*Please everyone read* I don't know if you guys realize how much money he's spending to get those items so he can make videos for you to enjoy. the florence stove alone is around $300 on eBay, the Stanley canteen $30 and so on. It adds up quick. You might say he's buying it for him anyways. Yes, but still.. it's for our enjoyment to all as well and he's putting some good efforts into making those videos. And the Hobo little movie was great. *So the least that you can do is to give a thumbs up, and why not subscribing as well if not done already. He deserves that...* P.S. I won't charge you if you pin this. Well.... maybe a bottle of wine some day lol
Great points as someone who's just getting into YouTubing and a long ways from making ANY money , however it takes a lot of time and money just to start up. I'm mostly in it for enjoyment and for many who have told me they enjoy what I do , I get a lot of fuel from likes and comments
@@tuckerandi Lots of common sense in what you said.. UA-cam used to be a somewhat easy cash cow. It`s NOT anymore. And it can take several years before you start to make enough money to live 100% from UA-cam. My personal opinion, is that you have first a real passion for what you're doing. Then learn how to be successful on UA-cam. And.... to learn and learn again and again to make sure you propagate the RIGHT information and not to be like 90% of the channels out there.
My father told me about a “Hobo” that he would see a few times a year (late 1950’s). The man always carried a metal lunchbox with his personal items in it. When my father asked why a lunchbox he replied “ Did you ever see a cop stop a man with a lunchbox” 🤔
Don’t dismiss the idea at all that the two have to be unrelated; there may come a point in the future, sadly, where thinking, planning, packing, and traveling like a hobo becomes necessary again.
The Irony I see is that in the Musette Bag is the 5 Cs. Combined with the Bed Roll, you have most of the 10C, minus the Cargo Tape (which wasn’t Invented yet). And people say you can’t live off of the 10Cs alone! Tell it to the Hobos!😉
@@Timschannel2 It's highly illegal and dangerous to train hop in the USA or anywhere for that matter. His life is better spent teaching the world about these lost arts. For the content you're looking for. I turn to @illegalFreedom and @Shiey. He uses more modern gear, but produces quality content in regards to train surfing.
This haversack is the most equipped pack yet. A hobo would be prepared for just about anything with that assortment of gear. A great model for any outdoor enthusiast.
It is wonderful and encouraging to me that so many people enjoy this content. Modern isn’t always the answer as our ancestors really employed practical solutions to their needs. History should not be lost but I fear it is.
Good Evening James, You got me thinking again back to the year I was unemployed and the years of exploring the Highlands. If the weather took a turn for the worse but you could hear a train in the distance you would pick up the pace and walk towards it. When you hit the track you knew that a Railway man's hut was within 2 miles in any direction of track. Built by previous generations of trackmen and usually made of railway sleepers, they would also have either an open fire or a stove of some kind. Coal was gathered from trackside or wood gathered from the nearest forest. A very pleasant and "toasty" night was to be had. They knew I or others had been there because it was good manners to leave spare tinned food and replenish the coal and firewood. One winters night I had to go out for my toilet, the blizzard had died down, I heard small noises. There I was standing in the middle of a huge herd of Red Deer bedding down for the night. Best Wishes. You produce interesting and engaging videos. Jock McIntyre.
@@susanp.collins7834 Without knowing ruthcowden1386, I'm relatively sure that he uses the leather for the bottom of the bag- exactly what he saw. Apart from that, you can thin leather and thereby reduce weight. Have you ever seen buffalo leather handbags for women? I just hope he puts an overlash on the back pocket where the button is. Otherwise it will rain in...
Likewise I have some Elk that I plan on using for an E&E Bag. I want the basic exterior design to me that of an army map case, but a little bigger, to carry a few certain select items. To get to a safe place.
The amount of time and dedication you put into acquiring the era-specific items is mind-boggling. I really enjoy your Hobo series. Please keep then coming.
Those flat carpenter's pencils are really useful, you can shave wood off the sides if you need extra tinder and, if you're careful, you can still have a usable pencil on you when you're done.
Good video. Your canteen is actually a hot water bottle (although I'd wager you're not the first to call it a canteen or to use it as such). Both Palco and Stanley sold hot water bottles and made canteens for the military (and later for the camping gear market as it expanded after WW1). Its interesting to note that the screw caps for both companies are the same as used by the Army for the ever popular 1910 canteen. Originally both used a cork stopper. Both were in the process of making millions of canteens for the military during WW1 and when the war ended about a year before anyone thought it would, they were stuck with the components and material, so the hot water bottles got an upgrade to a screw cap using those components.
@@WayPointSurvival Actually, when you think about it, it makes more sense for a hobo to use a hot water bottle for a canteen than it does for him to go out and buy a canteen.
i can tell you something about the cork stopper. I have an old sigg canteen made for the swiss military that has a cork stopper. Apparently they used them because they will not freeze shut like a metal screw lid will.
You didn't know??? He buys them at Walmart then go to a laundromat and let them spin for an hour or two in the big dryer before using them in his videos.
Mr. Bender's videos make me WANT to be a wanderer. I am too old to be an honest, active hobo. I DO know how to use most of the equipment he demonstrates and I saw much of it still in use in my childhood.
