*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
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, I really appreciate the support! It really does take a lot of time and money to put these together.
@Canadian_Craftsman
5 ай бұрын
AGREED!!✊️🔥✌️💚
@tuckerandi
5 ай бұрын
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
@DiabloOutdoors
5 ай бұрын
@@tuckerandi Lots of common sense in what you said.. KZitem 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 KZitem. My personal opinion, is that you have first a real passion for what you're doing. Then learn how to be successful on KZitem. 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.
@ericdakan7732
5 ай бұрын
P😅
@alf3553
5 ай бұрын
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” 🤔
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Great point! Thanks for sharing the story!
@Original50
5 ай бұрын
There are some great posts on KZitem from people who camp 'in plain sight'. Good trade-training movies for recce/snipers too 😊
@oilburner8548
5 ай бұрын
This is bushcraft ! And modern life ( at the time) imagine trying pull this off now? .cheers James.
@STB-jh7od
5 ай бұрын
Not to mention be a useful self-defense tool in a pinch.
@commandoconstruction2720
5 ай бұрын
Good kit. Thanks for vid!
@slantedorbit
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@timothyorendorff7642
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Agreed. Thanks so much for watching!
@verbena208
5 ай бұрын
Anybody who writes post apocalyptic literature can benefit a great deal from these videos. Just an amazing source of information.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@jamesellsworth9673
5 ай бұрын
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.
@ruthcowden1386
5 ай бұрын
I have a couple of tanned deer hides. You have convinced me that a haversack would be a good project.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Sounds excellent!
@amandatwospirits8028
5 ай бұрын
Kutztown got my attention. I grew up nearby.
@susanp.collins7834
5 ай бұрын
I think you'd be better with waxed canvas. Bear in mind leather is very heavy.
@TheCrepusculum
5 ай бұрын
@@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...
@Rick_Sanchez_C137_
5 ай бұрын
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.
@terribelle3
5 ай бұрын
I will never get tired of these Hobo vids!!! ❤❤❤
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@susanp.collins7834
5 ай бұрын
Me neither.
@Timschannel2
5 ай бұрын
He doesn't have the courage to actually put his gear to the test. Hop on the steel dragon sir
@CandymanSays
5 ай бұрын
@@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.
@terribelle3
5 ай бұрын
@timmanley7257 You go first, timmy. Take a one-way ride & just keep going.
@MarrockV
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@2adamast
5 ай бұрын
Not so sure, if that’s your only piece of wood, there is no need to start a fire
@NewHampshireJack
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
You're most welcome!
@tenchraven
5 ай бұрын
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
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
@rays5163
5 ай бұрын
I know your main focus is on survival but I really do enjoy these historical videos.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Just remember that the hobos were Urban survivalists.
@andydaniels3029
5 ай бұрын
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.
@DiabloOutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Same here.
@NikonRules303
5 ай бұрын
I am way more into vintage gear and historical camping than modern survival gear… so this gets 2 thumbs up!
@lesliepaulkovacs6442
5 ай бұрын
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!😉
@holderm6
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
That's very cool! Thank you so very much for your family's kindness to those who were traveling!
@MadamKsTarot
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing James. That sac would make a great bug out bag. Interesting
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@stevenhudson7313
5 ай бұрын
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. 😊
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Very cool!
@jamesellsworth9673
5 ай бұрын
'Jews harps' are really 'jaws harps' because of being clenched between the teeth.
@NikonRules303
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Yes, I did add that in the video I uploaded today. Thanks for watching!
@synappticuser5669
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
What a wonderful story! Thanks so much for sharing it and all the details!
@WilliamBowden-u7n
Ай бұрын
That’s just great how all of that fit in the bag.👍
@WayPointSurvival
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@troygilliland9485
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
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.
@craigeckhoff99
5 ай бұрын
@@WayPointSurvival Sounds like taconite pellets. In the Iron Range you see them all the time.
@jfu5222
22 күн бұрын
@@craigeckhoff99I'm a Minnesota boy who has slung alot of taconite (iron ore) pellets in my youth.
