handle and room for three blades. Carried it during WWI.
Yes, those are really cool too!
Your stylin and profiling great video and info, ty for sharing
Another fascinating, entertaining and educational video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Incredibly amazing! Mr. James Bender, Hobo Emeritus!! May God bless you & all your Hobo-minded viewers! Thanks a million.
Thank you kindly!
For back in the day, I would have liked to carry that if I was born then. But for todays needs it is outdated, but interessting history.
Thank you for pushing out content, I enjoy it.
Thanks for watching!
Fascinated by the hobos I saw in the late 1960s And early 1970s in Fresno \Clovis California...
Very interesting! That lantern is very cool!
Yep we need for some company to start making these again. All of us bushcraft guys would buy that.
It really is!
What an amazing collection of old gear you have, and the knowledge of it's use, too. You sure do talk proper. Even your speech is period correct.
Thank you kindly!
Once again you have brought forth some wonderful Hobo history and I love these videos
Glad you like them!
Really enjoy your videos. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.
My pleasure!
No dejas de sorprendernos cada semana con tus videos ,creo que a la mayoría nos gustó la lámpara que se desplega , interesante y coinsido con que es una pena que ya no se fabriquen esas cosas saludos desde La Pampa Argentina
Hola y gracias!
7:08 THAT! Is too cool!!!
That Stopple set is fantastic.
Indeed!
I work on the railroad. You are making me cringe dancing around, on and in between the rails. I know you aren’t a fool but it’s such a part of life now I can’t help but get worked up. Great video and thank you for the whole series.
My thoughts within seconds. But he is a professional hobo after all
@@grimsleeper653 indeed he is 😂
Graffiti writers probably know their local track more then the staff maintaining them. I've done my education done the personal track safety in prison legally can work on them too if I get a sponsor
@@AyRCee not even close but I understand what your saying.
@@Idrivthetrain I've been places that my pals can't get to in the London underground system we are like kool aid men we will come through a wall. Hell we used to rob IDs and keys off the workers when I was a young cunt. All walks of life graffiti even the rail maintenance guys not what you know it's who you know.
Another great video on the Hobo culture. And of course……more stuff for me to buy off EBay. I’ve been looking for one of those cooksets, can’t seem to locate one. If you happen to come across one let me know. Thanks again, Braxton.
Will do!
Hi James, Thank-you so much for doing such a great job finding these items and making hobo history come to life. You have an awesome way of opening the window into this great place and time in history. Totally awesome. 👍👍🙋♂️🙏❣️
Wow, thank you!
Once again great video. Some of the historic items are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
that lantern and cook kit are pretty slick
Glad you liked them!
We sat through that whole video waiting for you to pull out that fishing gig we knew you'd have it we've seen it so many times
It was an absolute staple of living.
😮great video James. I love that cook kit and the other items. Take care.
Thanks, you too!
Great video.I really like the way you dress the part and come up with the coolest items from the past😊😊😊
That cook kit was very interesting.
Thanks!
Great watch. Never saw a cook kit like that.
Another fascinating insight into our past, thank you, keep em commin!!
You're welcome!
I really enjoyed this series, very well done. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Similar camping continues today. Trains have changed to cars. Car camping, without extra equipment. Sleeping secretly in parking lots or in a bush or in the forest. However, hidden from view. I've been doing it since 1974. At first as a mobile job and later for pleasure. And the habit still continues. That's why I appreciate and enjoy these excellent historical descriptions and hints. A surprising number of similar solutions have been used, these 'teachings' work anywhere in the world. Thanks.
Sometimes when the money ran out, you had to survive for many days on your own until you found a job. Sometimes the car broke down, left on the road, had to leave on foot. You had to be ready for everything, from car equipment to transitioning to excursion equipment. Hiking and car camping are the highlights of my life.
Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome collection of period correct items.
Often when I watch your videos I am reminded of the movie "Emperor of the North Pole". I've probably watched it 50 times since it was made in 1973. If you haven't heard of it you should watch it. Thank you James.
Love that!
Love the historical aspect of your videos, and the vintage gear!
Thank you kindly!
Thankyou for showing us vintage things in your story ❤
You are so welcome!
Awesome cook kit..
Thanks!
Superb presentation as always. The build quality and ingenuity of the cook set,Lantern and canteen surpass most of what can be bought today. 100 years and still serviceable.
