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50 of 73 years a hobo. Very impressed. When I was much younger I could buy those metal thermos dirt cheap because no one wanted a cup without a handle. Sure were durable. The alcohol stove you show I have seen in second hand stores every now and then. I kind of figured they were for "chaffing', that is keeping some fancy snacks warm in a metal tray holder. Should have bought one the last time I saw one. I didn't think they could nearly boil water but guess I wasn't sure what other uses they had.
James, I appreciate the effort that goes in to all your videos. I love antiques and vintage items. As a coffee drinker with 64 years experience, I would put the grounds in the pan to boil them, and strain when pouring in to my cup. That would get the most out of your precious beans. Thank you for sharing this kit with us!
Dude, that is just about the coolest thing I have seen... 100 years old and it still beats the pants off of anything made today.. Show me ANYTHING made today that will be usable much less survive in 100 years.. So interesting. Keep em coming.
Thank you for posting. I get your point. It is also true that good brass alcohol stoves, the mesh strainer, and the style of coffee grinder are still in the market today. A more robust thermos with a stainless steel inner will probably last longer than this original design. I believe the lunchbox tray cannot be bettered. It would also make a fine candle holder.
@@daveburklund2295 Yeah, the quality of that 100 year old grinder is amazing. Back in the days when quality was the primary concern of the producer. It looks like it was made as well as "a Swiss watch".
I thought I'd seen all the old timey gear, till now. I've never seen one of those great lunch boxes before! That is one heck of a special piece. Thanks for showing us. 👍
Love the “ set” I’ve got a small hand grinder , but yours will still be grinding in 200 years while mine will rust in some dump . Keep ‘em coming brother !
There is nothing about this that isn’t fascinating! It is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen about this sort of subject and antique products and methods. I love your videos but this, by far has to be my favorite, not only of your work but anything produced by other content creators of similar type of content. Thank you for bringing this to us and the amount of effort you put into your channel.
Here in the UK there was something called a "plumbers stove". A small tin with a press on lid, usually a jubilee/pipe clip screwed on the outside holding a piece of metal sheet going about 2/3rd of the way round and v notches snipped in its 'top'. The tin was filled with cotton wool and soaked with Methylated Spirits or burning alcohol. Tin mugs were common enough and that was used to heat water and then add Tea/Coffee. This was back in the day when plumbers worked with lead pipes and had alcohol for heating their soldering iron tip and they usually had tin snips and a screwdriver on them. I've used similar at music festivals and it can boil a pint of water quickly enough to be useful for a cuppa and enough hot water left over for a strip wash.
I'm not likely to load up a pack and head into the woods for a weekend. But I'm at the end of a very busy day, and it's a very nice thought to take my little stove out to the patio and just focus on the steps of making my decaf night cap. Thanks for a great video.
Wonderful original manufactured products! I still love my original Thermos stainless steel flask, made in Ohio, US, in 1987. Best wishes from London, England!
2:00 except when you drop them on a hard surface! Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s when I was at school in England, we still used these except the outer shell was plastic! My mum replaced the “glass” part more times than I can remember !
I do that heading off into the woods with my coffee kit quite often. Yesterday was the most recent time but it's a several times a week thing for the. Of course; my kit is less vintage but it does the trick. I'm a very lucky man... my front door is about a 5 kilometer walk well into a provincial park and I'm retired so time I have but few $$$. Still, I've learned that we can be very content with little: I'm in my 60's, in excellent health and have 5 adult children who are leading good lives. I think that is all the wealth I'll ever need. Another fun video, James! Greetings from Canada to all who read this.
That is neat to use a vintage term, what is old is new. That brought back some memories. I grew up in the 60's and 70's My Dad was a construction Electrician and I remember him taking his Stanley and Thermos lunch boxes to work Back then me, my Sisters and the neighborhood kids were taking our metal lunch boxes to school often with popular cartoons on them. I think we ate better food back then, Mom made us sandwiches, we also got a piece of fruit or a fruit cup in a can, chips and sometimes a cookie or two, our thermos usually had milk in it or sometimes lemonade or Koolaid I'm now retired but I still work part time, but during my working years those small coolers like the lunch mate were popular, These days my "Lunch box" is built into my backpack its has an insulated pocket for food and drinks which is nice having all my things in one place. My paternal Grandfather and great Uncles were construction workers too, I could see them having something like this lunch box, I don't know if they would have a coffee kit with them but If I worked in construction back then, a cup of coffee would be a nice pick me up.