@breaking_bear
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Very likely! Thanks for watching.
@thomasbarrett8861
5 ай бұрын
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
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@RomeoDelta-gw7dd
5 ай бұрын
Can’t get enough of your vids James. Thanks for sharing
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@darrinrebagliati5365
5 ай бұрын
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!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@craigeckhoff99
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
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!
@talljohn66
5 ай бұрын
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!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@davidbrennan660
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info and for watching the video!
@davidbrennan660
5 ай бұрын
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.
@mikerandle5713
5 ай бұрын
James, I love these "Hobo" themed videos. Being on a fixed income the techniques you demonstrate are all budget friendly.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@halfsharona
5 ай бұрын
The attention to detail is always on point 👏👏👏
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@jamesellsworth9673
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
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.
@elvinamillaneam
5 ай бұрын
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...
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
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!
@Timschannel2
5 ай бұрын
You plan on riding a freight train? That would be a good video. Bring all that stuff with you. (Not practical)
@jameswebb80
5 ай бұрын
Looks alot like the list of items i carry in my modern haversack. Thanks for another great video
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@jamessotherden5909
5 ай бұрын
I didn't think you had a lot of things in there at first. I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@r.tomrobison8307
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
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!
@RT-fb6ty
5 ай бұрын
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..
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@abcstardust
5 ай бұрын
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!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@oxxnarrdflame8865
5 ай бұрын
Love that canteen. Ideal for haversack carry.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@AroundTheCabin
5 ай бұрын
I do enjoy your videos
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@swe_nurse8121
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
We have talked about it and hope to do something like that someday perhaps.
@PREPFORIT
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@dragonslayer7587
5 ай бұрын
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...
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
So true!
@josephmorgan3715
5 ай бұрын
This video is one of the best I have ever seen for both information and entertainment! I look forward to the tech videos on the nitty gritty of the various pieces in this kit!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@Dominic.Minischetti
5 ай бұрын
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!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks. Glad you are enjoying it!
@victormartin6608
27 күн бұрын
Excellent video !!!
@johanbertilsson2213
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
@miken7629
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Excellent, sounds like a great kit!
@brujero13
5 ай бұрын
I love the hobo series video's, I learn so much from rhese vids you're teachings are one of a kind. Love it..
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@Blrtech77
5 ай бұрын
James, As always, another amazing video of a bygone era! Thank you and God Bless.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and may God bless you too!
@manuelrivera6705
5 ай бұрын
love this videos man. Keep them coming always interesting, always informative and new content and very informative. Cant get enough. Thank you
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@tjfm59
12 күн бұрын
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.
@Wingers.0
5 ай бұрын
These hobo related videos are so cool
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@barnaclebill1615
4 ай бұрын
That’s all very AWESOME history!! Thanks and loved the video!! 😁👍👍🇺🇸
@WayPointSurvival
4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Chevy-hw6lw
5 ай бұрын
That Stanley canteen is amazing
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Yes, it's primary design was as a hot water bottle, I discovered from a good friend of mine.
@703am
5 ай бұрын
another great hobo video, keep them coming, really enjoy watching.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@alanrice39
5 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this! Thanks for doing this hobo series
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@lorneomasta9559
5 ай бұрын
Love that Stanley canteen!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@rick.7075
5 ай бұрын
Awsome video love the series
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@JGKohlenberg
5 ай бұрын
This is such a great series ! Nice lighting for the RR scenes 👍
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@raftguy
4 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
4 ай бұрын
I try to get to everybody, but it's difficult when there's a lot of comments. Again, thanks for watching.
@ChrisC-fp9qu
5 ай бұрын
You had a lot of stuff in that little pack. I always loved the hobo nostalgia, traveling and riding the rails cross country, living with only the bare essentials and what you can carry with you. 🏕🔥
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Yes, it was a type of Freedom that most people only dream about!
@3bagsandatent379
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for a wonderfully researched and presented video. I'm looking forward to the next video where you have a song. 😊
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@rickcooper156
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Please be safe out there!
