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I have a question about the fishing kit. Are you sure it was used for hand fishing? The reason I ask is when I was a kid My grandmother used to tell me about when they were kids they would get a piece of string and tie it on the end of a stick usually a cane pole if one was available. It makes fishing a whole lot easier it also makes 6 to 8 ft of line go a lot further. It's actually the perfect amount. All you have to do is hold your pole up over the water and lower it until your hook and bobber is in the water and you can sit there on the shore and relax until you get a bite and when you do it's as simple as lifting the stick up out of the water in the fish comes with it. Seems to me like these guys with know all about that. Especially if everyone back then was fishing like that anyway. My grandmother was born in 1908 so that's how they were fishing probably in the late teens and early 1920s. I'm pretty sure that's how my great-grandparents fished as well considering when they died they had cane fishing poles that my grandmother kept. It just seems like hand fishing is hard work compared to tying the string on a stick. The stick is way easier on your hand and way more convenient. Of course you have to keep it where the stick doesn't throw a shadow over where your bait is, and you don't want to move it around a lot. But that is true of modern fishing as well. I was just wondering, I know a lot of bushcrafters are always making little hand fishing kits, I've made them too. But I'll tell you using a stick can be awful relaxing and pretty Elementary. And Kane is pretty common around a lot of fishing areas here in the states. Have you heard anything about that? I know you do a lot of reading and have done a lot of research, I mean I'm sure a lot of people did hand fish as well. It is easy enough, although it can be rough on your hands. It's also fair to note that like your example they used a braided line not the modern fishing line that would really cut into someone's hand.
@@Eidolon1andOnly the way our country is going, you might better pay attention to these hobo films. We might be doing that crap ourself just to feed our families before it's all over. Clearly we have not learned from the mistakes of our past
@@Eidolon1andOnly another spoiler alert is the title is in the thumbnail. If you don't like it don't watch it. There'll be other things you're interested later on if you hate hobos so much.
If you had freight train riding experience, you would have credibility. I challenge you to bring all that crap, your bindle, your cook kit and all your other "hobogear" with you and actually hop a train. What are you waiting for?
The great depression brought on widespread property, hobo is just a term... But they were pretty much poor traveling workers looking for a job. A lot of them drink and that carried issues... but most people are good in general soo. Most of them weren't bad people
My Grandfather, who was a young man, during the depression, had empathy and respect for Hobos. As he told me, when i was young, there's a difference, between a Hobo and a Bum. He was visiting with a Hobo once, and gave him some money to help him out, the Hobo gave him a silver Hat pin, in return. My Grandfather wore that pin in his hat, till the day he died.
Love your channel. I'm 74 and remember my uncle Bill Telling me about riding the rails. The hobo jungles and all the little tidbits of info that you bring up .He taught us a song from the day called HOBO BILL . Started with.,RIDIN ON AN EAST BOUND FREIGHT TRAIN SPEEDING THROUGH THE NIGHT 2:19
Well done again,when I was young my parents befriended a musician named Jesse Fuller, I remember he would sing us kids songs,one song I remember was the monkey and the engineer, he rode the rails. Check him out,thanks again
James, you are doing an incredibly good job with the Hobo series. ALL the items carried by the Hobo were TIMELY for the days in which they lived; and they are TIMELESS with regard to usefulness & practicality! Thank you. God bless you,my friend!
I keep quarters in a small wax caves pouch with a leather tie , a K-Bar pocket knife , dog whistle , mini flashlight , Zippo or Bic , 12ft. of cord , lip balm , compass & map of my town and reading glasses . These things never leave my pockets . 😁😁😁
James, I really like that hobo fishing kit. You should consider doing a hobo fishing episode on your channel. Small creek with a little moving water and some deeper pools. Make shift fishing pole and your hobo fishing kit. Even take it a step further to include a basic shore lunch featuring the catch of the day all fried up. Just a thought… thank you for continuing to share this hobo series with us.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, growing up used to know this guy named Walter Bohannon. He was an old-timer from before World War II and his brother Decatur and him were some of the well-known that like to fish up in the park where nobody hardly ever went. They would take a sack of taters, find some wild ramps along the way, catch some trout. They would be clean beside the mountain stream and a flat slate Rock would be found and placed on top of two of the rocks where they would build a fire underneath and cook that fish and eat it, along with the potatoes and ramps right there beside the streams. If you've ever heard of The Heartland Series from TV, hosted by Bill Landry, they actually did a show on those guys and it was called "Gone Fishin". You can probably still find it on UA-cam.
My grandfather (born at the end of the 19th century, but ineligible for WW1 as an only son farmhand) carried his money in a leather drawstring bag he called his purse. He always had several hundred dollars in folded bills. If he saw a bull or a truck or a load of logs for sale, he could buy it on the spot without having to get into town and convince a banker to let him withdraw from his account. That deal might be gone by the time he could get back.
A pocket watch collector taught me the proper way to close a hunter style case like the one you have on this watch. Always press the button on the winder when closing and do not snap the front cover shut. This prevents wear on the cover rim where the latch engages. The steel of the latch is usually much harder than the case cover.
I always thought Hobos were bums, or homeless. Your content has educated me of an era I didn’t understand. You obviously have done your homework and research to bring us these great videos! Thank you.
Some men were veterans who'd fallen on harm times or couldn't return to civilian life, even a decade after the war. There were none of the veterans programs or pensions we know today. Same issues of readjustment, similar circumstances.