This reminds me of my brother talking about 'camping coffee,' which was coffee grounds simply poured into a pot of boiling water over the campfire. You wait a bit for the grounds to settle to the bottom before attempting to drink. He said it was awful, muddy. Your kit is much more sophisticated!
I have just recently, put together a coffee/tea kit. I used an old file box that is just a little larger than a Stanley lunch box.after watching you, I added a spoon & paring knife. You find and share the most amazing things from times gone by. Really enjoy your efforts to intertain and educate us the viewers. Thanks.
Sure glad I suscribed to your channel. I make my coffee this way often. I'm not so good at pouring carefully, so I "cheat" by filling the cup with hot water then lower the strainer into the hot water and let it steep for a few minutes. Love the old vacuum bottle. I'm not a wealthy man, but I put thumbs up on your videos.
Maybe my favorite vid James. Great antiques that show the more things change the more they stay the same. I recently put together my own Stanley Lunch Box coffee kit, a little more bougie with modern gear, but yours is awesome. Great job keeping history alive.
I love gadgets like this. My Dad had a camp stove and oven that folded up into what looked like a large briefcase. It was really cool. We always had biscuits in the morning before heading out to the deer stand.
Hi James, speaking of old technology, it reminds me of Otzi the Iceman. He had the 10 C's of survival 5000 yrs ago. Back then, it was their EDC. Today's Survivalist have rediscovered forgotten skills and old technology. We rely too much on electricity and/or modern technology. I do jewelry as a pastime. I use a pump drill to drill holes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Love it.
I'd love to get my hands on a set like this. I have an old traveling bar kit that i put together in a similar fashion. I had no idea a kit like this existed until this video, and now I have a new goal to assemble one for myself.
Glad you like them! I try to stay away from most of that stuff. It's not that I don't have any opinions about it it's just I prefer to be uplifting and positive in general.
Thank-you again, so nice to see history come to life, amazing how everything back then was designed to last a very long time, pride in everything made, compared to the garbage made today. Just amazing as you provide a peek inside the past. Bravo Bravo. 🙋♂️🙏👏👏❣️🇺🇲
Nice ❤ The only older lunchbox I still have is one of those old stacked type where one small pot is stacked on another for about 4 pots worth of different foods with the bottom of each pot serving as the lid for the other, then 1 actual lid on the top pot. Then it all fits in a carrying frame thing with a handle. Herter's used to sell a similar thing. IIRC the Kephart book talks of all the old "lightweight" camping gear of the late 19th early 20th century that the British used to offer through their outfitters. They called those types of stoves "spirit burners" , and there's descriptions of the various small tents and such of the period. Just me- since I've gotten old and gray I usually fly with instant since I always have water on to boil, and to skip having to deal with used grounds. Otherwise I'll make cowboy coffee and roll on 😂 Thanks for the video
Absolutely amazing. Where do you find such wonderful items??? I know it's wrong, but I am envious of your coffee kit. As always, great video, and thanks for sharing!!
Watching these videos take me back. Now to show my age. When I went to school in the 60s plus we still had the glass inserts. I think it may have been ceramic. My friend dropped his bottle and broke it. You could shake it and hear the broken pieces.
Jim where did you find this set fasinateing .and the alcohol burner wow Awsome just awsome you probably know don't drop or bang the thermos hard you'll break the glass
It took me awhile to pull it all together but I got a lot of it from Etsy and ebay. And, you're right, that glass can be fragile. I broke one when I was a kid.
it's amazing how things from over 100 years ago work just as well today as the day they were made. Where as today, it'll last a few months to a couple years at most.
THAT lunchbox is a neat piece of equipment. I took something akin to this to school in the early 1950's. The insulated flask was still the same in my youth. For those seeking just a bit of simplification to the kit, the strainer can be omitted and the coffee grounds can just be brought to the boil three times, like Cowboy coffee or Turkish coffee. The strainer was essential for brewing-up leaf tea.
I still find it amazing at how many things they had back then that we don't even normally think about. Thanks for the video. I am really impressed with how you guys are doing these and the topics you choose. Thanks again.