The missouri pacific tracks ran behind my grandparents farm. My dad said there was a hobo that would get off the train and come to the house and my grandma would feed him supper and he would shapen scissiors for that supper. He would sleep in the barn and hop the train in the morning. My dad also made sure i knew there was a differnece between a hobo and a bum.
My grandfather was never a hobo, that I know of at least, but he carried a GI musette everyday. His contents were a lot like yours, the biggest difference being you're not carrying a notebook, and his canteen was a metal GI with the cup. He also carried crackers, tea, coffee, and a small stove for wood chips in his car. These days, my neck is too dinged up to manage a bag over my shoulder, so a small pack, and I'll be darned- I'm carrying the same kind of stuff. :P
Ammo for the slingshot cheaper than marbles? When I was a kid, I would walk the rails picking up what we called Steelies, little balls of metal we were told were made by the friction of wheels on track. I don't know if that was true, but we would pick up hundreds in a few miles walk. They made great slingshot fodder. Seems natural that a hobo would have seen these too.
My family loves and appreciates this series. Many folks today misunderstand what it was to be a hobo. A hobo was a gentleman with a code of ethics. The hobo had a lifestyle created by choice that took work to live. Thank you James again for bringing the hobo lifestyle front & center so more people will truly understand what the life of a hobo really was.
You are developing and showing an amazing collection! The Stanley canteen stands out for me: I never knew they made them. The design is so useful, they should still make them.
Thanks so much! I found out from one of my good friends that they were originally designed to be a hot water bottle. However, they were more than likely also used by many people as a canteen.
Very similar to what I think necessary for camping. My tacticool brother has convinced me to add a few modern items but it is essentially my camping setup or a day hike bag! I've been rolling my bedroll like a horseman but think I'll try the horseshoe for my next trip! Ironically my fishing kit is a 'Hobo Reel' made from an old flashlight tho my kit is kinda styled about 2 centuries earlier than this but made of modern materials. I call it Modern Voyageur, being Canadian. Very similar to your 17c Longhunter series; in fact almost identical except made of modern versions of the materials and no gun; I use a bow instead. Great kit, another great video! Thanks!
I think that Stanley “thermos” is actually a “hot water bed warmer”. I have an old Palco one and thought it was a Thermos as well but I believe it was Sarge that educated me and pointed it out they are actually bed warmers. That’s not to say they could not be used as a canteen … and probably a few Boy Scouts did back in the day.
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Funny that I'm working on a haversack at the moment. Definitely proves I'm on the right track for loading it out. Thanks for the solid ideas and good information. Keep up the great work
Every time I watch your videos I learn something some items take me back to my youth team. The marbles. Sometimes I would be rich and other times not so much. I feel bad for the youth of today. The fun of playing marbles, going to a pond skipping stones, catching frogs, fishing. Just being with friends. Even hunting with friends. I went hunting with my grandpa. 1st. i was able to carry a gun. I took my bb gun. It had the bbs in the barrel. Walking along I heard a rattle, boy did my mind go wild. Of course a snake. I tried to take a step a rattle. Not wanting to call grandpa. I then picked my gun up and heard the rattle. Thank God. Those were the best days. Later I realized grandpa didn't get any hunting done till years later. He took me to learn. When we were hunting I almost shot his rabbit dog. That's another story.
I really enjoy the nostalgia of these videos. It shows how survival is not a new concept and that it doesn’t need to be high tech. You truly honor the history of those who came before us. Thank you!
That stanley canteen is the exact same shape as the hot water bottles of the time, and I bet they were used as such to stay warm at night as a multifunctional piece of kit. That's how I used my canteens when I was on the road.
That model of Haversack ( Sam Browne Officers haversack( is very useful design, it has good divider/ pockets, the brass fitting wear quickly with use and the canvas webbing sun bleaches nicely. I found the strap puckers and bunches at the sling fittings. I used copper wire to flatten and hold the cloth in a clip where it does this.
You are very welcome Sir. The little loop in the haversack is for the sling to be folding and sliding into, if the bag was to be hung off the brass rings of a SamBrowne belt and cross belt.
Excellent gear for anything that comes your way. I’m working on mine with anything I find at garage sales and from family members . Thank you sir your videos are awesome. Hello from Texas ❤
Enjoyed the video. I recognized your musette bag in the previous hobo roll video right away. I've been using that bag as my work-day or on-the-go bag for the past 3 or 4 years. Great bag. Readyware canvas pencil pouches work great in it - almost as though they were specially made to go inside the small inner pockets. WPG also sells an Emergency Ration Tin (waterproof) that was actually designed to fit in the small outer pocket. Thanks for the enjoyable video.
As someone from Britt, Iowa. Why don't you come on over for the National Hobo Convention in August? Consider this an invitation. It's not as good as it once was, but you're closer to a Hobo than most people are these days.
Did postwar hobos ever carry DIY radios with them? "Crystal" or "foxhole" radios were made by Anzio soldiers, carried in their knapsacks. Hobos probably liked music and news, too... History might not have mentioned it, though...
Absolutely. They would have carried anything and everything that would have been available to people back in those days. They used to make radios from cardboard tubes that had once contained oatmeal.
Very cool! I just found out that it was originally designed to be a hot water bottle. However, I'm sure that a lot of people used it as a canteen as well since it's perfect for that.