I'm glad this has fixed the societal programming the rich have given you to see the impoverished as lesser. Spare a quarter now and then, will you? It can go a long way.
My grandfather went through the Depression, and talked about hobos, and how they would feed them, and let them sleep in the barn. They also carried cards and dice, and knew a variety of games. It was a rough time back in the Depression..
Men use to carry the following; handkerchief, pocket knife , pocket watch, and comb. These are things that my grandpa had , plus some change. How things have changed and another great video.
I love watching your videos. People actually should keep these things on them even now. Just in case of being stranded on the side of the road or what ever happens.
Our high-school cheerleaders used to lead the football / basketball etc. in: "2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar ... all for the (team name) stand up and holler"!
It's from all the way back in the days of the use of spanish reales as currency, and they would oftentimes be cut to make purchases of less than the value of the reale coins. ( the pieces of eight from all the pirate stuff) 2 bits was a quarter of a reale and that carried over into the days of American silver coins. ( quarter of a dollar = two bits)
Love these hobo videos. I especially appreciate that you accompany with actual period gear when you are able. I loved the added detail of being able to hear the watch tick. I have a couple old school mechanical wind-up watches that are very much favored over newer models. That sound never gets old for me.
@2:03 aw man i LOVE how you mentioned the grooming. Keeping yourself well kempt is still just as important today, you don't want to go before the judge or go into an interview or meeting lookin shabby! It's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know; and that guy better be a sharp dresser!
I am trying to find a pair of leather mittens,my grandfather gave me,to take on my journeys,you would love 'em,and no one in my family cares about this stuff,I guess circa 1920? I will keep looking,and let you know if I find 'em. Love this SHOW! Thanks for doing it.Thom.
For working clothing, go to a proper farm supply store. When I was on the Canadian Prairies, I'd see men wearing loose single thickness mitts almost year round. Easy to slip on when handling cold metal or against the cold, but easy enough to slip off for handy work.
thanks for the work you do James. the most interesting part of this video to me is the metal sleeve for the match box. i have never saw that before,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This Chanel is so interesting! Thank you so much for all you do ! As a kid in the 70s living close to the tracks, I indeed did contemplate on how the people riding the rails survived and lived.
Man, I gotta say you keep me interested in these hobos of yesterday and I have tired the other channels but they don't keep it interesting like you. 💯😎✌️
It's 645 am and what an incredible way to start my day before work! Thank you James for sharing this content with us all. I absolutely enjoy the hobo series that you're doing along with your overall content in general!! God bless you and yours and have a wonderful day my friend!!
It's rather interesting that some of the pocket items are included in the 10 essentials for hiking/backpacking. The late writer Louis La'amour also rode the rails as a hobo around the 1930's and used some of his own experiences in his books. If you haven't already done so...I recommend that you read his book " Education of a wandering man" it's his autobiography from that time.
Very thought-provoking, James, thank you. Today's minimalist nomad pocket contents might vary, but we can all take a few notes from the hobos' pages. Peace. 💖
Even in the Army ,always carried a small fishing line very similar to yours with very small hooks as most places you could always catch " yabbies" ( sisss
I have one of those dollars, mine is from 1922. I used to carry a lot of the same stuff when I was homeless a few years ago, wore an old M65 army coat that got dubbed my hobo coat because of all the pockets it had. And something my father drilled into my head from when I was a kid... never leave the house without your wallet, a pen, a pocket knife, and a handkerchief/bandana.
In my daddy's time, there used to be lots of those Prince A. cans everywhere because all the old men smoked rollies ( those that didn't use Bull Durham in the little muslin sack) A Prince A. can is just about the perfect size container to fit in an overall bib pocket
An old timer that ended up here wrote a book “Once a Hobo”, about his life riding the rails during the depression. The guy became a metal scraper and actually became a millionaire. He always dressed pretty much like he was still a hobo. Kept a pot of beans on the stove in his “office” and he always would offer you a bowl. Kept a jar full of butterscotch candies for visitors too. Eventually he brought an old steam locomotive and a few other cars too. The locomotive was originally from Alaska and after he died, the locomotive was returned to Alaska and restored to running condition. An amazing old dude who was great to visit with and listen to his stories. The amount of cool, old stuff he collected over the years was eventually put in a museum on the scrap yard property and I spent many hours in there and he could tell us about each item, where it came from and how it was used. Hellofa guy. Your hobo series has been another well researched effort and much appreciated. 👏👏👍
Always enjoy these videos. I am glad you point the clean and neat in appearance, all Judges and Magistrates do take notice. I once looked into Hobo Knives, very impressive, some interesting variations, seems the 2 blade Barlow was quite popular. Never Forget your good leather Gloves! The Pocket Watch represents Prestige among other things, you are correct about the chain. Make no mistake about it, a Hobo, Works. But the Best part of all of it is Riding the Trains everywhere and seeing the places few people have ever seen. However, don't care what it is ( Dynamite Hauler is comparable) nothing is more Dangerous than Riding Rail Freight.
I’ve really been enjoying your series about hobos and other time periods for survival. History has always interested me. I’m in my fifties but had parents who were children in the Great Depression so some of your context matches up with things they remembered. Antiques are another interest so I enjoy seeing all the items from the early 1900s that you show.