My grandfather would take a small two cup coffee perculator with him when he was an engineer on Chicago Northwestern he placing it close to the boiler to brew it. You need to see if you can find one of them for you collection. Thanks for the great video's
What a great find-even if it was a little bit of a scavenger hunt! Love coffee and old things. I’m just getting into alcohol stove cooking. It’s amazing how that is over 100 years old and still functional as the day it was first bought. Thank you for sharing!
I have only one word for this, FANTASTIC! In all my yers of attending country auctions in New England, never once did I see a complete kit such as this. Thank you, James, for bringing this great kit to life for us.
I carried a hobo stove made from drink cans while hunting in the Kaweka Ranges,NZ, for a week in 2010. I was broke and couldn’t afford a Coleman. It worked well and didn’t degrade from altitude and cold like camping gas can do. I also put meat on the table. 👍🏻
James, it seems incredible to me, the things you're finding to bring back history to share with us. I show your videos to my somewhat younger wife, who grew up in NYC and never really saw such things. She laughs at me, and she laughs at you, saying we're like boys who are just playing dress up......What a great compliment, right? That fact that she sees the details and thinks we're playing.....LMAO. God Bless Her Little Heart.
Thanks for watching! I am privileged to be able to teach and demonstrate how people dressed and acted and what they perhaps carried and used in the old days.
Hi James, I want to say a big thank you. I entertain myself by writing a story that takes place in an environment based on the 1920s to something like the 1940s or 1950s, and the series helps me get inspired and understand the lives and minds of the people of that time. I had a scene with a similar kit, the only difference being that I used an espresso pot instead of a small pot. Keep up the good work, I really like this series.
I’ll be brief. Love your content. The Hobo series is especially good. Modern bushcraft is becoming a bit worn out. Beat to death possibly. By bringing the past to life, with demonstration and artifacts, stories, and observations, you are enlightening the world. You are doing a great job.
I always pictured lunch pails like those used by the Welsh miners as pre WW1 and the one like you had as Post WW1. Very interesting demonstration. Thank you.
James I always love the history in your videos immensely. An absolute bonus is when I learn a handy trick to apply to my everyday life and this one had 2. Never occurred to me to cover my water to get it to boil faster but it makes all the sense in the world. And I've watched a TON of bushcraft videos (even some that showed how to make an alcohol stove) but NOBODY ever told me about the salt turning the flame yellow. That's just plain helpful info. I've shared your channel with some older friends and they love you, say how much they appreciate doing stuff the way their dad did. Keep up the great work!
Greetings, James. Thank you for this wonderful video. As a young man, I saw several items in second-hand stores from the depression time period. My grandmother would explain to me the function of these items, like the coffee grinder and coffee thermal made of glass. Keep up the great videos..
Hello James. Greetings from Canada. This is such an interesting video. Who would have guessed this is circa 1915? Amazing thought and craftsmanship went into the lunch box, alcohol stove, and coffee grinder. Thank you for sharing. God bless.
Really enjoyed your video. Great to see old kit being used for the purpose it was intended for. That set up would look good if reproduced in modern materials. Thank you.
Very nice and illustrative video. I love those old kits that reveal the importance of simple costumes like coffee brewing. I enjoy it a lot. Thanks and kee going!
I found your channel in my recommended list a couple of weeks ago and have been really enjoying your videos about hobos. They are very interesting and informative. I really like how you portray the hobo life in a respectful way. I’ve learned quite a few new things, especially the symbols. You’ve gotten a new subscriber and I look forward to watching more of your content.
Those glass-lined thermos bottles were still in use throughout my childhood (1940s) & even into my early teens in 1953-55. I remember grown-ups making their hot cofee & filling the thermos with the coffee so taht they had ready-made hot cofee for several hours. One word of caution: Be careful with the thermos; the glass lining will shatter if dropped! I wish you & your family, along with all your viewers, a VERY BLESSED EASTER!
I like that coffee maker, obviously it will out last any coffee maker made today. Yes it's not cheap to make yourself one nowadays but can be done , the Can and Strainer, larger size, can be purchased for about $20.00 and is stainless steel and a small grinder French press for around the same price. Alcohol Stove and Fuel Bottle/Flask for around $30.00 and a good quality Thermos for $21.00, It pays for itself and does not wear out. Denatured Alcohol $10.00 per Can. The Mailbox Lunchbox, you can use a more modern lunch box if you find a more durable model, heavier gauge of metal. I carry mine in the Cylindrical container. I am not only Chairman Executive CEO of the American Hobo Co. But I am also a Client. Excellent video, there is no reason to go without Coffee!