I love watching these videos, and seeing all the great vintage stuff you have collected. It is truly amazing how little folks really need to survive...
A great exposé of essential, practical, durable, multi function gear that made life possible for those with a minimalist reality back then, and quite probably the near future for many more..
Interesting. I often wander around the woods using a modern version of your set up. My haversack is a shoulder bag by Maxpedition and I have a wool blanket with some modern shelter items rolled into it. Works well and easy to carry.
I like these hobo stores, a hobo/luffare in Swedish they are a part of folk culture here in Sweden too. When i was young i saw an old book wich showed old Swedish hobo signa. Keep up this good work i am watching each one with great intrest.
Love this minimalist old style. Just did a 3 day section hike on AT using Bedroll (22x48 ground sheet outer wrap, 2 layers torso size reflectix for ground insulation, inflatable pillow, down top quilt, SOL Escape Bivy, 7x7 polyester tarp, waterproof windbreaker, jacket, gloves), bedroll is diagonal across my back using shoulder strap with molle water bottle pouch/1L water/filter attached to lower end of strap plus a sling bag (food, hygiene, poncho, phone). Weather was cold windy & wet but I did just fine.
50 of 74 years a hobo. I always liked to carry a spool of twine. Was $1 at one time. For making lots of stuff during my spare time. One item was a braided twine sling, something like some of the Native Americans had. David used one to kill the giant. Used rocks by the tracks for practice. Folks would be curious what I was making. After I was done, I'd show them how I use one. Would sell them for a few bucks after they tried a few times. Usually after a few tries they'd get bored but had a keepsake from a hobo they could talk about. Also braided cords, flat 3 braid, or rounder 4 braid. Sometimes using 12 strands.
That's very cool! Again, the hoboes were very clever and ingenious people as evidenced by your ability to make money using your hands and inexpensive store-bought items! Thanks so much for watching and for sharing the information!
I appreciate the companion video to the horseshoe pack. I have an M-1936 mussette bag. Running the horseshoe pack allows using a smaller pack like the mussette or butt pack for the remaining gear. I plan to experiment with that concept for summer overnighters. Thanks.
@WayPointSurvival I'd suggest adding a tin of Lanolin (Woolwax) to your kit as you can use it as a salve, a lubricant & also a rust preventative...rub it onto/into the surfaces of your rusty tin or steel items...it will keep the rust from occurring, rubbing off and staining your bag & other items.
I scrolled for a while through all the comments from people who are appreciating this series, and every one had comment of thanks from James. It says a lot.
James, you've provided another trip down Memory Lane!. Many of those items were still around during my chilhood in the early 1940s. During those years 4 generations of our family lived in the same house. My great grandfather never threw away a piece of butcher paper or cordage of any kind. I can still see the balls of string as he would add to them after unwrapping a package! from the meat market or grocery store. There were no plastic bags in thise days.. The cordage in your Musette Bag reminded me of that. Going further back in history, daily chores for 18th century children are now taught as "survival skills" for which adults will pay big bucks to learn! Chopping firewood; splitting kindling; making fires with flint & steel before matches ("Lucifers" during the Civil War,) hauling water from a nearby spring, etc. Such chores & skills were necessary for everyday living. MY Scouting days began in the late 1940s & early 1950s. An 11 year old boy could build & start a fire with only 2 matches. The only lighters we knew were used primarily my military personnel. I personally appreciate the broader historical context into which your presentations are made: regardless of modern or historical. And praise God for your spiritual values which are obvious whether you mention them or not. May God bless you for your Christian integrity! To God be the glory!
I would love these videos anyway for their nostalgia and beauty. However they now function as a guide to surviving the coming years. Many thanks brother. You couldn't spare a dime, could you?😂
You are a Master Teacher and Storyteller! Thank you for sharing your Love for The Way Things Were with us all. I have been living the Life of a Modern Tramp, out of my SUV, for the past 4 and a half years. Your videos have helped me live a better Life and have kept me well entertained! I look forward to your next video and Thank You, once again.
Thanks for the wonderful information about the Hobo. I really enjoy all the videos you produce. Thank you for your investment of time and effort to bring us this content!
after watching the horseshoe video & this one. you half convinced me i need to bring my truck bag in & waterproof it. the bag is a polish bread bag & i do have a can of clear flex seal in the house.
Another excellent and well researched video. Please keep making them. It only goes to show that everything we use today is a variation on the general theme. Newer materials and maybe a slightly different design but pretty much the same gear and equipment. Thanks for doing this. Those who came before us would be proud.
Awesome, the similarities to my Hiddenwoodsman haversack loadout are eerily the same.. with a few minor exceptions of course, always enjoy these thanks for sharing James ✊️🔥✌️💚
Love that Stanley water canteen. I’m sure it would be a great seller if they would bring it back. Looks like it holds a decent amount of ozs and is very easy to carry in a sling style bag.