Good assortment of pocket items. I reckon many carried some sort of tobaco items in those days as well. Interestingly Groucho Marx supposedly got his nickname from keeping his money in a pouch around his neck to protect it from thieves. Back when I was young old timers taught me to carry my main money in my shoe or the leg part of my sock. Another was to put a small amount of cash in my right pocket with the rest split between my left pocket and a back pocket. If you were held up you pulled your cash out of your right front pocket and most would think that is all you had. Maybe not so surprising is in some small towns the local railroad bulls would rob rail riders. They went armed and the local law was on their side so no one could complain and get away with it. Of course word would be passed to get out before town but it wasn't always easy and a few riders ended up dead sadly. Of course true hobos were sharp and had their whits about them and suffered less.
Great video. Reminds me of my Grandparent's generation. Looks like they had most of the 10 c's, less a container, compass, sew kit, and perhaps a poncho. They had common sense and outdoors wisdom! Thank you.
My Grandad was also a hobo although the name wasn't used here in the UK. In the Great Depression in the 1930s he used to cycle around the West of England (Shropshire and Worcestershire mostly) looking for work. They didn't have waterproof ponchos back then but he had an oilskin cape such as those sailors used to wear, and an oilskin hat called a sou'wester. I remember him telling me how on at least one occasion he'd slept in the rain cross legged under a tree with his back to the trunk, with his cape and sou'wester keeping him dry. Also once how he'd slept on a big pile of gravel left for road workers.
I like your channel and your tips, they take me back to that brief time that I was homeless. While my tactics were slightly different but still moral, I still enjoy your advice.
50 years a hobo. Going by just what you got in your pockets vs a bindle or back pack was called streamlining. You should make a full length " movie " on the daily life of a 1930s hobo. Documentary. Maybe start by showing a freight train going by slowly, then to a shot on a siding with a hobo getting off a boxcar. Walks down the tracks to a " jungle " showing the set ups of another hobo. Then perhaps a chat with the other hobo about the town and work. Can do a lot of showing off with the skills you learned. Sort of a " Day in The Life " story of a old time hobo.
Always enjoy your channel and the videos! It would be interesting to see how the modern "hobo" has been influenced by the past. Also what might be somevof the same or similar challenges they face. Coukd lead to a whole series if your fanbase is interested...just food for thought. Thank you!
James, your next video is where you assemble your gear, chase a train down and jump off near a farm. Get a day job there and earn a wage. Camp in the woods over night only using your gear. You know, walk a mile in the hobo shoes. I know that isn't realistic but it would be an awesome short series. Thanks for all the great content.
6:24 You say about carrying a piece of chalk. I like to carry a piece of Calcite Crystal, you possibly can find a piece of it in your driveway stone. It is harder than chalk, and it writes forever. Plus Calcite is nice for its metaphysical properties for balancing and cleansing. It's so common you can find it almost everywhere.
This is truly one of the most FASCINATING UA-cam channels! The beef tallow candle was something I did not know! The patina on that hawk bill is so beautiful! A hobo pocket check is truly something I never thought would entertain me, but here we are! And I’m thoroughly entertained. Love your videos! Thanks so much for the amazing videos!
I want to say for the most part , with the pockets , some of us actually make pockets for the inside of our jackets especially with somthing like a m65 . Some of us actually still use the older signs and words from the 30s and 40s .
This video is simply outstanding! I've been a subscriber for some time, but thia actually made me want to support your channel even more! I've already recommended it to all my friends. I'm an avid student of history but I also appreciate classic, handmade everyday items. I wish this format of video could be expanded beyond just the hobo series - I'd love to see pocket dumps through the decades: from the 1880s Old West (or perhaps even earlier, like Civil War) through the early 1900s, depression era, and through and after WW2. I hope you consider making that! Thank you again, amazing job!
I knew there was a good reason for liking cargo pants. Small but very useful items are only useful when you have them at hand. Pockets are way more convenient when walking longer distances. +A for this video.
love your page. Just wondering if there will be anymore added to the series of when you set out to build your cabin for your family and stayed in an abandaned wigwam. The last one I saw was when you finaly made it back home to your family. Looking forward to hopefuly seeing more to that series.
Thank you a great start to my day. I carry almost the exact same stuff only my candle stub is a small torch my cord is bank line my knife a Swiss army piece and my writing chalk is a ball point pen.
My grandfather grew upuring the29's and had a small brim hat just like that cept it was tan/light brown. Had one, but it burnedd up during a fire I had, wish I knew where to get another one! He wore khaki pants and a long sleeve shirt all the time, Wore Mason boots too.
Used to be a large selection of fedora style hats at the Resistol factory NE of here in Garland. My folks usually had overalls for the males. The more affluent people like landowners and county law enforcement and officials wore khaki clothes in their day pre WWII My granny used to take in laundry and ironing and the man that owned the place that they worked brought his khaki clothes to be washed and pressed with an old heavy iron that you heated up on the woodstove in the kitchen. I used to have it somewhere. It's a heavy blankety blanker compared to a modern electric clothes iron
A good tip, always wrap the sharpeningstone in something or it WILL wear a hole in the pocket very quickly, one Grandfather used a rag to hold a "puck" type axe stone (natural sandstone), the other a felt lined (keeping rattling down) wooden box (just slightly larger than your metal matchbox) holding a tiny double sided stone,
The candles were amazing, free beef tallow that people are gonna throw away, yes please. I used to make mini fishing kits all the time, I learnt to fish with just throwing a line in the water and pulling it in when I felt a bite so just some line and a few hooks and I can feed myself. You grandfathers pocket watch is beautiful. I expected that lil kit you had in the glass tube, id carry that, doesn't take up much space. Thanks for the video
@@WayPointSurvival it’s like portraying a ww2 instructor, two big things Americans did in the 1940s was jingle their change and younger folks chewed gum all the time.
