I think too many people in our society don’t take time to really be thankful to those who came before us. This channel is awesome filled with good information and stories.
@@MonkeyMikeOutdoors just his 1790’s survival series episodes alone should put him way on top. Looks like a A LOT of effort went into making the series. Hope he carries on and continues.
My grandfather worked for GM&O railroad many long years ago (he retired in the late 60's). Anyway, he made what he called hobo coffee but he didn't put the grounds in the rag as you did. He would start his water boiling and add a handful of coffee grounds to the boiling water and boil for a couple of minutes. He'd remove it from the heat and go ahead and make his breakfast. Then he would pour his coffee through a piece of flour sack or a handkerchief into his cup filtering out the grounds. Even when he was at home making coffee he made it the same way. It was pretty strong but delicious. Great video... I love your enthusiasm.
My younger brother was in the Sea Scouts, there he learned to make, was he called Cowboy Coffee. Similar to what you described but they would broken egg shells. This was to help settle the coffee grounds so during odd the coffee was a little easier. Me, I just use a Moka Pot.
There is much about real-world survival people need to know. I wrote a book called Survival Backpacking for every situation and Occasion. It's been a decent seller. This book was based on my own life experience camping, hiking, trapping, traveling, and a lifetime of living out of what I've raised, trapped, and shot over the years.
I LOVE this " hobo" series! I hope there's more. I've always been very interested in the Great Depression era. My Grandfather was a WW1 veteran. I think about him alot. 100 years ago, he would have still been in the USArmy air service. He would have been fresh back from France. He would have just met my Grandmother.
Brilliant. I spent 50 years as a hobo and you always seem to come up with better ways than what I learned. The way we made coffee in the jungles ( when camps were still called that ) was kind of cowboy coffee. We took a gallon tin can, threw ground in the bottom, slowly added water to about an inch from the top, added a egg shell, a tiny pinch of salt, topped with a twig overlapping the sides, then brought to a boil. The twig helped prevent boil over. A few minutes at boil, then carefully removed from fire and set on the ground. A little cool water would settle the grounds. Wait a few minutes to brew right , then carefully ladle the coffee in our tin can cups. We would save the last inch, and add about 1/2 as much water and boil for a pretty good second helping out of the ground or for those that didn't care for real stout coffee.
I think a hobo would probably just make this like "cowboy coffee" where you just add the hot water to the grounds in the cup, stir it up, and then let the grounds settle to the bottom.
thats ironic as thats howe my make coffee ayt home lol i make about 4 cups worth of the stove boil water add grounds lets to cook then add a small cup of cold water helps the grounds flow to the bottom of pot and pour
Hi from the UK. I have a fascination for the hobos and itinerant travellers and their lives. Thank you for making these films, we mustn’t lose the knowledge of these hard working people and the old ways 👍🏻🤗
@@WayPointSurvival ~In the bush we made Camfire Coffee in about a 48 ounce large tin can, drill a hole on each side for a wire handle. 3/4 full of water boiled over a fire then we just throw the 'pre ground coffee' directly in (no need to filter). Boil then take off the fire, put in a small amount of cold water to "scare the grounds down" to the bottom. Pour and enjoy.! ~Also look up & listen to one of my 'very' favorite songs. Coincidentally it is about Hobos:>> Big Rock Candy Mountain, by: Harry McClintock (recorded in 1928). ~Please find the lyrics and read the words to this wonderful song.!
I hope they were White Sox and not toxic(and highly carcinogenic) red dye like he's got in his bandana. I wear a red or a red white and blue bandana every day. A new one turned my forehead solid red and tinted my hair pretty good. So I think I'd use my dirty dye-free sock before I'd use my bandana. Maybe if you boiled the dye out a couple times and then just used it as a filter. I can't even drink anything with Red#3 or Red#40 without getting bad heartburn. And I just fact checked and it says it can cause headaches which I got the other night after eating chocolate covered cherries that unfortunately had lots of dye. Should have read first instead of waiting til they turned my mouth bright red.
My Dad showed me how to do this when I was 8 or 9, although he would carry a few sugar cubes for me until I got used to drinking it black. 50 years later, I still do this while backpack- hunting when a quick cup is all that's needed to warm my innards..🙂 Great channel, James..
Sure was sad to hear Dan Lutz has passed. All of us in the bushcraft and backwoods camping community all feel the sadness of this loss. What a wealth of knowledge he possessed..!! Farewell, Mr. Lutz... until we meet again. 💪🇺🇸
I don't use rag . I just pour grounds in cup and boil it. Then last after boiling a few minutes pour in cool water into can . That will settle the grounds to bottom of boiling can. Makes it easier cowboy coffee is made that way out on the ranches. Great video thanks
I think that's why it's hobo coffee not cowboy coffee. I think it's more about the process of making the coffee. Extra steps keep you engaged and distracted from your troubles for a while and focus on the simple things.
i drink coffee and use beans if you put the tiniest pinch of salt in with the grounds it takes the bitterness away and the flavours flow great video i watch a lot of your videos i just got myself 2 fire sticks as in a video of yours i hunted high and low have not seen them before but got them now.