Hello my friend God bless you and your family hope everything is going well thank you for sharing this awesome video I really appreciate and enjoy it especially when you sharing your thoughts and treasures I truly appreciate it and if you would not mind I love to see a video on your boy Scout first aid kit I got really lucky to pick up two of them and I was wondering what you had in your kit thank you God bless from Eddie Burton from Lexington NC thank you 👍👍😎🤯🤔
Very interesting and sets my mind to wondering about the life of a hobo. I think most men ponder the exciting life of a wanderer. Thanks for the journey! 👍
Hi James, I've waited for this video and it didn't dissapoint, your bag contained a good assortment of basic essential's, the contents of the tins will make good further viewing. I was glad to see you included a wet stone, not many people seem to carry one, I guess a Hobo would use his knife everyday, so the ability to put an edge back on would be essential to him. Many thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Another great video- can't wait to see the individual breakdowns next. You keep reminding me of my grandparents era ways, things I saw them have and use that I was beginning to forget, Thanks! When I was a teen my friends and used the ball bearings dropped off the trains onto the tracks as sling shot ammo. They are dirty but they worked very well, we used to find them in between the railroad ties.
Greetings, James I do enjoy these hobo series. I'm amazed on the beauty on items, the craftsmanship on those items are fantastic, the art work in those cans are awesome...
Excellent video! You give clear insight into the needs and challenges of the hobo in general. Aside from being entertaining, this video should be a heads-up for people who should prepare for hard times! Thank you so much!
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I don't know if you guys realize how much money he's spending to get those items so he can make videos for you to enjoy. the florence stove alone is around $300 on eBay, the Stanley canteen $30 and so on. It adds up quick. You might say he's buying it for him anyways. Yes, but still.. it's for our enjoyment to all as well and he's putting some good efforts into making those videos. And the Hobo little movie was great.
*So the least that you can do is to give a thumbs up, and why not subscribing as well if not done already. He deserves that...*
P.S. I won't charge you if you pin this. Well.... maybe a bottle of wine some day lol
Thanks so much, I really appreciate the support! It really does take a lot of time and money to put these together.
AGREED!!✊️🔥✌️💚
Great points as someone who's just getting into YouTubing and a long ways from making ANY money , however it takes a lot of time and money just to start up. I'm mostly in it for enjoyment and for many who have told me they enjoy what I do , I get a lot of fuel from likes and comments
@@tuckerandi Lots of common sense in what you said.. UA-cam used to be a somewhat easy cash cow. It`s NOT anymore. And it can take several years before you start to make enough money to live 100% from UA-cam. My personal opinion, is that you have first a real passion for what you're doing. Then learn how to be successful on UA-cam. And.... to learn and learn again and again to make sure you propagate the RIGHT information and not to be like 90% of the channels out there.
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My father told me about a “Hobo” that he would see a few times a year (late 1950’s). The man always carried a metal lunchbox with his personal items in it. When my father asked why a lunchbox he replied “ Did you ever see a cop stop a man with a lunchbox” 🤔
Great point! Thanks for sharing the story!
There are some great posts on UA-cam from people who camp 'in plain sight'. Good trade-training movies for recce/snipers too 😊
This is bushcraft ! And modern life ( at the time) imagine trying pull this off now? .cheers James.
Not to mention be a useful self-defense tool in a pinch.
Good kit. Thanks for vid!
I know your main focus is on survival but I really do enjoy these historical videos.
Thanks! Just remember that the hobos were Urban survivalists.
Don’t dismiss the idea at all that the two have to be unrelated; there may come a point in the future, sadly, where thinking, planning, packing, and traveling like a hobo becomes necessary again.
Same here.
I am way more into vintage gear and historical camping than modern survival gear… so this gets 2 thumbs up!
The Irony I see is that in the Musette Bag is the 5 Cs. Combined with the Bed Roll, you have most of the 10C, minus the Cargo Tape (which wasn’t Invented yet).
And people say you can’t live off of the 10Cs alone!
Tell it to the Hobos!😉
I will never get tired of these Hobo vids!!! ❤❤❤
Thanks so much!
Me neither.
He doesn't have the courage to actually put his gear to the test. Hop on the steel dragon sir
@@Timschannel2 It's highly illegal and dangerous to train hop in the USA or anywhere for that matter. His life is better spent teaching the world about these lost arts. For the content you're looking for. I turn to @illegalFreedom and @Shiey. He uses more modern gear, but produces quality content in regards to train surfing.
@timmanley7257 You go first, timmy. Take a one-way ride & just keep going.
This haversack is the most equipped pack yet. A hobo would be prepared for just about anything with that assortment of gear. A great model for any outdoor enthusiast.
Thanks!
Anybody who writes post apocalyptic literature can benefit a great deal from these videos. Just an amazing source of information.
Thanks so much!
AGREED: here is the 'color' to add to that literature. I have been known to write: the little details that bring daily life 'alive' mean so much.
It is wonderful and encouraging to me that so many people enjoy this content. Modern isn’t always the answer as our ancestors really employed practical solutions to their needs. History should not be lost but I fear it is.
Agreed. Thanks so much for watching!
I’m loving the Hobo series! When I was a kid in the late 60’s I would dress up as a Hobo for Halloween!
Thanks. Glad you are enjoying it!