Love your videos before but these hobo videos are fantastic, very interesting and informative they’ve become some of my favourite videos well done mate
Really interesting that was, great video, we had a hobo stay in our shed a few times, around 40 years ago now, my dad found him in the morning and offered him in for a mug of hot tea, my mum ask him to stay for dinner as it was Sunday, John his name was, he'd come by now an then after that, he had some very interesting stories to tell, as a kid I'd ask him to tell us one every time he came by, he'd sharpen my mum knives for her, in exchange for the dinner as my mum wouldn't take money off him, great bloke, i don't really see too many people like that anymore, shame, I talk to people in the park while I'm feeding the squirrels sometimes, still some characters around, I think it's important to listen to people's stories.
I don't know if my grandfather considered himself a Hobo or not but he and a friend at around 13 years of age set out from the mountains of North Carolina to California riding rhe rails ithink around rhe 1900''s. He passed away before i was born so this was information from my aunt but i sure wish i could gave hear some adventures from him.
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I have a question about the fishing kit. Are you sure it was used for hand fishing?
The reason I ask is when I was a kid My grandmother used to tell me about when they were kids they would get a piece of string and tie it on the end of a stick usually a cane pole if one was available. It makes fishing a whole lot easier it also makes 6 to 8 ft of line go a lot further. It's actually the perfect amount. All you have to do is hold your pole up over the water and lower it until your hook and bobber is in the water and you can sit there on the shore and relax until you get a bite and when you do it's as simple as lifting the stick up out of the water in the fish comes with it. Seems to me like these guys with know all about that. Especially if everyone back then was fishing like that anyway. My grandmother was born in 1908 so that's how they were fishing probably in the late teens and early 1920s.
I'm pretty sure that's how my great-grandparents fished as well considering when they died they had cane fishing poles that my grandmother kept.
It just seems like hand fishing is hard work compared to tying the string on a stick. The stick is way easier on your hand and way more convenient. Of course you have to keep it where the stick doesn't throw a shadow over where your bait is, and you don't want to move it around a lot. But that is true of modern fishing as well.
I was just wondering, I know a lot of bushcrafters are always making little hand fishing kits, I've made them too. But I'll tell you using a stick can be awful relaxing and pretty Elementary.
And Kane is pretty common around a lot of fishing areas here in the states. Have you heard anything about that?
I know you do a lot of reading and have done a lot of research, I mean I'm sure a lot of people did hand fish as well. It is easy enough, although it can be rough on your hands. It's also fair to note that like your example they used a braided line not the modern fishing line that would really cut into someone's hand.
These hobo videos are lame. Not what I subbed for.
@@Eidolon1andOnly the way our country is going, you might better pay attention to these hobo films. We might be doing that crap ourself just to feed our families before it's all over. Clearly we have not learned from the mistakes of our past
@@Eidolon1andOnly another spoiler alert is the title is in the thumbnail. If you don't like it don't watch it. There'll be other things you're interested later on if you hate hobos so much.
If you had freight train riding experience, you would have credibility. I challenge you to bring all that crap, your bindle, your cook kit and all your other "hobogear" with you and actually hop a train. What are you waiting for?
I not only appreciate learning the details of the yesteryear hobo's life, but that you treat the subject with rare dignity.
Thanks so much! They received a lot of bad publicity but as it was said back in the day 90% of them were honest men just looking for work.
The great depression brought on widespread property, hobo is just a term... But they were pretty much poor traveling workers looking for a job. A lot of them drink and that carried issues... but most people are good in general soo. Most of them weren't bad people
Yeah, weird
I heartily agree! 🤗
My Grandfather, who was a young man, during the depression, had empathy and respect for Hobos. As he told me, when i was young, there's a difference, between a Hobo and a Bum. He was visiting with a Hobo once, and gave him some money to help him out, the Hobo gave him a silver Hat pin, in return. My Grandfather wore that pin in his hat, till the day he died.
My grandpa was born in 1915. Taught me to always carry a hankey, pocket knife and chapstick. Im 51 and have carried those since i cant remember.
Excellent!
The tallow candle (AND as an emergency snack) is a new bit of knowledge for me! Always learn something new on this channel!
Thanks so much!
100% bees wax candle can be chewed like gum, cleaning the teeth, and swallowed for a quick pock-me-up.
Tallow candle is one helluva emergency snack 😂😂😂😂
Eggzackly Correctamundo
Yum 🤤 🤤🤤🤤
Love your channel. I'm 74 and remember my uncle Bill Telling me about riding the rails. The hobo jungles and all the little tidbits of info that you bring up .He taught us a song from the day called HOBO BILL . Started with.,RIDIN ON AN EAST BOUND FREIGHT TRAIN SPEEDING THROUGH THE NIGHT 2:19
It's a very cool! I really appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching the videos!
Well done again,when I was young my parents befriended a musician named Jesse Fuller, I remember he would sing us kids songs,one song I remember was the monkey and the engineer, he rode the rails. Check him out,thanks again
James, you are doing an incredibly good job with the Hobo series. ALL the items carried by the Hobo were TIMELY for the days in which they lived; and they are TIMELESS with regard to usefulness & practicality! Thank you. God bless you,my friend!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it and God bless you too!
I keep quarters in a small wax caves pouch with a leather tie , a K-Bar pocket knife , dog whistle , mini flashlight , Zippo or Bic , 12ft. of cord , lip balm , compass & map of my town and reading glasses . These things never leave my pockets . 😁😁😁
Nice kit!