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As always that's very cool.. That coffee kit also looks like a lot of fun to use. Thanks for sharing it with us and it's another awesome video.
You should consider making these thermos and lunch box kits with a little heating element like this one had holy cow that is cool
I love your channel, you're a really neat guy. Thanks for making my life easier.
50 of 73 years a hobo. Very impressed. When I was much younger I could buy those metal thermos dirt cheap because no one wanted a cup without a handle. Sure were durable. The alcohol stove you show I have seen in second hand stores every now and then. I kind of figured they were for "chaffing', that is keeping some fancy snacks warm in a metal tray holder. Should have bought one the last time I saw one. I didn't think they could nearly boil water but guess I wasn't sure what other uses they had.
What a super cool find. Where on earth did you find this lunch box kit!
James, I appreciate the effort that goes in to all your videos. I love antiques and vintage items. As a coffee drinker with 64 years experience, I would put the grounds in the pan to boil them, and strain when pouring in to my cup. That would get the most out of your precious beans. Thank you for sharing this kit with us!
Yes, that would be another good way to get it done, for sure!
Absolutely Ruth, the way to make coffee, grounds in boiling water then strain into cup to drink, then dump grounds out.
Dude, that is just about the coolest thing I have seen... 100 years old and it still beats the pants off of anything made today.. Show me ANYTHING made today that will be usable much less survive in 100 years.. So interesting. Keep em coming.
Thank you for posting. I get your point. It is also true that good brass alcohol stoves, the mesh strainer, and the style of coffee grinder are still in the market today. A more robust thermos with a stainless steel inner will probably last longer than this original design. I believe the lunchbox tray cannot be bettered. It would also make a fine candle holder.
Indeed!
I have a similar kit minus the box, made of titanium. Love the box.
Everything about this kit is intriguing, I really enjoyed this episode.
Right? I thought that tiny grinder was amazing!
@@daveburklund2295 like a cat or a child, I was more interested in the box!
Thanks so much!
@@daveburklund2295 Yeah, the quality of that 100 year old grinder is amazing. Back in the days when quality was the primary concern of the producer. It looks like it was made as well as "a Swiss watch".
I thought I'd seen all the old timey gear,
till now.
I've never seen one of those great lunch boxes before!
That is one heck of a special piece.
Thanks for showing us. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the “ set” I’ve got a small hand grinder , but yours will still be grinding in 200 years while mine will rust in some dump . Keep ‘em coming brother !
There is nothing about this that isn’t fascinating! It is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen about this sort of subject and antique products and methods. I love your videos but this, by far has to be my favorite, not only of your work but anything produced by other content creators of similar type of content. Thank you for bringing this to us and the amount of effort you put into your channel.
Wow, thank you!
The delightful antithesis of a Kerug coffee maker
Here in the UK there was something called a "plumbers stove". A small tin with a press on lid, usually a jubilee/pipe clip screwed on the outside holding a piece of metal sheet going about 2/3rd of the way round and v notches snipped in its 'top'. The tin was filled with cotton wool and soaked with Methylated Spirits or burning alcohol. Tin mugs were common enough and that was used to heat water and then add Tea/Coffee. This was back in the day when plumbers worked with lead pipes and had alcohol for heating their soldering iron tip and they usually had tin snips and a screwdriver on them. I've used similar at music festivals and it can boil a pint of water quickly enough to be useful for a cuppa and enough hot water left over for a strip wash.
Very cool!
I'm not likely to load up a pack and head into the woods for a weekend. But I'm at the end of a very busy day, and it's a very nice thought to take my little stove out to the patio and just focus on the steps of making my decaf night cap. Thanks for a great video.
Decaf? Just go straight to bed mate 😂
You're welcome!
Thank you James@@WayPointSurvival
Wonderful original manufactured products! I still love my original Thermos stainless steel flask, made in Ohio, US, in 1987. Best wishes from London, England!
Thanks so much and stay safe over there across the pond!
2:00 except when you drop them on a hard surface! Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s when I was at school in England, we still used these except the outer shell was plastic! My mum replaced the “glass” part more times than I can remember !