I'd probably just put the grounds right in the can. Make it cowboy style. Probably grind the beans before putting them in the can just so you can carry at least a little more coffee. It's definitely informative, though. Love your videos.
I found it easier to chew the beans to a fine powder then I bring my water to a boil and drink mmmmm but your method looks intriguing I will have to try it thanks for sharing 👍
I always put the gound coffee right in the water. Remove from heat when done. Drop a little cold water on top to settle the grounds. That's why the cowboy always throws the last bit from his cup onto the fire. lol
If you want to be efficient put the grounds in the water and let them boil freely together. Then tie your cloth around your cup and once the water is boiling pour the boiling water and coffee grounds into the cloth and let it filter the coffee into.your cup. You can ever squeeze out every last drop. Love your videos bro. Thank you!
These videos bring back so many camping memories for me. I started out sleeping rough and over the course of twenty years or so I ended up having a nicer place than one of the apartments I used to live in. But that's a bad thing, I need to go back to basics. Great video!
I love the way you delv into the different time periods of our history and pass on the knowledge! I also like that you take the common man approach. Thanks for sharing my friend 🤠
That’s incredible. I make pour over coffee on the stove with a plastic filter but I never thought of using a cloth as a filter. I bet that is such a good boost to morale.
Another great video! My grandfather used to take in hobos for work around the old place, cutting wood, etc. He paid them with a little money and food, and a warm place to sleep for the night. This was back between the wars.
My Dad is a retired CSX engineer. When i was a kid, I’m 43, in the late 80’s i got to take a couple illegal rides with him. Southern WV, VA area. When i was really little the trains still had a caboose, with a crew of men that looked like they worked in the mines. Those are great memories and this video makes me want to hop a train. Im going rifle hunting in the hills of Southern WV tomorrow above the New River. There are still trains that travel the the other side of the river and i will likely hear that train whistle in the morning. Im going to use this coffee recipe on my primus stove tomorrow . God Bless and God speed in all your journeys .
Almost everyone's favorite subject, COFFEE! We are heading out for a family get-together at Mother-in-laws. Our oldest living uncle who has not been doing well recently will be present. I had the items packed, before watching this video, for coffee and a few treats Uncle A loves. Now I am doubly sure I have chosen to bring what Uncle will enjoy!
My father traveled all over the western USA when he was young man, probably the greatest adventure in his life, he would tell us stories about his train days and hoboing around, he told us of the hobo camps and the common pot, going hungry at times riding over the Rocky mountains sitting on s Caterpillar tractor on a flat car. Hot put in jail a couple times , got throwed off a moving train by a railroad dick. Hard times but made great memories, dont know if l could be that tough and strong. Thanks for your wonder channel, l just wish dad was around to watch it.
I started using a bandana cloth when I ran out of coffee filters, it's a little bulky to get in the machine but it works perfect. My wife got me a $1 reusable filter to use instead of the cloth, sadly it doesn't keep tight and I end up with grounds in the coffee. I really like this teabag Idea with the cloth, might try that next time I'm out in the woods. Take care!
You can also use a can, or a mini paint can and put denatured alcohol or yellow bottle heet inside the brick with carbon felt. No soot with these fuels. Have a hole in the middle of the min paint can or a regular can so that can be used as a simmer ring.
Yes, you can do that. However I would not recommend using the yellow bottle heet as there are toxic byproducts in the fuel and the fumes from the fuel additives for gasoline. Denatured alcohol is meant for stoves and is a much safer alternative.
Love the video. I use my canteen cup as my coffee pot, and do it cowboy style without filtering the grounds. But i do roast and grind in the cup. Its nice to show people that you dont need fancy tools and a little creativity (and needing your morning coffee) can get it done.
Cowboy coffee...don't you steep or boil the grounds in the coffee pot then pour a cup of cold water in to make the grounds go to the bottom of the pot?
Thank you so much, my friend! Hope everything's going well for you and I'm getting ready to go over to your channel and watch your newest Christmas carving video.
James is a good person he has tought me a lot I like his hobo coffee he makes great videos and even prayers over his food how cool is that thank you James god bless you and your family again thank you
Another good tip. I’ve done this before with ground coffee, but honestly never thought of grinding coffee beans in the field. Thanks for sharing . - Tennessee Smoky
@@WayPointSurvival Great video! I keep the cotton string from bird seed bags, also dog and cat food bags have these to. I wind them around a two and a half to three inch piece of folded paper. Comes in handy for multiple things. Also, I like the enameled cups, blue or black for heating water in. CAUTION!!!! Be VERY CAREFUL when drinking and handling cup, gloves for the hands. Do not know personally, BUT supposedly a piece of duct tape on the rim makes for easier drinking when still very hot. Stay safe and GOD bless ALL.