James, I really like that hobo fishing kit. You should consider doing a hobo fishing episode on your channel. Small creek with a little moving water and some deeper pools. Make shift fishing pole and your hobo fishing kit. Even take it a step further to include a basic shore lunch featuring the catch of the day all fried up. Just a thought… thank you for continuing to share this hobo series with us.
Thanks so much for watching and for the suggestion!
I agree I think that would make a great video
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, growing up used to know this guy named Walter Bohannon. He was an old-timer from before World War II and his brother Decatur and him were some of the well-known that like to fish up in the park where nobody hardly ever went. They would take a sack of taters, find some wild ramps along the way, catch some trout. They would be clean beside the mountain stream and a flat slate Rock would be found and placed on top of two of the rocks where they would build a fire underneath and cook that fish and eat it, along with the potatoes and ramps right there beside the streams. If you've ever heard of The Heartland Series from TV, hosted by Bill Landry, they actually did a show on those guys and it was called "Gone Fishin". You can probably still find it on UA-cam.
Interesting, as old as I am I've never seen a matchbox holder, nor heard of beef tallow candles. Pemmican and hard tack bread have seen though.
Always fish with the sun in your face so that your shadow is on the bank and not being cast into the water to spook the fish.
As far as I know my grandfather wasn't ever a hobo, but he carried everything you listed except the candle and then he also carried a white hankie.
Very interesting! Thanks so much for sharing!
My grandfather (born at the end of the 19th century, but ineligible for WW1 as an only son farmhand) carried his money in a leather drawstring bag he called his purse. He always had several hundred dollars in folded bills. If he saw a bull or a truck or a load of logs for sale, he could buy it on the spot without having to get into town and convince a banker to let him withdraw from his account. That deal might be gone by the time he could get back.
My grandpa always carried a candle stub to rub on saw blades to lubricate them to keep them from sticking. I do the same when in the woods. It works.
Absolutely! It's also great to lubricate zippers.
@@WayPointSurvival Thanks! I never even thought about that!
A pocket watch collector taught me the proper way to close a hunter style case like the one you have on this watch. Always press the button on the winder when closing and do not snap the front cover shut. This prevents wear on the cover rim where the latch engages. The steel of the latch is usually much harder than the case cover.
Thanks for watching and for the tip!
Maury Graham is smiling down upon you for educating us on what Hobo are. That is what he did. Congratulations.
Thanks so much for the great compliments!
wow, except for the fishing kit, i still carry a lot of this stuff every day in modern times, funny how some things never change, thank you
You're welcome!
I always thought Hobos were bums, or homeless. Your content has educated me of an era I didn’t understand. You obviously have done your homework and research to bring us these great videos! Thank you.
You're welcome!
Some men were veterans who'd fallen on harm times or couldn't return to civilian life, even a decade after the war. There were none of the veterans programs or pensions we know today. Same issues of readjustment, similar circumstances.
I'm glad this has fixed the societal programming the rich have given you to see the impoverished as lesser. Spare a quarter now and then, will you? It can go a long way.
Love this series also love the old scouts series alot as that could be fun for us adults to do
Yes! I'm looking forward to doing more on that series as well!
Once again, a superb viewing of the past times of our lives.
Thank you.
Ps: I am also 74, going on 90. I feel that way.
very well spoken, terry. i hope you have a great day
Thanks so much!
Well I hope you pass 90, OK 🙏☮️
My grandfather went through the Depression, and talked about hobos, and how they would feed them, and let them sleep in the barn.
They also carried cards and dice, and knew a variety of games.
It was a rough time back in the Depression..
Indeed it was!
You do have a great collection of older stuff. Really neat to see that matchbox!
Thanks!
Harmonica. Can provide entertainment, use as a signaling device and music brings people together.
True!
Great series James. The original EDC.
Indeed! Thank you for watching!
Men use to carry the following; handkerchief, pocket knife , pocket watch, and comb. These are things that my grandpa had , plus some change. How things have changed and another great video.
Thanks so much!
I love watching your videos. People actually should keep these things on them even now. Just in case of being stranded on the side of the road or what ever happens.
Indeed!
2 bits is a quarter-4 bits is 50 cents.
Yes, thanks so much for the correction!
Our high-school cheerleaders used to lead the football / basketball etc. in: "2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar ... all for the (team name) stand up and holler"!
It's from all the way back in
the days of the use of spanish
reales as currency, and they
would oftentimes be cut to
make purchases of less than
the value of the reale coins.
( the pieces of eight from all
the pirate stuff)
2 bits was a quarter of a reale
and that carried over into the
days of American silver coins.
( quarter of a dollar = two bits)
Ya see,I do pay attention!@@WayPointSurvival
Great video, this is mostly the same stuff I carry on the daily
Love these hobo videos. I especially appreciate that you accompany with actual period gear when you are able. I loved the added detail of being able to hear the watch tick. I have a couple old school mechanical wind-up watches that are very much favored over newer models. That sound never gets old for me.
Thank you very much! I do indeed enjoy the vintage stuff!
@2:03 aw man i LOVE how you mentioned the grooming. Keeping yourself well kempt is still just as important today, you don't want to go before the judge or go into an interview or meeting lookin shabby! It's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know; and that guy better be a sharp dresser!
Absolutely! Thanks for watching!