Yes, I broke one of them when I was a kid also.
No lunch today
THAT HAS GO TO BE THE COOLEST THING YOU'VE SHOWN YET , WOW ! 😁😁😁
Thanks so much!
Once again, you are creating over the top videos using vintage gear, and giving history and perspectives. Thank you James.
You're welcome!
I collect vintage camping stoves of all kinds...mainly single burners. This is an amazing piece! Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for watching!
I have a Coleman 527?? Surgeon stove and it still works,just don't have the tray.
That’s awesome. Not bad. I give it a 10😊
Thanks so much!
I do that heading off into the woods with my coffee kit quite often. Yesterday was the most recent time but it's a several times a week thing for the. Of course; my kit is less vintage but it does the trick.
I'm a very lucky man... my front door is about a 5 kilometer walk well into a provincial park and I'm retired so time I have but few $$$. Still, I've learned that we can be very content with little: I'm in my 60's, in excellent health and have 5 adult children who are leading good lives. I think that is all the wealth I'll ever need.
Another fun video, James! Greetings from Canada to all who read this.
Hello from South of the Border and thanks for watching!
❤
What a fabulous video!! Puts today’s preppers to shame. And what a
marvelous legacy our ancestors passed on to us!
Thanks so much!
That is neat to use a vintage term, what is old is new.
That brought back some memories.
I grew up in the 60's and 70's My Dad was a construction Electrician and I remember him taking his Stanley and Thermos lunch boxes to work Back then me, my Sisters and the neighborhood kids were taking our metal lunch boxes to school often with popular cartoons on them.
I think we ate better food back then, Mom made us sandwiches, we also got a piece of fruit or a fruit cup in a can, chips and sometimes a cookie or two, our thermos usually had milk in it or sometimes lemonade or Koolaid
I'm now retired but I still work part time, but during my working years those small coolers like the lunch mate were popular,
These days my "Lunch box" is built into my backpack its has an insulated pocket for food and drinks which is nice having all my things in one place.
My paternal Grandfather and great Uncles were construction workers too, I could see them having something like this lunch box, I don't know if they would have a coffee kit with them but If I worked in construction back then, a cup of coffee would be a nice pick me up.
Thank you so much for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
We love your historical finds…Kudos from Houston TX :)
Thanks so very much!
This is so cool
Thanks!
Your videos are always amazing :)
God bless you and your family James 🙏🏻
Thank you! You too!
This reminds me of my brother talking about 'camping coffee,' which was coffee grounds simply poured into a pot of boiling water over the campfire. You wait a bit for the grounds to settle to the bottom before attempting to drink. He said it was awful, muddy. Your kit is much more sophisticated!
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I have just recently, put together a coffee/tea kit. I used an old file box that is just a little larger than a Stanley lunch box.after watching you, I added a spoon & paring knife.
You find and share the most amazing things from times gone by. Really enjoy your efforts to intertain and educate us the viewers. Thanks.
Excellent! Thanks for watching!
You have collected the BEST antique camping and traveling stuff I've seen! Thanks so much for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sure glad I suscribed to your channel. I make my coffee this way often. I'm not so good at pouring carefully, so I "cheat" by filling the cup with hot water then lower the strainer into the hot water and let it steep for a few minutes. Love the old vacuum bottle. I'm not a wealthy man, but I put thumbs up on your videos.
Maybe my favorite vid James.
Great antiques that show the more things change the more they stay the same. I recently put together my own Stanley Lunch Box coffee kit, a little more bougie with modern gear, but yours is awesome. Great job keeping history alive.
Thanks so much!
I love gadgets like this. My Dad had a camp stove and oven that folded up into what looked like a large briefcase. It was really cool. We always had biscuits in the morning before heading out to the deer stand.
Many Thanks James !!!
You're welcome!
So much new technology owes much to the old when concepts took on real and tangible physical form.
Thanks for watching!
Hi James, speaking of old technology, it reminds me of Otzi the Iceman. He had the 10 C's of survival 5000 yrs ago. Back then, it was their EDC. Today's Survivalist have rediscovered forgotten skills and old technology. We rely too much on electricity and/or modern technology. I do jewelry as a pastime. I use a pump drill to drill holes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Love it.
WoW! I had to look up the term "pump drill"!!! Looks to be a manual drill with a type of flywheel!!!