Nice video. U can put the coffee straight n2 the water, let it boil for 5 mins, then pour a SMALL amount of cold water on top. The cold water will sink any unused grounds 2 the bottom, & won't drop the temp of boiling water enough 2 hurt it. But, nice video. I enjoy all u put out. Thanks 4 all ur info
When I learned to do that cans were just tin cans. Grounds were tossed in the water. You could wait a let it settle or sprinkle some cold water on top. I liked the rag idea.
I enjoy your videos so much. Another option is putting the coffee in the can and boil it, then strain it through the cloth onto your cup. Guess that’s more of Cowboy coffee, but it works.
Loving this series and can't wait to see more. The hobo is something of a mystery that is being unlocked as we watch the channel. Hope there's more on the way.
Great idea. More grinding time (finer grounds) results in less boiling time, and of course, stronger coffee. Thanks for your channel, really enjoy it, Brother. God bless!
I carry small mesh bags for making coffee ☕ you can put in the billy can when the water's boiled, about 2 minutes after is better, I then let it steep. 😉 other times when I need rest I use a coffee sachet and drink quick to get on, particularly if I'm stealth camping and the smell of real coffee would attract attention. Pack, #leavenotrace and go.
I think it’s a good idea to carry the stick for the pestle because it wouldn’t be wise to try and acquire a new one each morning. It’s the perfect size. Plus, it could be used as a baton for cutting firewood with the knife.
You might want to check out this video showing Jack Hargreaves. The show was called Old Country and he talks about and demonstrates how things were done when he was a child. In this episode he talks about all manner of sticks and how there were used, from ratting stick to toasting forks to bindle sticks. The design of the bindle stick he shows makes a lot of sense.
Ahhh! Had to make a coffee for this one! This is way cool way point! I can't count the times I have or heard of people heading out and forgetting coffee filters! And the special name hobo coffee!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!! This is fantastic! Love it. Another academy award winning video! GOD BLESS YOU!
I didn’t have a lot of manly influence in my life growing up.your videos make me feel like I didn’t miss out on quite as much😊thanks for the awesome videos.
Your “grinding stick” (pestle) also makes a very good weapon for in close fighting. Held in a closed fist, with an inch or so jutting out on each side, can deliver blows raking across face and throat, and direct blows to groin, solar plexus, jugular veins, eyes, ears, etc. Not all hoboes were gentlemen. Some needed to be retrained from time to time. The human animal isn’t always like Mother Theresa. He’s sometimes like Al Capone. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Very true! I'm sure there was some pretty interesting brawls that took place in those camps from time to time. And some of them may have just been for fun!
i have another way i learned in the philippines. grind it up and put the coffee in the water, heat it and filter it through the cloth into your cup. i carry a little linen bag for coffee.
Try paper coffee filters to hold ground coffee, then tie with a bit of string, or thread immerse into the boiling water, in the same manner as a tea bag.
When pouring several cups, line up the empties and pour straight across the row and back again. That way the grounds on the bottom don't agitate between cups and the last guy doesn't get all the grounds and silt.
The Ethiopians have a coffee ritual that involve the same technique only the ground coffee beans are kept inside the pot with no packet and the pieces just fall down, first serving is the first boil, the coffee will taste a bit watery, then they reboil with fresh water and each boil the coffee gets darker and stronger. I suggest using the bandana on your cup as a filter when you pour the coffee so pieces wont fall into it since you don't have a coffee pot but a can. but I'd say teabagging the coffee like that is keeping the coffee from releasing its essence. EDIT: After reading like 4 comments I have learned I'm saying nothing new :)
Don't have to use your bindle cloth. Put the coffee directly into the boiling water the add a teaspoon of cool water when it's brewed to drop the grounds.
Rather than use the handkerchief. You can put the coffee grounds directly into the water. Bring it to a boil a couple of times. Let it set then. Pour a little bit of cold water into the coffee mixture. Wait a couple of minutes then all of the coffee grounds will fall to the bottom. This is how cowboy coffee is made.
I make it cowboy style. No filter. Put in cold water then grounds on top. Bring to boil. Take it off as soon as rolls. Put back on. Do the same. Sprinkle cold water, to settle grounds. I do like your site.
Loved the video, as usual. I just wanted to let you know that the ferro rod and striker came in today and I was thrilled and surprised at the size. I am so very pleased, thank you.
Very nice. You always have awesome ideas! You could keep a 6" square of the material with one long tail and wrap it around the pouch to cinch it. That's how I clean up with my little dog...
Great, thanks for watching! Also, I'm always open to ideas to showcase on the channel if you have any interesting tips or techniques that you want to share.
I'm not sure how many did but from what my grandfather taught me many hobos also had a hand made steeping bag made of a flour cotton bag material. One flour bag would make a good number of bags this would give them some bartering tools. because a well made steeping bag would last a long time and had a multitude of uses. I make them to this day for camping. And carried them while I was active duty Army in Iraq so I could have coffee when ever I wanted. with the canteen stove and cup.
Another great video. Really enjoy the hobo series. When I was researching the history of some areas I lived in, I found a few news articles of hobo activity around the towns. Interesting reads.