Good Evening James, You got me thinking again back to the year I was unemployed and the years of exploring the Highlands. If the weather took a turn for the worse but you could hear a train in the distance you would pick up the pace and walk towards it. When you hit the track you knew that a Railway man's hut was within 2 miles in any direction of track. Built by previous generations of trackmen and usually made of railway sleepers, they would also have either an open fire or a stove of some kind. Coal was gathered from trackside or wood gathered from the nearest forest. A very pleasant and "toasty" night was to be had. They knew I or others had been there because it was good manners to leave spare tinned food and replenish the coal and firewood. One winters night I had to go out for my toilet, the blizzard had died down, I heard small noises. There I was standing in the middle of a huge herd of Red Deer bedding down for the night. Best Wishes. You produce interesting and engaging videos. Jock McIntyre.
What a wonderful story! Thanks so much for sharing it and all the details!
I have a couple of tanned deer hides. You have convinced me that a haversack would be a good project.
Sounds excellent!
Kutztown got my attention. I grew up nearby.
I think you'd be better with waxed canvas. Bear in mind leather is very heavy.
@@susanp.collins7834 Without knowing ruthcowden1386, I'm relatively sure that he uses the leather for the bottom of the bag- exactly what he saw.
Apart from that, you can thin leather and thereby reduce weight. Have you ever seen buffalo leather handbags for women? I just hope he puts an overlash on the back pocket where the button is. Otherwise it will rain in...
Likewise I have some Elk that I plan on using for an E&E Bag. I want the basic exterior design to me that of an army map case, but a little bigger, to carry a few certain select items. To get to a safe place.
The amount of time and dedication you put into acquiring the era-specific items is mind-boggling. I really enjoy your Hobo series. Please keep then coming.
Thanks so much, will do!
Those flat carpenter's pencils are really useful, you can shave wood off the sides if you need extra tinder and, if you're careful, you can still have a usable pencil on you when you're done.
Absolutely!
Not so sure, if that’s your only piece of wood, there is no need to start a fire
Good video. Your canteen is actually a hot water bottle (although I'd wager you're not the first to call it a canteen or to use it as such). Both Palco and Stanley sold hot water bottles and made canteens for the military (and later for the camping gear market as it expanded after WW1). Its interesting to note that the screw caps for both companies are the same as used by the Army for the ever popular 1910 canteen. Originally both used a cork stopper. Both were in the process of making millions of canteens for the military during WW1 and when the war ended about a year before anyone thought it would, they were stuck with the components and material, so the hot water bottles got an upgrade to a screw cap using those components.
Thank you so very much, my friend! As always, you're a wealth of information and I very much appreciate the correction!
@@WayPointSurvival Actually, when you think about it, it makes more sense for a hobo to use a hot water bottle for a canteen than it does for him to go out and buy a canteen.
@sargevining Agreed!
i can tell you something about the cork stopper. I have an old sigg canteen made for the swiss military that has a cork stopper. Apparently they used them because they will not freeze shut like a metal screw lid will.
I like how all your items are actually old!
Thanks so much!
You didn't know??? He buys them at Walmart then go to a laundromat and let them spin for an hour or two in the big dryer before using them in his videos.
I had a old-style Boyscout Haversack that I used for books and such when I attended Jr. College in the '80's. Loved it. Had two Jew's Harps too. 😊
Very cool!
'Jews harps' are really 'jaws harps' because of being clenched between the teeth.
Excellent time for Hobo's and all. 🌻🌄👣👀🌲💫✨
Thanks for watching!
Mr. Bender's videos make me WANT to be a wanderer. I am too old to be an honest, active hobo. I DO know how to use most of the equipment he demonstrates and I saw much of it still in use in my childhood.
Thanks for sharing James. That sac would make a great bug out bag. Interesting
Thanks!
The missouri pacific tracks ran behind my grandparents farm. My dad said there was a hobo that would get off the train and come to the house and my grandma would feed him supper and he would shapen scissiors for that supper. He would sleep in the barn and hop the train in the morning. My dad also made sure i knew there was a differnece between a hobo and a bum.
That's very cool! Thank you so very much for your family's kindness to those who were traveling!
My grandfather was never a hobo, that I know of at least, but he carried a GI musette everyday. His contents were a lot like yours, the biggest difference being you're not carrying a notebook, and his canteen was a metal GI with the cup. He also carried crackers, tea, coffee, and a small stove for wood chips in his car. These days, my neck is too dinged up to manage a bag over my shoulder, so a small pack, and I'll be darned- I'm carrying the same kind of stuff. :P
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
Ammo for the slingshot cheaper than marbles? When I was a kid, I would walk the rails picking up what we called Steelies, little balls of metal we were told were made by the friction of wheels on track. I don't know if that was true, but we would pick up hundreds in a few miles walk. They made great slingshot fodder. Seems natural that a hobo would have seen these too.
Very cool! I'm not sure where they come from either, and I have not seen them along any of the rails that I'm familiar with.
@@WayPointSurvival Sounds like taconite pellets. In the Iron Range you see them all the time.
@@craigeckhoff99I'm a Minnesota boy who has slung alot of taconite (iron ore) pellets in my youth.
Thank you Hobo Waypoint.... I love your content and your knowledge
Thanks for watching!
My family loves and appreciates this series. Many folks today misunderstand what it was to be a hobo. A hobo was a gentleman with a code of ethics. The hobo had a lifestyle created by choice that took work to live. Thank you James again for bringing the hobo lifestyle front & center so more people will truly understand what the life of a hobo really was.