Yep. And it has a string that twist around the main post and forces to twirl to itself as you push up and down (Pump action).
Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
James, these living history recreations are so important in understanding the way our predecessors lived. I thank YOU for making these videos-bravo!
You're welcome!
Absolutely love the lunch box! And the coffee ☕ Maker
Thanks!
You know, I never put 2 and 2 together, as to why old lunchboxes looked like that... This vid FINALLY shed some light on it! LOL I love these vids!
Thanks for watching!
Your videos will bring us back to the past.
Back to the roots = Trüch tu de Wöddeln.
Thanks for the great Job.
Greetings from Rostock in Germany
Many thanks!
Past is Future!!!
I'd love to get my hands on a set like this. I have an old traveling bar kit that i put together in a similar fashion. I had no idea a kit like this existed until this video, and now I have a new goal to assemble one for myself.
Excellent!
that is a wonderful coffee kit. some parts i have already at hand but here in europe have never seen such cool lunch boxes
Thanks!
This is great, thanks so much!!!!!
You're welcome!
Wonderful video James , I've never seen anything like that before , thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !
Glad you enjoyed it and God bless you too!
wow we just love your videos, no doom and gloom, no politics, just great content. Thank you very much!
Glad you like them! I try to stay away from most of that stuff. It's not that I don't have any opinions about it it's just I prefer to be uplifting and positive in general.
Thank-you again, so nice to see history come to life, amazing how everything back then was designed to last a very long time, pride in everything made, compared to the garbage made today.
Just amazing as you provide a peek inside the past.
Bravo Bravo. 🙋♂️🙏👏👏❣️🇺🇲
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice bit of history coffee outdoors old fashion style 👌👍
Thanks!
Good evening! Love your videos!!
Thanks so much!
Nice ❤
The only older lunchbox I
still have is one of those old
stacked type where one small
pot is stacked on another for
about 4 pots worth of different
foods with the bottom of each
pot serving as the lid for the
other, then 1 actual lid on the
top pot. Then it all fits in a
carrying frame thing with a handle.
Herter's used to sell a similar
thing.
IIRC the Kephart book talks of
all the old "lightweight" camping gear of the late 19th
early 20th century that the British used to offer through their outfitters. They called
those types of stoves "spirit burners" , and there's descriptions of the various small tents and such of the period.
Just me- since I've gotten old and gray I usually fly with instant since I always have
water on to boil, and to skip
having to deal with used grounds. Otherwise I'll make
cowboy coffee and roll on 😂
Thanks for the video
You're very welcome and thanks so much for watching!
This is cool.
Thanks so much!
Excellent video ! The ingenuity of craftsman from the past was a God given intelligence. Only made better by considerate, caring individuals.
Indeed!
Absolutely amazing. Where do you find such wonderful items??? I know it's wrong, but I am envious of your coffee kit. As always, great video, and thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much! I spend a lot of time in research and scavenging online.
Watching these videos take me back. Now to show my age. When I went to school in the 60s plus we still had the glass inserts. I think it may have been ceramic. My friend dropped his bottle and broke it. You could shake it and hear the broken pieces.
Yes, I broke a glass thermos myself when I was a kid.
That kit is better than any 2000 onwards alcohol burner setup I've ever owned. Except maybe for the absorbent material likely being asbestos.
Right? Thanks for watching!
Lookup "gelled alcohol fuel" by Boondockery!!!
From reading some of the old
books, I'd guess that the absorbent material was felt
Thank you for that really great demonstration!! Also makes a person appreciate how easy we have it to make a cup of coffee today!!!😄
You are so welcome!
Jim where did you find this set fasinateing .and the alcohol burner wow Awsome just awsome you probably know don't drop or bang the thermos hard you'll break the glass
It took me awhile to pull it all together but I got a lot of it from Etsy and ebay. And, you're right, that glass can be fragile. I broke one when I was a kid.
Awesome engineering from the 1930's. I like the sliding tray for the lunch box. 😊
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
I win
Congratulations!
🥳
Westernkind is amazing and ingenious! Happy easter to Waypoint and all the viewers!
Same to you!
Very interesting channel. I love the content!
👍👍
Thank you very much!
it's amazing how things from over 100 years ago work just as well today as the day they were made. Where as today, it'll last a few months to a couple years at most.
Indeed!