Stick and cup = mortar and pestle. Cowboys just tossed the coffee in the pot - no rag. They did toss in a pure silver coin though. Slow heating so as not to burn the coffee. Boiling the coffee that way is supposed to make it less bitter and more flavorful.
many years ago I tried rinsing a white cotton sock out several times to get as much left over soap out as i could then putting the coffee grounds in to the sock then the sock, coffee grounds and all went in to my billy can with enough cold water to make a cup or two of coffee... It worked out pretty well too, then my girl friend put me wise to using her clean nylon footies that was even better. to grind the beans It seems to me that a wooden bowl and a "hammer stone" would be the tool of choice...
Cool video and neat way to ground the beans. It seems a waste to put the grounds in the rag though. Your rag gets dirty, if it wasn't already and wet. Now you have to dry it... Turkish coffee is made by just adding the grounds to boiling water. No need to filter, the grounds just sink in 1 min after you take it off the heat.
Very much like cowboy coffee. I prefer just adding hot water to the raw grinds. Wait a couple of minutes and filter it through the bandana. Great brew.
If coffee beans pick up too much moisture from humidity, they can be re-toasted in your cup making them fresher, darker, stronger. Stronger beans need fewer beans per pot.
You really don't want to be getting your bindle wet with coffee every morning. A cloth filter is a great idea, just carry something specifically for this purpose.
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I think too many people in our society don’t take time to really be thankful to those who came before us. This channel is awesome filled with good information and stories.
This guy is so underrated. Should have a million subscribers by now.
Freakin agreed! He should have so many more!
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@@MonkeyMikeOutdoors just his 1790’s survival series episodes alone should put him way on top. Looks like a A LOT of effort went into making the series. Hope he carries on and continues.
Agreed!!
That's very true
My grandfather worked for GM&O railroad many long years ago (he retired in the late 60's). Anyway, he made what he called hobo coffee but he didn't put the grounds in the rag as you did. He would start his water boiling and add a handful of coffee grounds to the boiling water and boil for a couple of minutes. He'd remove it from the heat and go ahead and make his breakfast. Then he would pour his coffee through a piece of flour sack or a handkerchief into his cup filtering out the grounds. Even when he was at home making coffee he made it the same way. It was pretty strong but delicious. Great video... I love your enthusiasm.
My younger brother was in the Sea Scouts, there he learned to make, was he called Cowboy Coffee. Similar to what you described but they would broken egg shells. This was to help settle the coffee grounds so during odd the coffee was a little easier. Me, I just use a Moka Pot.
This is how I do it when I don't have a coffee filter at hand
You can leave the coffee.
It go to down .
So long not stur it stay dare.
You can drink it slow .
There is much about real-world survival people need to know. I wrote a book called Survival Backpacking for every situation and Occasion. It's been a decent seller. This book was based on my own life experience camping, hiking, trapping, traveling, and a lifetime of living out of what I've raised, trapped, and shot over the years.
You described how I do my coffee
Thanks for saying
I hope you are everyone has a tolerable day
I LOVE this " hobo" series! I hope there's more. I've always been very interested in the Great Depression era. My Grandfather was a WW1 veteran.
I think about him alot. 100 years ago, he would have still been in the USArmy air service. He would have been fresh back from France. He would have just met my Grandmother.
Very cool!
Brilliant. I spent 50 years as a hobo and you always seem to come up with better ways than what I learned. The way we made coffee in the jungles ( when camps were still called that ) was kind of cowboy coffee. We took a gallon tin can, threw ground in the bottom, slowly added water to about an inch from the top, added a egg shell, a tiny pinch of salt, topped with a twig overlapping the sides, then brought to a boil. The twig helped prevent boil over. A few minutes at boil, then carefully removed from fire and set on the ground. A little cool water would settle the grounds. Wait a few minutes to brew right , then carefully ladle the coffee in our tin can cups. We would save the last inch, and add about 1/2 as much water and boil for a pretty good second helping out of the ground or for those that didn't care for real stout coffee.
Thanks so much for all the great tips and ideas. I really do appreciate it!
You and I could easily write a set of books on the subject if we worked togather. @@WayPointSurvival
I think a hobo would probably just make this like "cowboy coffee" where you just add the hot water to the grounds in the cup, stir it up, and then let the grounds settle to the bottom.
Some would definitely do that.
I love cowboy coffee and so do my friends once I've made it for them.
thats ironic as thats howe my make coffee ayt home lol i make about 4 cups worth of the stove boil water add grounds lets to cook then add a small cup of cold water helps the grounds flow to the bottom of pot and pour
Hi from the UK. I have a fascination for the hobos and itinerant travellers and their lives. Thank you for making these films, we mustn’t lose the knowledge of these hard working people and the old ways
👍🏻🤗
Just like the old fashion military way of making coffee we used the steel liners of helmets to make coffee and we used a clean sock
What is this mythical "Clean Sock" of which you speak? :)
Indeed. Thank you for watching!