You're most welcome!
You are developing and showing an amazing collection! The Stanley canteen stands out for me: I never knew they made them. The design is so useful, they should still make them.
Thanks so much! I found out from one of my good friends that they were originally designed to be a hot water bottle. However, they were more than likely also used by many people as a canteen.
Very similar to what I think necessary for camping. My tacticool brother has convinced me to add a few modern items but it is essentially my camping setup or a day hike bag! I've been rolling my bedroll like a horseman but think I'll try the horseshoe for my next trip! Ironically my fishing kit is a 'Hobo Reel' made from an old flashlight tho my kit is kinda styled about 2 centuries earlier than this but made of modern materials. I call it Modern Voyageur, being Canadian. Very similar to your 17c Longhunter series; in fact almost identical except made of modern versions of the materials and no gun; I use a bow instead.
Great kit, another great video! Thanks!
Thanks so much!
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Thanks for the video, Hobo. Always enjoy your stories.
Thanks so much!
I think that Stanley “thermos” is actually a “hot water bed warmer”. I have an old Palco one and thought it was a Thermos as well but I believe it was Sarge that educated me and pointed it out they are actually bed warmers. That’s not to say they could not be used as a canteen … and probably a few Boy Scouts did back in the day.
Yes, I did add that in the video I uploaded today. Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much for watching! Please leave me a thumbs up and a comment in the section below. Make sure and check out our website at www.waypointsurvival.com where you can sign up for classes and check out the required gear list!
You plan on riding a freight train? That would be a good video. Bring all that stuff with you. (Not practical)
Funny that I'm working on a haversack at the moment. Definitely proves I'm on the right track for loading it out. Thanks for the solid ideas and good information. Keep up the great work
Thanks, will do!
Every time I watch your videos I learn something some items take me back to my youth team. The marbles. Sometimes I would be rich and other times not so much. I feel bad for the youth of today. The fun of playing marbles, going to a pond skipping stones, catching frogs, fishing. Just being with friends. Even hunting with friends. I went hunting with my grandpa. 1st. i was able to carry a gun. I took my bb gun. It had the bbs in the barrel. Walking along I heard a rattle, boy did my mind go wild. Of course a snake. I tried to take a step a rattle. Not wanting to call grandpa. I then picked my gun up and heard the rattle. Thank God. Those were the best days. Later I realized grandpa didn't get any hunting done till years later. He took me to learn. When we were hunting I almost shot his rabbit dog. That's another story.
Thanks so much for watching and for sharing the wonderful story from your youth about your grandpa! Those old timers were something special, for sure!
I really enjoy the nostalgia of these videos. It shows how survival is not a new concept and that it doesn’t need to be high tech. You truly honor the history of those who came before us. Thank you!
You're welcome!
That stanley canteen is the exact same shape as the hot water bottles of the time, and I bet they were used as such to stay warm at night as a multifunctional piece of kit. That's how I used my canteens when I was on the road.
Very likely! Thanks for watching.
Great video. Lots of good information & historical items. 😊
Thanks so much!
That model of Haversack ( Sam Browne Officers haversack( is very useful design, it has good divider/ pockets, the brass fitting wear quickly with use and the canvas webbing sun bleaches nicely.
I found the strap puckers and bunches at the sling fittings. I used copper wire to flatten and hold the cloth in a clip where it does this.
Thanks for the info and for watching the video!
You are very welcome Sir.
The little loop in the haversack is for the sling to be folding and sliding into, if the bag was to be hung off the brass rings of a SamBrowne belt and cross belt.
Can’t get enough of your vids James. Thanks for sharing
Glad you like them!
I like that classic gear. I also respect the trials and errors that the first Hobos faced and how they decided on the items that were worth carrying.
Thanks!
Excellent video! Old time gear to base your own modern kit on today. Especially the sharpening stone.
Indeed!
Looks alot like the list of items i carry in my modern haversack.
Thanks for another great video
You're welcome!
James, I love these "Hobo" themed videos. Being on a fixed income the techniques you demonstrate are all budget friendly.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your experience with me.
Keep up the great work and keep on the sunny side brother! Always on the sunny side
Thanks! Will do!
Damn, these series are so good
Thanks so much!
Excellent gear for anything that comes your way. I’m working on mine with anything I find at garage sales and from family members . Thank you sir your videos are awesome. Hello from Texas ❤
Thanks so much!
Good video, informative and very interesting!
Thanks so much!
I do enjoy your videos
Thanks so much!
Thank you James.
As always very useful and instructional.
God Bless
You are very welcome and God bless you too!
Enjoyed the video. I recognized your musette bag in the previous hobo roll video right away. I've been using that bag as my work-day or on-the-go bag for the past 3 or 4 years. Great bag. Readyware canvas pencil pouches work great in it - almost as though they were specially made to go inside the small inner pockets. WPG also sells an Emergency Ration Tin (waterproof) that was actually designed to fit in the small outer pocket. Thanks for the enjoyable video.
Excellent! Thanks for watching!
As someone from Britt, Iowa. Why don't you come on over for the National Hobo Convention in August? Consider this an invitation. It's not as good as it once was, but you're closer to a Hobo than most people are these days.