I am trying to find a pair of leather mittens,my grandfather gave me,to take on my journeys,you would love 'em,and no one in my family cares about this stuff,I guess circa 1920? I will keep looking,and let you know if I find 'em. Love this SHOW! Thanks for doing it.Thom.
That would be absolutely awesome! You can find my email address on my website at www.waypointsurvival.com.
Will do,I am looking for them!@@WayPointSurvival
For working clothing, go to a proper farm supply store. When I was on the Canadian Prairies, I'd see men wearing loose single thickness mitts almost year round. Easy to slip on when handling cold metal or against the cold, but easy enough to slip off for handy work.
My grand paw was a hobo. And he was a CC and a house painter.glad your showing the history of the Hobo . thanks James
You're welcome!
thanks for the work you do James. the most interesting part of this video to me is the metal sleeve for the match box. i have never saw that before,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Glad you enjoyed it!
This Chanel is so interesting!
Thank you so much for all you do ! As a kid in the 70s living close to the tracks, I indeed did contemplate on how the people riding the rails survived and lived.
Thanks, glad you like it!
Most men my age 66 , carry a lot of those items daily n in the field. Handy when needed. Thanks for the info .
You're welcome!
Nothing like learning history from an expert. Cheers mate from Australia.
Thanks so much!
Great work. You could also rub a small amount of the candle stub on your pocket knife blade to prevent rust.
Absolutely!
Man, I gotta say you keep me interested in these hobos of yesterday and I have tired the other channels but they don't keep it interesting like you. 💯😎✌️
I appreciate that!
It's 645 am and what an incredible way to start my day before work! Thank you James for sharing this content with us all. I absolutely enjoy the hobo series that you're doing along with your overall content in general!! God bless you and yours and have a wonderful day my friend!!
Thank you so very much, my friend! May God bless you all today as well!
@WayPointSurvival you're very welcome buddy!!
It's rather interesting that some of the pocket items are included in the 10 essentials for hiking/backpacking.
The late writer Louis La'amour also rode the rails as a hobo around the 1930's and used some of his own experiences in his books.
If you haven't already done so...I recommend that you read his book " Education of a wandering man" it's his autobiography from that time.
Yes, it's a great read!
Great Video! I add In the UK they were called Gentlemen of the road.
Very interesting! Thanks so much for watching!
Very thought-provoking, James, thank you. Today's minimalist nomad pocket contents might vary, but we can all take a few notes from the hobos' pages. Peace. 💖
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing. Interesting items they needed. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Thanks!
@@WayPointSurvival Hobo's have actually been misunderstood and mis-charaterized. Many were hard workers trying to support families.
Even in the Army ,always carried a small fishing line very similar to yours with very small hooks as most places you could always catch " yabbies" ( sisss
Very cool! Thanks so much for your service!
I have one of those dollars, mine is from 1922.
I used to carry a lot of the same stuff when I was homeless a few years ago, wore an old M65 army coat that got dubbed my hobo coat because of all the pockets it had.
And something my father drilled into my head from when I was a kid... never leave the house without your wallet, a pen, a pocket knife, and a handkerchief/bandana.
Excellent!
I was taught a method of "wrapping" your gear in a bandana and tying it around your waist with the weight in the small of the back.
Yes, that was a common method to keep things secure and from being stolen.
Another great video, I got a Prince Albert can the other day and made a edc out of it. Keep up the good work. Thanks
That is awesome!
In my daddy's time, there used
to be lots of those Prince A.
cans everywhere because all
the old men smoked rollies
( those that didn't use Bull
Durham in the little muslin
sack)
A Prince A. can is just about the perfect size container to
fit in an overall bib pocket
An old timer that ended up here wrote a book “Once a Hobo”, about his life riding the rails during the depression. The guy became a metal scraper and actually became a millionaire. He always dressed pretty much like he was still a hobo. Kept a pot of beans on the stove in his “office” and he always would offer you a bowl. Kept a jar full of butterscotch candies for visitors too. Eventually he brought an old steam locomotive and a few other cars too. The locomotive was originally from Alaska and after he died, the locomotive was returned to Alaska and restored to running condition. An amazing old dude who was great to visit with and listen to his stories. The amount of cool, old stuff he collected over the years was eventually put in a museum on the scrap yard property and I spent many hours in there and he could tell us about each item, where it came from and how it was used. Hellofa guy. Your hobo series has been another well researched effort and much appreciated. 👏👏👍
Wow, sounds like a really wonderful person! Thanks for watching and for sharing the personal vignette.
Kind of looks like the contents of my purse!!😊 I've got my grandfather's old watch too. Priceless possessions❤
Wonderful!
Always enjoy these videos. I am glad you point the clean and neat in appearance, all Judges and Magistrates do take notice. I once looked into Hobo Knives, very impressive, some interesting variations, seems the 2 blade Barlow was quite popular.
Never Forget your good leather Gloves! The Pocket Watch represents Prestige among other things, you are correct about the chain. Make no mistake about it, a Hobo, Works.
But the Best part of all of it is Riding the Trains everywhere and seeing the places few people have ever seen.
However, don't care what it is ( Dynamite Hauler is comparable) nothing is more Dangerous than Riding Rail Freight.
Thank you so very much!
Excellent EDC,vintage.
Thanks!
I do like your video!
It helps me to improve my English language skills.
Thanks for interesting stories.
Glad you like them!
I had so much fun at the expo and can’t believe I met you🎉
Thanks so much! It was indeed a good time!