@@WayPointSurvival
~In the bush we made Camfire Coffee in about a 48 ounce large tin can, drill a hole on each side for a wire handle. 3/4 full of water boiled over a fire then we just throw the 'pre ground coffee' directly in (no need to filter). Boil then take off the fire, put in a small amount of cold water to "scare the grounds down" to the bottom. Pour and enjoy.!
~Also look up & listen to one of my 'very' favorite songs. Coincidentally it is about Hobos:>> Big Rock Candy Mountain, by: Harry McClintock (recorded in 1928).
~Please find the lyrics and read the words to this wonderful song.!
I hope they were White Sox and not toxic(and highly carcinogenic) red dye like he's got in his bandana. I wear a red or a red white and blue bandana every day. A new one turned my forehead solid red and tinted my hair pretty good. So I think I'd use my dirty dye-free sock before I'd use my bandana.
Maybe if you boiled the dye out a couple times and then just used it as a filter.
I can't even drink anything with Red#3 or Red#40 without getting bad heartburn. And I just fact checked and it says it can cause headaches which I got the other night after eating chocolate covered cherries that unfortunately had lots of dye. Should have read first instead of waiting til they turned my mouth bright red.
My Dad showed me how to do this when I was 8 or 9, although he would carry a few sugar cubes for me until I got used to drinking it black. 50 years later, I still do this while backpack- hunting when a quick cup is all that's needed to warm my innards..🙂 Great channel, James..
Thank you so much!
Sure was sad to hear Dan Lutz has passed. All of us in the bushcraft and backwoods camping community all feel the sadness of this loss. What a wealth of knowledge he possessed..!! Farewell, Mr. Lutz... until we meet again. 💪🇺🇸
When you do cowboy style you save the grounds in the tin and keep reusing them and stretching your coffee supply longer.
I don't use rag . I just pour grounds in cup and boil it. Then last after boiling a few minutes pour in cool water into can . That will settle the grounds to bottom of boiling can. Makes it easier cowboy coffee is made that way out on the ranches. Great video thanks
Thanks for watching!
I think that's why it's hobo coffee not cowboy coffee. I think it's more about the process of making the coffee. Extra steps keep you engaged and distracted from your troubles for a while and focus on the simple things.
i drink coffee and use beans if you put the tiniest pinch of salt in with the grounds it takes the bitterness away and the flavours flow great video i watch a lot of your videos i just got myself 2 fire sticks as in a video of yours i hunted high and low have not seen them before but got them now.
A pat of salted butter is fab too!!!😁👍🏻
Yes, that is also a useful trick. Thank you for watching and glad you were able to find the resources you were looking for.
I'm going to try your tiny pinch of salt suggestion!
I'd probably just put the grounds right in the can. Make it cowboy style. Probably grind the beans before putting them in the can just so you can carry at least a little more coffee. It's definitely informative, though. Love your videos.
I found it easier to chew the beans to a fine powder then I bring my water to a boil and drink mmmmm but your method looks intriguing I will have to try it thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you for watching!
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I love these videos gotta stay informed just incase the grid goes down
I always put the gound coffee right in the water. Remove from heat when done. Drop a little cold water on top to settle the grounds. That's why the cowboy always throws the last bit from his cup onto the fire. lol
Yes, that's another way to do it.
If you want to be efficient put the grounds in the water and let them boil freely together. Then tie your cloth around your cup and once the water is boiling pour the boiling water and coffee grounds into the cloth and let it filter the coffee into.your cup. You can ever squeeze out every last drop. Love your videos bro. Thank you!
Thank you for watching! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
These videos bring back so many camping memories for me. I started out sleeping rough and over the course of twenty years or so I ended up having a nicer place than one of the apartments I used to live in. But that's a bad thing, I need to go back to basics. Great video!
Thanks so much!
I love the way you delv into the different time periods of our history and pass on the knowledge! I also like that you take the common man approach. Thanks for sharing my friend 🤠
Thank you so much, and I'm glad you're enjoying the channel!
That’s incredible. I make pour over coffee on the stove with a plastic filter but I never thought of using a cloth as a filter. I bet that is such a good boost to morale.
Another great video! My grandfather used to take in hobos for work around the old place, cutting wood, etc. He paid them with a little money and food, and a warm place to sleep for the night. This was back between the wars.
Thank you so much!
Sounds like a good man
My Dad is a retired CSX engineer. When i was a kid, I’m 43, in the late 80’s i got to take a couple illegal rides with him. Southern WV, VA area. When i was really little the trains still had a caboose, with a crew of men that looked like they worked in the mines. Those are great memories and this video makes me want to hop a train. Im going rifle hunting in the hills of Southern WV tomorrow above the New River. There are still trains that travel the the other side of the river and i will likely hear that train whistle in the morning. Im going to use this coffee recipe on my primus stove tomorrow . God Bless and God speed in all your journeys .
Thank you so much for watching and for sharing a little of your story! May God bless you and yours as well!
I worked for the railroad almost 40 years. I loved the cabooses...
Hated when they replaced them EOTDs.