Well said!
Your content is very interesting, and your enthusiasm for the topic is genuine and earnest.
I appreciate that!
Hey James. I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your channel. You do a great job of presenting lots of useful information. When I was a young pup, I spent a great deal of time backpacking in the mountains of Northern California. Of course, I carried everything on my back. It did not really bother me. I spent over 20 years in a military uniform and carried a great deal of gear on my back. Now, at 62 years old, my bones are paying for those days. Over the past few years my aim has been lighting my load in the wilderness. I started researching the modern trend of ultra light back packing. I should not have been surprised that the people before us already figured this out. It puts a smile on my face thinking our forefathers would probably chuckle at the idea we are starting a new trend when in fact, we are reinventing the wheel. Keep up the great work. How do you find this information? Is there any reading sources you would recommend?
Thanks so much! I have a subscription to newspapers.com which gives a lot of information for the last couple hundred years and is searchable. I also have a number of books written by hobos which you can find on Amazon.
Another great video. Thanks James
You're welcome!
Thank you for doing the streamline video I for one really appreciate it.
You're very welcome!
That little cooking set is amazing!
It really is!
I really , really love the pocket lantern!!
Thanks! It really is cool!
What a neat kit
Wgat amazing gear! Westernkind was amazing!
You found your niche for sure on UA-cam. Fascinating videos.
Thanks so much!
I Love that Vintage stuff! That is so awesome!!! 💪😎 Thank you for showing! Greetings from East Germany
Thanks for watching!
I have enjoyed dozens of your survival videos, but man, you have really hit your stride with these hobo videos. As informative as Ken Burns, but so lively and not at all dry. And your collection of gear should be in a museum, but we wouldn't want that because a museum stays in one place, and your gear should keep moving. Cheers!
Thanks so very much for the wonderful compliments!
Excellent video, l love this kind of content .
Thanks!
Thank you. The video is just super.
Glad you liked it!
The engineering behind that camp lantern is very impressive. I remember my grandpa showing me how to pick a green branch on a tree and chew on the end and said if I wanted to dip in ash I could brush my teeth with it. I love your channel.
Thanks for watching!
For just under 16 years my employment required (in part) perusing the largest, most successful prop houses in Los Angeles. What you folks are witnessing is living history presented with such attention to detail and aplomb it meets and even exceeds what those companies can do. Outstanding 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks so much, I truly appreciate that!
ive been on a minimalist gear kick the past week. And the perfect video popped up! Awesome video as always, my friend. Most underrated channel on youtube!
Awesome! Thank you!
Some day if I save up enough money, I hope to become a Hobo.
Be careful out there!
I'm gonna ask , why? What makes you as a individual wanna go on the road ?
@@HoboRoadrunner Life and the endless cycle of people demanding money from me from trying to live and the repetitive tasks that accomplish nothing more than draining away my time.
@@zondervonstrek ok I'm gonna tell you this as some one who's done it for 10 years now. Idk what kinda life you have right now and it's not really my business but I'll tell you when I first started it wasn't as crazy back then. Now it's a lot different. I know what you mean I truly do but you're gonna find out that people out here don't really care about you. You'll have cops called on you constantly. Heck just the other night in a span of 2 hours I had 7 different cops come and talk to me. All because me and the pups were walking the highway. Now I'm not saying you shouldn't do this lifestyle because that would be hypocritical of me but I feel you need to find some actual goals in life instead of just walking the country with nothing to do. If you do decide to do it , stay away from alcohol and drugs and cigarettes. You don't need them but people are gonna try to give them to you, especially in the cities so stay away from there too and don't ride the rails. Believe me I stopped riding two years ago for a reason. Anyways happy days to you and God bless young man.
@@HoboRoadrunner From my experience most of that can be avoided if you wear a nice hat.
Great video thank you. Interesting cook kit.
I think the cook kit is really neat. It would be great if they were still made. I always love all the gear you show in your Hobo video series. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless and stay safe.
Glad you like them and God bless you too!
Hobo convention in Britt, IA this weekend. We'll be there Friday.
So cool! Wish I could attend!
@keithnavarro2930 Please let us all know if they have a good memorial service for "hobo shoestring". He is sadly missed in the you tube community..
I'll say one thing James, you are very well equipped. Thank you for your presentations
You're welcome!
Another great video. Thank you..