I’ve really been enjoying your series about hobos and other time periods for survival. History has always interested me. I’m in my fifties but had parents who were children in the Great Depression so some of your context matches up with things they remembered. Antiques are another interest so I enjoy seeing all the items from the early 1900s that you show.
Thanks so much for watching!
Always look forward to your videos!!
Thanks so much!
Awesome post. Thank you for bringing this to us. Can't wait for the next one
Best wishes
Glad you enjoyed it!
1930's EDC - extremely interesting. I particularly like the metal case for matches and the cord.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I definitely enjoyed that match box is awesome never seen one very cool above and beyond again
Glad you enjoyed it!
As always learning something new from your great videos. Thanks for sharing. 🙏
You're very welcome!
Good assortment of pocket items. I reckon many carried some sort of tobaco items in those days as well. Interestingly Groucho Marx supposedly got his nickname from keeping his money in a pouch around his neck to protect it from thieves. Back when I was young old timers taught me to carry my main money in my shoe or the leg part of my sock. Another was to put a small amount of cash in my right pocket with the rest split between my left pocket and a back pocket. If you were held up you pulled your cash out of your right front pocket and most would think that is all you had. Maybe not so surprising is in some small towns the local railroad bulls would rob rail riders. They went armed and the local law was on their side so no one could complain and get away with it. Of course word would be passed to get out before town but it wasn't always easy and a few riders ended up dead sadly. Of course true hobos were sharp and had their whits about them and suffered less.
Thanks so much for all the great information! It was definitely a rough way to live, but as you said, the smart ones got along better.
I really enjoy the history you're digging up. It's fun to watch. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
Thanks, will do!
Great video. Reminds me of my Grandparent's generation. Looks like they had most of the 10 c's, less a container, compass, sew kit, and perhaps a poncho. They had common sense and outdoors wisdom! Thank you.
You're welcome!
My Grandad was also a hobo although the name wasn't used here in the UK. In the Great Depression in the 1930s he used to cycle around the West of England (Shropshire and Worcestershire mostly) looking for work. They didn't have waterproof ponchos back then but he had an oilskin cape such as those sailors used to wear, and an oilskin hat called a sou'wester. I remember him telling me how on at least one occasion he'd slept in the rain cross legged under a tree with his back to the trunk, with his cape and sou'wester keeping him dry. Also once how he'd slept on a big pile of gravel left for road workers.
This is an absolutely amazing video and series. Thank you very much
You're very welcome!
I like your channel and your tips, they take me back to that brief time that I was homeless. While my tactics were slightly different but still moral, I still enjoy your advice.
Thanks!
50 years a hobo. Going by just what you got in your pockets vs a bindle or back pack was called streamlining. You should make a full length " movie " on the daily life of a 1930s hobo. Documentary. Maybe start by showing a freight train going by slowly, then to a shot on a siding with a hobo getting off a boxcar. Walks down the tracks to a " jungle " showing the set ups of another hobo. Then perhaps a chat with the other hobo about the town and work. Can do a lot of showing off with the skills you learned. Sort of a " Day in The Life " story of a old time hobo.
We are hoping to film something like that if I can locate steam engine and cars that will let me go there and film.
I always enjoy & appreciate these videos, particularly these historical ones.
Thanks!
Always enjoy your channel and the videos!
It would be interesting to see how the modern "hobo" has been influenced by the past. Also what might be somevof the same or similar challenges they face. Coukd lead to a whole series if your fanbase is interested...just food for thought. Thank you!
Thanks so much! I do hope to do a video along those lines at some point.
James, your next video is where you assemble your gear, chase a train down and jump off near a farm. Get a day job there and earn a wage. Camp in the woods over night only using your gear. You know, walk a mile in the hobo shoes. I know that isn't realistic but it would be an awesome short series. Thanks for all the great content.
Actually, we are working on something like that.
@@WayPointSurvival That's AWESOME. I can't wait.
That pocket watch is beautiful! What an heirloom from your great grandfather! Excellent video as usual.
Thanks so much!
Once again a great video on this series. Thank you very much for your time and educational efforts.
Thanks!
6:24 You say about carrying a piece of chalk. I like to carry a piece of Calcite Crystal, you possibly can find a piece of it in your driveway stone. It is harder than chalk, and it writes forever. Plus Calcite is nice for its metaphysical properties for balancing and cleansing. It's so common you can find it almost everywhere.
Good tip!
This is truly one of the most FASCINATING UA-cam channels! The beef tallow candle was something I did not know! The patina on that hawk bill is so beautiful!
A hobo pocket check is truly something I never thought would entertain me, but here we are! And I’m thoroughly entertained.
Love your videos! Thanks so much for the amazing videos!
Wow, thank you!
I want to say for the most part , with the pockets , some of us actually make pockets for the inside of our jackets especially with somthing like a m65 . Some of us actually still use the older signs and words from the 30s and 40s .
That's very cool! Have you showcased something like that on your Channel yet?
@@WayPointSurvival no but I probably will in a few weeks
This series is awesome James! Thanks for your time
You're welcome!
Dignity yes. Thank you. I remember Hobos as a kid.
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
This is going to come in handy for the Great Depression of 2029!
Hopefully that doesn't happen!
Ótimo vídeo Parabéns muito bom
Thanks so much!
This video is simply outstanding! I've been a subscriber for some time, but thia actually made me want to support your channel even more! I've already recommended it to all my friends.
I'm an avid student of history but I also appreciate classic, handmade everyday items. I wish this format of video could be expanded beyond just the hobo series - I'd love to see pocket dumps through the decades: from the 1880s Old West (or perhaps even earlier, like Civil War) through the early 1900s, depression era, and through and after WW2. I hope you consider making that! Thank you again, amazing job!