Almost everyone's favorite subject, COFFEE! We are heading out for a family get-together at Mother-in-laws. Our oldest living uncle who has not been doing well recently will be present. I had the items packed, before watching this video, for coffee and a few treats Uncle A loves. Now I am doubly sure I have chosen to bring what Uncle will enjoy!
Nothing like a warm cup of coffee on a cold day! Great video!
True, thank you for watching!
You have one of the best channels I've found on the internet. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
My father traveled all over the western USA when he was young man, probably the greatest adventure in his life, he would tell us stories about his train days and hoboing around, he told us of the hobo camps and the common pot, going hungry at times riding over the Rocky mountains sitting on s Caterpillar tractor on a flat car. Hot put in jail a couple times , got throwed off a moving train by a railroad dick. Hard times but made great memories, dont know if l could be that tough and strong. Thanks for your wonder channel, l just wish dad was around to watch it.
I learned something new today. In fact, this method will be my new standard coffee making practice for camping.
Excellent, thanks for watching!
I started using a bandana cloth when I ran out of coffee filters, it's a little bulky to get in the machine but it works perfect. My wife got me a $1 reusable filter to use instead of the cloth, sadly it doesn't keep tight and I end up with grounds in the coffee.
I really like this teabag Idea with the cloth, might try that next time I'm out in the woods.
Take care!
Thank you for watching and glad you found it useful!
@@WayPointSurvival real hobo coffee is made from partially dried raccoon droppings and cigarette butts
You can also use a can, or a mini paint can and put denatured alcohol or yellow bottle heet inside the brick with carbon felt. No soot with these fuels. Have a hole in the middle of the min paint can or a regular can so that can be used as a simmer ring.
Yes, you can do that. However I would not recommend using the yellow bottle heet as there are toxic byproducts in the fuel and the fumes from the fuel additives for gasoline. Denatured alcohol is meant for stoves and is a much safer alternative.
Love the video. I use my canteen cup as my coffee pot, and do it cowboy style without filtering the grounds. But i do roast and grind in the cup. Its nice to show people that you dont need fancy tools and a little creativity (and needing your morning coffee) can get it done.
Indeed. There are many simple things that can be done without a lot of money or tools. Thank you for watching!
Cowboy coffee...don't you steep or boil the grounds in the coffee pot then pour a cup of cold water in to make the grounds go to the bottom of the pot?
You have some of the best, practical, and real life survival tips in short, precise, and clear videos. Thank you so much!
Thank you for watching and for all the kind words!
Haa ha haa i like your intros. Super video... i never made a coffee in this way!
Thank you so much, my friend! Hope everything's going well for you and I'm getting ready to go over to your channel and watch your newest Christmas carving video.
I’ll have to try this. It seems like a nice alternative to doing it the cowboy way which is delicious.
James is a good person he has tought me a lot I like his hobo coffee he makes great videos and even prayers over his food how cool is that thank you James god bless you and your family again thank you
Great video, I use a coffee filter tied with cotton string like a tea bag.
Thank you so much!
The hobo heater vid is why I subscribed. Just getting started watching all of these, but so far I'm loving all of the great bushcraft ideas!
Thank you so much, glad you like the channel and welcome aboard!
I absolutely enjoy watching the different bushcraft coffee videos, this one was one of the best! Thank you for the great content!!!
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Another good tip. I’ve done this before with ground coffee, but honestly never thought of grinding coffee beans in the field. Thanks for sharing
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Thank you so much, and glad you liked it!
An axe head, or hammer, works well as a coffee grinder,, Best of luck.
@@WayPointSurvival Great video! I keep the cotton string from bird seed bags, also dog and cat food bags have these to. I wind them around a two and a half to three inch piece of folded paper. Comes in handy for multiple things. Also, I like the enameled cups, blue or black for heating water in. CAUTION!!!! Be VERY CAREFUL when drinking and handling cup, gloves for the hands. Do not know personally, BUT supposedly a piece of duct tape on the rim makes for easier drinking when still very hot. Stay safe and GOD bless ALL.
Nice video. U can put the coffee straight n2 the water, let it boil for 5 mins, then pour a SMALL amount of cold water on top. The cold water will sink any unused grounds 2 the bottom, & won't drop the temp of boiling water enough 2 hurt it. But, nice video. I enjoy all u put out. Thanks 4 all ur info
Yes, and that is called cowboy coffee. However, I wanted to show the way that you could do it using a handkerchief as a coffee filter.
Hi from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures in camping different time period
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When I learned to do that cans were just tin cans. Grounds were tossed in the water. You could wait a let it settle or sprinkle some cold water on top. I liked the rag idea.
Yes, that would be more in line with what is commonly called cowboy coffee.
I enjoy your videos so much. Another option is putting the coffee in the can and boil it, then strain it through the cloth onto your cup. Guess that’s more of Cowboy coffee, but it works.
Very true!
This is awesome brother, love this hobo series you have going!!!! Keep up this fantastic content!!!
Thank you so much!