You find the coolest stuff great video and yes what a place to have a coffee and think
Thanks so much, my friend!
I’m not a coffee drinker but I really like your videos that inform about the tools, gadgets and life of those that came before us.
Thanks so much!
THAT lunchbox is a neat piece of equipment. I took something akin to this to school in the early 1950's. The insulated flask was still the same in my youth. For those seeking just a bit of simplification to the kit, the strainer can be omitted and the coffee grounds can just be brought to the boil three times, like Cowboy coffee or Turkish coffee. The strainer was essential for brewing-up leaf tea.
Absolutely! Yes, you could definitely make Cowboy coffee with this system.
I still find it amazing at how many things they had back then that we don't even normally think about. Thanks for the video. I am really impressed with how you guys are doing these and the topics you choose. Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My grandfather would take a small two cup coffee perculator with him when he was an engineer on Chicago Northwestern he placing it close to the boiler to brew it. You need to see if you can find one of them for you collection. Thanks for the great video's
Excellent! Thanks so much for the heads up on that! I did manage to find one on ebay.
What a great find-even if it was a little bit of a scavenger hunt! Love coffee and old things. I’m just getting into alcohol stove cooking. It’s amazing how that is over 100 years old and still functional as the day it was first bought. Thank you for sharing!
You're welcome!
Only use denatured alcohol OR HEET (yellow bottle) gasoline additive for a *CLEAN* burn!!! 90% isopropyl alcohol will burn SOOTY!!!
I have only one word for this, FANTASTIC! In all my yers of attending country auctions in New England, never once did I see a complete kit such as this. Thank you, James, for bringing this great kit to life for us.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I carried a hobo stove made from drink cans while hunting in the Kaweka Ranges,NZ, for a week in 2010. I was broke and couldn’t afford a Coleman. It worked well and didn’t degrade from altitude and cold like camping gas can do. I also put meat on the table. 👍🏻
Excellent!
The entire video was engrossing!! I loved it. Thank you for putting it all together.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This lunch box and coffee grinder is really cool. I’ve never seen anything like it. Been watching all of your hobos shows. Enjoying them as well.
Awesome! Thank you!
James, it seems incredible to me, the things you're finding to bring back history to share with us. I show your videos to my somewhat younger wife, who grew up in NYC and never really saw such things. She laughs at me, and she laughs at you, saying we're like boys who are just playing dress up......What a great compliment, right? That fact that she sees the details and thinks we're playing.....LMAO. God Bless Her Little Heart.
Thanks for watching! I am privileged to be able to teach and demonstrate how people dressed and acted and what they perhaps carried and used in the old days.
Hi James, I want to say a big thank you. I entertain myself by writing a story that takes place in an environment based on the 1920s to something like the 1940s or 1950s, and the series helps me get inspired and understand the lives and minds of the people of that time. I had a scene with a similar kit, the only difference being that I used an espresso pot instead of a small pot. Keep up the good work, I really like this series.
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed this video...and I don't even like coffee!
When I look at the ingenuity of our early Americans..I am always amazed.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Way Point- Thanks for sharing & preservation of this beautiful piece from the past. Is good to keep pre electric in our Present! ☮️
Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
Maybe the best cup of coffee ever made. Thats the coolest coffee kit ive ever seen
Thanks!
James, you always come up with the coolest vintage stuff and I just wanted to thank you for sharing them with us.
Glad you like them!
Sounds good to me 😊 it's a perfect gift for anyone who loves camping ❤️
Thanks for watching!
Your collection of history is phenomenal! The filter fitting in the lid was the most satisfying
Thanks so much!
Simple but effective, thought out by brilliant minds .
Glad you liked it!
Grandmother had an alcohol cook stove. it's fuel tank hung on the wall next to the stove.thank you for bringing back a memory.
You're welcome!
I love the old stuff. Great video sir.
Thanks!
What a fantastic kit. Of course nobody makes anything that nice anymore. I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome!
I’ll be brief. Love your content. The Hobo series is especially good. Modern bushcraft is becoming a bit worn out. Beat to death possibly. By bringing the past to life, with demonstration and artifacts, stories, and observations, you are enlightening the world. You are doing a great job.
Thanks so very much!
Thats some really cool old school lunchbox
Thanks!