Thanks so much for the invitation and the kind words!
Another great vid James and fantastic antiques.
Thanks so much!
That’s just great how all of that fit in the bag.👍
Thanks!
James, As always, another amazing video of a bygone era! Thank you and God Bless.
Glad you enjoyed it and may God bless you too!
Did postwar hobos ever carry DIY radios with them? "Crystal" or "foxhole" radios were made by Anzio soldiers, carried in their knapsacks. Hobos probably liked music and news, too... History might not have mentioned it, though...
Absolutely. They would have carried anything and everything that would have been available to people back in those days. They used to make radios from cardboard tubes that had once contained oatmeal.
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Now that's cool! VERY smart these Hobo's! {I can barely put Lego together!}
@@WayPointSurvivalwhen I worked in state prisons I would find the occasional fm boom box made from scrap electronics and checkerboards
Awesome kit.
Thanks!
Cool video, makes me want to be a Hobo! Love your videos!!
Thanks!
Cool video James.
I have a bag like that I got ally Trout Fishing gear in.
But I see now I need to add things.
Thanks james
You're welcome!
I have that same canteen. For its age works quite well. and quit a few vintage Marbles knifes.
Very cool! I just found out that it was originally designed to be a hot water bottle. However, I'm sure that a lot of people used it as a canteen as well since it's perfect for that.
Love that Stanley canteen!
Thanks!
I love watching these videos, and seeing all the great vintage stuff you have collected. It is truly amazing how little folks really need to survive...
So true!
I hope that you'll eventually make a whole series of a character of this period similar to your 1790's series!
Love these hobo videos.
We have talked about it and hope to do something like that someday perhaps.
Love that canteen. Ideal for haversack carry.
Absolutely!
A great exposé of essential, practical, durable, multi function gear that made life possible for those with a minimalist reality back then, and quite probably the near future for many more..
Thanks!
love this videos man. Keep them coming always interesting, always informative and new content and very informative. Cant get enough. Thank you
I appreciate that!
Interesting. I often wander around the woods using a modern version of your set up. My haversack is a shoulder bag by Maxpedition and I have a wool blanket with some modern shelter items rolled into it. Works well and easy to carry.
I like these hobo stores, a hobo/luffare in Swedish they are a part of folk culture here in Sweden too.
When i was young i saw an old book wich showed old Swedish hobo signa.
Keep up this good work i am watching each one with great intrest.
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
Love this minimalist old style. Just did a 3 day section hike on AT using Bedroll (22x48 ground sheet outer wrap, 2 layers torso size reflectix for ground insulation, inflatable pillow, down top quilt, SOL Escape Bivy, 7x7 polyester tarp, waterproof windbreaker, jacket, gloves), bedroll is diagonal across my back using shoulder strap with molle water bottle pouch/1L water/filter attached to lower end of strap plus a sling bag (food, hygiene, poncho, phone). Weather was cold windy & wet but I did just fine.
Excellent, sounds like a great kit!
Great video. Awesome collection
Thanks!
Great video!! Thank you for shared with us
Thanks for watching!!
50 of 74 years a hobo. I always liked to carry a spool of twine. Was $1 at one time. For making lots of stuff during my spare time. One item was a braided twine sling, something like some of the Native Americans had. David used one to kill the giant. Used rocks by the tracks for practice. Folks would be curious what I was making. After I was done, I'd show them how I use one. Would sell them for a few bucks after they tried a few times. Usually after a few tries they'd get bored but had a keepsake from a hobo they could talk about. Also braided cords, flat 3 braid, or rounder 4 braid. Sometimes using 12 strands.
That's very cool! Again, the hoboes were very clever and ingenious people as evidenced by your ability to make money using your hands and inexpensive store-bought items! Thanks so much for watching and for sharing the information!
Awsome video love the series
Thanks!
I appreciate the companion video to the horseshoe pack. I have an M-1936 mussette bag. Running the horseshoe pack allows using a smaller pack like the mussette or butt pack for the remaining gear. I plan to experiment with that concept for summer overnighters. Thanks.
You're welcome!
Outstanding. (Believe it or not). Me and my eleven year old son pattern your videos for our camping gear. Just to the point. Excellent.😊😊
That is so awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!
Thanks, James. That bag looks great.
Thanks!
@WayPointSurvival I'd suggest adding a tin of Lanolin (Woolwax) to your kit as you can use it as a salve, a lubricant & also a rust preventative...rub it onto/into the surfaces of your rusty tin or steel items...it will keep the rust from occurring, rubbing off and staining your bag & other items.
Great idea, thanks!
I scrolled for a while through all the comments from people who are appreciating this series, and every one had comment of thanks from James. It says a lot.
I try to get to everybody, but it's difficult when there's a lot of comments. Again, thanks for watching.
Great information ,thanks
Thanks for watching!
I like your haversack Jim!!! Can you post a link on where you said you found that one as I thought you may have put it in the description box. Thanx!~
Yes, I'll go add it right now.