Loving this series and can't wait to see more. The hobo is something of a mystery that is being unlocked as we watch the channel. Hope there's more on the way.
Try using a small poke bag, it helps serving as a coffee filter bag
Great idea.
More grinding time (finer grounds) results in less boiling time, and of course, stronger coffee.
Thanks for your channel, really enjoy it, Brother. God bless!
Thanks so much and God bless you too!
For grinding the beans, you can also put your coffee beans in a cloth, put that on a rock or a wooden log and beat it with your shoe heel ;)
Yes, that would be another way to get it done!
I like your Hobo/ homeless stove/ heater to, 1/2 corner block, fuel & gas stove burner grate. They're perfect for all types of camping
I carry small mesh bags for making coffee ☕ you can put in the billy can when the water's boiled, about 2 minutes after is better, I then let it steep. 😉 other times when I need rest I use a coffee sachet and drink quick to get on, particularly if I'm stealth camping and the smell of real coffee would attract attention. Pack, #leavenotrace and go.
Really enjoying the Hobo series! Thank you James, God Bless.
Thank you for watching and God bless you too!
I think it’s a good idea to carry the stick for the pestle because it wouldn’t be wise to try and acquire a new one each morning. It’s the perfect size. Plus, it could be used as a baton for cutting firewood with the knife.
Hobo series rocks!
Thanks!
I enjoyed this one as well. The Hobo ways I find very interesting. Unfortunately they are often misunderstood as a tramp.
Or misunderstood as a bum. Thank you for watching!
A cup of coffee is great on a cold day but I've found it a lot easier to make a strong cup of Yorkshire black tea when I'm in the field.
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You might want to check out this video showing Jack Hargreaves. The show was called Old Country and he talks about and demonstrates how things were done when he was a child. In this episode he talks about all manner of sticks and how there were used, from ratting stick to toasting forks to bindle sticks. The design of the bindle stick he shows makes a lot of sense.
forgot the link LOL ua-cam.com/video/Gt7r2iMYqnI/v-deo.html
Thank you so much, I'll have to check that out.
I love simple survival knowledge, if it worked in those days, it will surely work today, thankyou for the great video👍
You're welcome!
Ahhh! Had to make a coffee for this one! This is way cool way point! I can't count the times I have or heard of people heading out and forgetting coffee filters! And the special name hobo coffee!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!! This is fantastic! Love it. Another academy award winning video! GOD BLESS YOU!
Thank you so much, and God bless you too!
I didn’t have a lot of manly influence in my life growing up.your videos make me feel like I didn’t miss out on quite as much😊thanks for the awesome videos.
Thank you so very much! I really appreciate the kind words.
Your “grinding stick” (pestle) also makes a very good weapon for in close fighting. Held in a closed fist, with an inch or so jutting out on each side, can deliver blows raking across face and throat, and direct blows to groin, solar plexus, jugular veins, eyes, ears, etc.
Not all hoboes were gentlemen. Some needed to be retrained from time to time. The human animal isn’t always like Mother Theresa. He’s sometimes like Al Capone.
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Very true! I'm sure there was some pretty interesting brawls that took place in those camps from time to time. And some of them may have just been for fun!
Thanks man!
It's not nearly as romantically nostalgic...but Folgers makes single serving size coffee bags, like a tea bag. Works pretty well.
i have another way i learned in the philippines. grind it up and put the coffee in the water, heat it and filter it through the cloth into your cup. i carry a little linen bag for coffee.
Great tip!
Try paper coffee filters to hold ground coffee, then tie with a bit of string, or thread immerse into the boiling water, in the same manner as a tea bag.
Yes, that would work as well.
He's a great instructor.
Thank you so much!
When pouring several cups, line up the empties and pour straight across the row and back again. That way the grounds on the bottom don't agitate between cups and the last guy doesn't get all the grounds and silt.
Good idea. Thank you for putting this in the comment section and for watching the video!
Great way to make coffee on the fly love it.
Thanks!
Great hobo series so far.
Thank you so much!
The Ethiopians have a coffee ritual that involve the same technique only the ground coffee beans are kept inside the pot with no packet and the pieces just fall down, first serving is the first boil, the coffee will taste a bit watery, then they reboil with fresh water and each boil the coffee gets darker and stronger. I suggest using the bandana on your cup as a filter when you pour the coffee so pieces wont fall into it since you don't have a coffee pot but a can. but I'd say teabagging the coffee like that is keeping the coffee from releasing its essence.
EDIT: After reading like 4 comments I have learned I'm saying nothing new :)
Don't have to use your bindle cloth. Put the coffee directly into the boiling water the add a teaspoon of cool water when it's brewed to drop the grounds.
Yes, that is commonly known as cowboy coffee!
Rather than use the handkerchief. You can put the coffee grounds directly into the water. Bring it to a boil a couple of times. Let it set then. Pour a little bit of cold water into the coffee mixture. Wait a couple of minutes then all of the coffee grounds will fall to the bottom. This is how cowboy coffee is made.