I always pictured lunch pails like those used by the Welsh miners as pre WW1 and the one like you had as Post WW1. Very interesting demonstration. Thank you.
You're welcome!
That’s a cool kit . I’ve always made Cowboy coffee over a fire but that’s cool . Thanks for the look back .
You're welcome!
James I always love the history in your videos immensely. An absolute bonus is when I learn a handy trick to apply to my everyday life and this one had 2. Never occurred to me to cover my water to get it to boil faster but it makes all the sense in the world. And I've watched a TON of bushcraft videos (even some that showed how to make an alcohol stove) but NOBODY ever told me about the salt turning the flame yellow. That's just plain helpful info. I've shared your channel with some older friends and they love you, say how much they appreciate doing stuff the way their dad did. Keep up the great work!
Glad you enjoyed it! Just remember that salt is corrosive and may harm the stove if not rinsed out or cleaned thoroughly.
Delightful, James. Thank you!
My pleasure!
Greetings, James. Thank you for this wonderful video. As a young man, I saw several items in second-hand stores from the depression time period. My grandmother would explain to me the function of these items, like the coffee grinder and coffee thermal made of glass. Keep up the great videos..
Thanks! Will do!
It's always time for a good cup of coffee...🙂
Right!
This really inspired me to put together a similar kit with modern day items from my outdoor gear :)
That is awesome!
Hello James. Greetings from Canada. This is such an interesting video. Who would have guessed this is circa 1915? Amazing thought and craftsmanship went into the lunch box, alcohol stove, and coffee grinder. Thank you for sharing. God bless.
You're very welcome and God bless you too!
I absolutely love it!
Thank you!!
I like the design of this lunchbox. Very practical.
Indeed.
ANYtime is a good time for a cup of Joe. Thank again for your videos Sir. GOD bless you.
You're very welcome and God bless you too!
Really enjoyed your video. Great to see old kit being used for the purpose it was intended for. That set up would look good if reproduced in modern materials. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome job. I love antiques. Especially those from the thirties and forties. I wonder if Bonnie and Clyde ever used a rig like that.
Possibly!
That was an interesting bit of coffee making gear. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it, brother! Thanks for stopping by!
Very nice and illustrative video.
I love those old kits that reveal the importance of simple costumes like coffee brewing. I enjoy it a lot.
Thanks and kee going!
I found your channel in my recommended list a couple of weeks ago and have been really enjoying your videos about hobos. They are very interesting and informative. I really like how you portray the hobo life in a respectful way. I’ve learned quite a few new things, especially the symbols. You’ve gotten a new subscriber and I look forward to watching more of your content.
Awesome, thank you and welcome aboard!
I've seen a few older coffee grinders but never anything like that. That kit is really cool
Thanks! It's a homemade job attaching the grinder to the jar.
Those glass-lined thermos bottles were still in use throughout my childhood (1940s) & even into my early teens in 1953-55. I remember grown-ups making their hot cofee & filling the thermos with the coffee so taht they had ready-made hot cofee for several hours. One word of caution: Be careful with the thermos; the glass lining will shatter if dropped! I wish you & your family, along with all your viewers, a VERY BLESSED EASTER!
Absolutely! I remember breaking a glass lined thermos myself when I was a kid. Happy Resurrection Day to you as well!
that would be a great little kit to have . there is just something special about some of that old time stuff.
Dwayne
Thanks so much for watching, Dwayne!
I like that coffee maker, obviously it will out last any coffee maker made today. Yes it's not cheap to make yourself one nowadays but can be done , the Can and Strainer, larger size, can be purchased for about $20.00 and is stainless steel and a small grinder French press for around the same price. Alcohol Stove and Fuel Bottle/Flask for around $30.00 and a good quality Thermos for $21.00, It pays for itself and does not wear out.
Denatured Alcohol $10.00 per Can.
The Mailbox Lunchbox, you can use a more modern lunch box if you find a more durable model, heavier gauge of metal. I carry mine in the Cylindrical container.
I am not only Chairman Executive CEO of the American Hobo Co. But I am also a Client.
Excellent video, there is no reason to go without Coffee!
Thank you so much for watching and I'm glad that you liked it!
Omg after the rain storm last night that coffee would be nice 😂
Indeed!
That is a spectacular little vintage setup! Love the coffee grinder and the lunch pail!! Thank you for sharing James!!
Thanks for watching!