Thanks so much for watching the video, for the support and all the wonderful and kind comments!
I knew there was a good reason for liking cargo pants. Small but very useful items are only useful when you have them at hand. Pockets are way more convenient when walking longer distances. +A for this video.
Thanks so much!
Hey brother James thank you for everything you do sharing your videos I love history😊❤
You are so welcome!
love your page. Just wondering if there will be anymore added to the series of when you set out to build your cabin for your family and stayed in an abandaned wigwam. The last one I saw was when you finaly made it back home to your family. Looking forward to hopefuly seeing more to that series.
There was at least one or two more episodes to the series. They've been up since some time last year. We ended with episode 16.
thank you@@WayPointSurvival
Very interesting, James. I always learn something I never knew before! God bless!
Glad you enjoyed it and God bless you too!
this series is so good! S much better than all these modern anarchist jerks who advocate theft. Thanks for keeping it real!
Thanks for watching!
Great info! I never realized how important pockets were to the hobo. The candle stubs was new info for me, too.
Thanks for watching!
Love the details behind each item. Fascinating. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you a great start to my day.
I carry almost the exact same stuff only my candle stub is a small torch my cord is bank line my knife a Swiss army piece and my writing chalk is a ball point pen.
Excellent!
This has been a brilliant series really make one think about what is really needed and how are ancestors made do without all the modern convenience
Thanks!
My grandfather grew upuring the29's and had a small brim hat just like that cept it was tan/light brown. Had one, but it burnedd up during a fire I had, wish I knew where to get another one! He wore khaki pants and a long sleeve shirt all the time, Wore Mason boots too.
Thanks for watching! I picked my head up at a Salvation Army store.
Used to be a large selection of
fedora style hats at the Resistol factory NE of here in
Garland.
My folks usually had overalls
for the males. The more affluent people like landowners and county law enforcement and officials wore khaki clothes in their
day pre WWII
My granny used to take in
laundry and ironing and the
man that owned the place
that they worked brought his
khaki clothes to be washed and pressed with an old heavy
iron that you heated up on the
woodstove in the kitchen.
I used to have it somewhere.
It's a heavy blankety blanker
compared to a modern electric
clothes iron
A good tip, always wrap the sharpeningstone in something or it WILL wear a hole in the pocket very quickly, one Grandfather used a rag to hold a "puck" type axe stone (natural sandstone), the other a felt lined (keeping rattling down) wooden box (just slightly larger than your metal matchbox) holding a tiny double sided stone,
Absolutely. Most whetstones back in the day were carried in a small leather pouch.
The candles were amazing, free beef tallow that people are gonna throw away, yes please. I used to make mini fishing kits all the time, I learnt to fish with just throwing a line in the water and pulling it in when I felt a bite so just some line and a few hooks and I can feed myself. You grandfathers pocket watch is beautiful. I expected that lil kit you had in the glass tube, id carry that, doesn't take up much space. Thanks for the video
You very welcome and thanks so much for watching!
With you all the way
Thanks!
I really appreciate this, It's Always good to know how to survive in the Outdoors.
Thanks so much!
Amazing video, and thanks for sharing, James. God Bless
Thanks so much and God bless you too!
Great job, it’s the little stuff that really helps with an impression
Thanks!
@@WayPointSurvival it’s like portraying a ww2 instructor, two big things Americans did in the 1940s was jingle their change and younger folks chewed gum all the time.
Hi James, excellent addition to the series.👍
Thanks!
I find it interesting that after so many decades some things haven’t changed.
Indeed.
Love your videos before but these hobo videos are fantastic, very interesting and informative they’ve become some of my favourite videos well done mate
Awesome, thank you!
Really interesting that was, great video, we had a hobo stay in our shed a few times, around 40 years ago now, my dad found him in the morning and offered him in for a mug of hot tea, my mum ask him to stay for dinner as it was Sunday, John his name was, he'd come by now an then after that, he had some very interesting stories to tell, as a kid I'd ask him to tell us one every time he came by, he'd sharpen my mum knives for her, in exchange for the dinner as my mum wouldn't take money off him, great bloke, i don't really see too many people like that anymore, shame, I talk to people in the park while I'm feeding the squirrels sometimes, still some characters around, I think it's important to listen to people's stories.
Thanks so very much! I'm sure many of those stories were indeed fascinating!
I don't know if my grandfather considered himself a Hobo or not but he and a friend at around 13 years of age set out from the mountains of North Carolina to California riding rhe rails ithink around rhe 1900''s. He passed away before i was born so this was information from my aunt but i sure wish i could gave hear some adventures from him.
Very cool! Yes, those old timers certainly had some great stories if we would have taken the time and could have listened to them.
Great video brother thank you for taking us on your adventures through time and GOD-BLESS
Glad you enjoyed it, my friend!
Great information especially since we may be seeing times like that again soon!
Glad you liked it!
Sir you have a fortune of history in your pockets Big Thanks for the lesson.👍
Thanks so much!
Thanks, that was a nice video. I'm going to have to get me a good pocket watch. One that keeps good time too.
Thanks for watching!
Another great video sir. Gotta love your Grandfather's pocket watch. All the best.
Thanks so much!
I'm kinda amazed that my pocket carry only omits the candle & the mini fishing gear (a couple of modern substitutions).
Yes, what was needed to survive back then is pretty much the same as today.