James, you've provided another trip down Memory Lane!. Many of those items were still around during my chilhood in the early 1940s. During those years 4 generations of our family lived in the same house. My great grandfather never threw away a piece of butcher paper or cordage of any kind. I can still see the balls of string as he would add to them after unwrapping a package! from the meat market or grocery store. There were no plastic bags in thise days.. The cordage in your Musette Bag reminded me of that. Going further back in history, daily chores for 18th century children are now taught as "survival skills" for which adults will pay big bucks to learn! Chopping firewood; splitting kindling; making fires with flint & steel before matches ("Lucifers" during the Civil War,) hauling water from a nearby spring, etc. Such chores & skills were necessary for everyday living. MY Scouting days began in the late 1940s & early 1950s. An 11 year old boy could build & start a fire with only 2 matches. The only lighters we knew were used primarily my military personnel. I personally appreciate the broader historical context into which your presentations are made: regardless of modern or historical. And praise God for your spiritual values which are obvious whether you mention them or not. May God bless you for your Christian integrity! To God be the glory!
Thank you so much, brother! Amen! He indeed deserves all the praise!
Never forget the razor sharp hobo knife
Right.
Great video James, God bless you and your family
Thanks, you too!
James you should write a Book on your hobo knowledge, I would buy it in a heart beat.
Thanks! Maybe someday I can get that done.
I would love these videos anyway for their nostalgia and beauty. However they now function as a guide to surviving the coming years.
Many thanks brother. You couldn't spare a dime, could you?😂
You're very welcome! Because of inflation, here's a quarter!
You are a Master Teacher and Storyteller!
Thank you for sharing your Love for The Way Things Were with us all.
I have been living the Life of a Modern Tramp, out of my SUV, for the past 4 and a half years. Your videos have helped me live a better Life and have kept me well entertained!
I look forward to your next video and Thank You, once again.
Thank you so much! Please be safe out there!
🎉great video and collection of informative and educational material.
Love the history lessons. These are such great lessons to teach.
Thanks so much!
Thanks for the wonderful information about the Hobo. I really enjoy all the videos you produce. Thank you for your investment of time and effort to bring us this content!
You're welcome!
I love the hobo series video's, I learn so much from rhese vids you're teachings are one of a kind. Love it..
Glad you like them!
after watching the horseshoe video & this one. you half convinced me i need to bring my truck bag in & waterproof it. the bag is a polish bread bag & i do have a can of clear flex seal in the house.
Another excellent and well researched video. Please keep making them. It only goes to show that everything we use today is a variation on the general theme. Newer materials and maybe a slightly different design but pretty much the same gear and equipment. Thanks for doing this. Those who came before us would be proud.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Love these videos! I'm always amazed how you find these items from the past! 😁
Glad you like them!
Awesome, the similarities to my Hiddenwoodsman haversack loadout are eerily the same.. with a few minor exceptions of course, always enjoy these thanks for sharing James ✊️🔥✌️💚
You're most welcome!
Thank you for a wonderfully researched and presented video. I'm looking forward to the next video where you have a song. 😊
Thanks for watching!
Love that Stanley water canteen. I’m sure it would be a great seller if they would bring it back. Looks like it holds a decent amount of ozs and is very easy to carry in a sling style bag.
Absolutely!
James I absolutely love the hobo series!!! Can't wait to see what's next!!! Take care my friend and God bless as always!!!!!
Thanks! You too!
Hello my friend God bless you and your family hope everything is going well thank you for sharing this awesome video I really appreciate and enjoy it especially when you sharing your thoughts and treasures I truly appreciate it and if you would not mind I love to see a video on your boy Scout first aid kit I got really lucky to pick up two of them and I was wondering what you had in your kit thank you God bless from Eddie Burton from Lexington NC thank you 👍👍😎🤯🤔
Thanks so much! I just loaded the video yesterday!
Very interesting and sets my mind to wondering about the life of a hobo. I think most men ponder the exciting life of a wanderer. Thanks for the journey! 👍
You're very welcome!
Hi James, I've waited for this video and it didn't dissapoint, your bag contained a good assortment of basic essential's, the contents of the tins will make good further viewing. I was glad to see you included a wet stone, not many people seem to carry one, I guess a Hobo would use his knife everyday, so the ability to put an edge back on would be essential to him. Many thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Thank you so much, my friend!
Another great video- can't wait to see the individual breakdowns next. You keep reminding me of my grandparents era ways, things I saw them have and use that I was beginning to forget, Thanks! When I was a teen my friends and used the ball bearings dropped off the trains onto the tracks as sling shot ammo. They are dirty but they worked very well, we used to find them in between the railroad ties.
Excellent! I had another viewer mentioned those ball bearings. That must have been in a previous day because I have never seen them on a track.
Greetings, James I do enjoy these hobo series. I'm amazed on the beauty on items, the craftsmanship on those items are fantastic, the art work in those cans are awesome...
Glad you like them!
just a time capsule of what to carry back then.
excellent in content and context form and function
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I didn't think you had a lot of things in there at first. I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome!
Those videos are just awesome. No one else than you make those, and that good. Well done.
Wow, thank you!
Excellent video! You give clear insight into the needs and challenges of the hobo in general. Aside from being entertaining, this video should be a heads-up for people who should prepare for hard times!
Thank you so much!
Awesome, thank you!
Love how the useful things to carry for fieldcraft really have changed all that much. You could prolly fit a conibear 110 or 220 in there quite easily
True!