Sure, you can do that. Hobo's would also use a sock to filter their coffee in.
I make it cowboy style. No filter. Put in cold water then grounds on top. Bring to boil. Take it off as soon as rolls. Put back on. Do the same. Sprinkle cold water, to settle grounds. I do like your site.
Yes, that's definitely another way to get it done!
Loved the video, as usual. I just wanted to let you know that the ferro rod and striker came in today and I was thrilled and surprised at the size. I am so very pleased, thank you.
Excellent! So glad that you like it. It's rated for 12,000 strikes.
I can't wait to try it. I've never been camping, but stocking up on gear and learning a lot from your videos.
That was great! Please keep making these videos. That looks like fun way too make coffee.
It goes against all those high dollar products too.
Thank you so much!
Another great one James! Thank you sir!
For this one AND the thrift store bug out bag, a pack of two or three small skeins of jute are available at the dollar(and a quarter)tree store
Yes, indeed.
Very nice. You always have awesome ideas! You could keep a 6" square of the material with one long tail and wrap it around the pouch to cinch it. That's how I clean up with my little dog...
Good idea, thanks for watching!
Really enjoy the hobo series…..reminds me of the stuff I did when I was very young…
Great, thanks for watching! Also, I'm always open to ideas to showcase on the channel if you have any interesting tips or techniques that you want to share.
I'm not sure how many did but from what my grandfather taught me many hobos also had a hand made steeping bag made of a flour cotton bag material. One flour bag would make a good number of bags this would give them some bartering tools. because a well made steeping bag would last a long time and had a multitude of uses. I make them to this day for camping. And carried them while I was active duty Army in Iraq so I could have coffee when ever I wanted. with the canteen stove and cup.
Excellent idea!
THAT IS GREAT!! no grinder necessary for fresh outstanding coffee BIG thank you James God bless!!😁✌💚
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Um good coffee! Thank you for the demo! Have a Great Day!
Thank you for watching!
Another great video. Really enjoy the hobo series. When I was researching the history of some areas I lived in, I found a few news articles of hobo activity around the towns. Interesting reads.
Thank you, they are indeed a fascinating people.
Once Again Another Great Video and Thank You James For Sharing Your Wealth Of Knowledge!
Thank you, I appreciate you watching the video and the kind words!
Back in my framing days, we used to make coffee in a dress sock
Yes, the hobos did that as well.
James , good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Thank you for watching, God bless you too!
Great video. Now I need to start looking for metal spice cans.
Thank you, I got mine off of Etsy.
Stick and cup = mortar and pestle.
Cowboys just tossed the coffee in the pot - no rag. They did toss in a pure silver coin though.
Slow heating so as not to burn the coffee.
Boiling the coffee that way is supposed to make it less bitter and more flavorful.
Thanks for watching and for the input!
This looks like real fun.
I might have to find me some coffee beans and do this.
Go for it!
Nice idea if you carry around that heavy brick and burner top with you in your travels.
This is for a fixed camp. One hobo told me that he carries just the grate with him and leaves the cinder block at camp. Thanks for watching.
Great program ! Thanks very much.
You are welcome!
Thanks for sharing this video. Very enlightening.
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Excellent as always. Much appreciated! Love and blessings from Ontario Canada!
Thank you so much!
many years ago I tried rinsing a white cotton sock out several times to get as much left over soap out as i could then putting the coffee grounds in to the sock then the sock, coffee grounds and all went in to my billy can with enough cold water to make a cup or two of coffee... It worked out pretty well too, then my girl friend put me wise to using her clean nylon footies that was even better. to grind the beans It seems to me that a wooden bowl and a "hammer stone" would be the tool of choice...
Thank you for watching and for sharing your personal experience.
Cool video and neat way to ground the beans. It seems a waste to put the grounds in the rag though. Your rag gets dirty, if it wasn't already and wet. Now you have to dry it...
Turkish coffee is made by just adding the grounds to boiling water. No need to filter, the grounds just sink in 1 min after you take it off the heat.
Sure, that's another way to do it!
Very much like cowboy coffee. I prefer just adding hot water to the raw grinds. Wait a couple of minutes and filter it through the bandana. Great brew.
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I like the improvised "hobo mortar and pestle"
Thank you!
Outstanding 👍 as always 💯🏆
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If coffee beans pick up too much moisture from humidity, they can be re-toasted in your cup making them fresher, darker, stronger. Stronger beans need fewer beans per pot.
Good point!
You really don't want to be getting your bindle wet with coffee every morning. A cloth filter is a great idea, just carry something specifically for this purpose.
Sure. Just wanted to demonstrate some of the multi-purpose uses of the bindle. Thank you for watching.
Great job James...now I want to go out and have a cup of fresh coffee! Take care...Robin
Excellent! It really is a fun way to make a cup of coffee!
Thanks for the video. Very interesting and educational.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just found your videos and this is the 2nd one and I love them already😁 thanks
Thank you so much, glad you are enjoying the channel!
Thanks for doing the coffee video.
Thank you for watching!