@mountainmonkey1984
4 ай бұрын
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.
@johnburgin7478
5 ай бұрын
Great video James. I would imagine that little sewing kit was hard to come by. Have a great evening
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
There aren't a lot of them around that I have seen. Thanks for watching, my friend!
@dw.bushcraft2780
5 ай бұрын
Great video James, God bless you and your family
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@whatzthis64
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this information with us,have a great week.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@Seabreeze67
5 ай бұрын
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?😂
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
You're very welcome! Because of inflation, here's a quarter!
@Camerongproctpr
5 ай бұрын
Great information ,thanks
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@petrimurphy6152
5 ай бұрын
Greetings from the hobo cabin. Good job on the gear needed.see you down the tracks.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, my friend! Stay safe out there!
@hondo375flint2
5 ай бұрын
Lee marvin in emperor of the north cool hobo movie is what got me curious as a child about this stuff thanks for the videos very informative
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@steveyoung9951
5 ай бұрын
James you should write a Book on your hobo knowledge, I would buy it in a heart beat.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Maybe someday I can get that done.
@motorgearhead
5 ай бұрын
Really enjoy the skills that necessity taught to those 100 years ago. Today our skill set is geared towards surviving 2024 and even urban setting are far more cultivated than we realize.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Very true!
@davidtaberer3146
5 ай бұрын
I know this is going to end sometime but I hope it never does this has been a great series thank you
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@PMK7734
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you liked it!
@Georgecobb-s1v
5 ай бұрын
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!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, brother! Amen! He indeed deserves all the praise!
@MichaelR58
5 ай бұрын
Interesting video James, thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and may God richly bless you and yours as well!
@Pygar2
5 ай бұрын
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...
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
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.
@dragonslayer7587
5 ай бұрын
@@WayPointSurvival Now that's cool! VERY smart these Hobo's! {I can barely put Lego together!}
@TheLord0Ice0Wind
5 ай бұрын
@@WayPointSurvivalwhen I worked in state prisons I would find the occasional fm boom box made from scrap electronics and checkerboards
@edwardschrader2853
5 ай бұрын
Very informative. That canteen shape would be great to have
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@DF4Trap
5 ай бұрын
Very informative, and enjoyable. Thank you for sharing.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@GOxHAM
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@thaddeusmikolajczyk4518
5 ай бұрын
Again very interesting and educational video.thanksfor sharing.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, my friend!
@rogueraven7603
5 ай бұрын
Love the video and as a big Haversack fan I had to order one of those bags. Thanks.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@Lcatch415
5 ай бұрын
Love these videos! I'm always amazed how you find these items from the past! 😁
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@i_am_a_freespirit
5 ай бұрын
Thank you James Bender, for this video. Love your presentations of the past, it's entertaining as well as informative and to me also useful information.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@sailawaybob
5 ай бұрын
I really enjoy your series on the Hobo, my grandfather on my mom side left North Carolina with a friend at age 13-14 and rode the rails to California probably the turn of the century. He passed away two years before i was born but i bet he had some interesting tale.When you pull out all that Cool gear it makes me wonder what he had with him and who he encountered. I suspect he wasn't a Hobo like we read about but encountered many who were.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Yes, there are many things that we wish we could have asked the previous generations. They took so many stories with them to the grave.
@leopardwoman38
5 ай бұрын
Great video! Very interesting! 👍👍👍😀💕🌸
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@DiabloOutdoors
5 ай бұрын
Those videos are just awesome. No one else than you make those, and that good. Well done.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@thedriftingspore
5 ай бұрын
Great video man, always cool to learn about how things were done. I like my haversacks for sure. Would be pretty easy to apply these principles you've shared with modern gear. Some really good ideas here James. Thank s for sharing.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@jwgbmp40
5 ай бұрын
these are fun and informative vids! can't wait to see the vid from Blackie "calling you out"!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! I'm working on it.
@jwgbmp40
5 ай бұрын
@WayPointSurvival you guys do a great service to those of us who enjoy this down to earth pastime, but just cant get out as often as we'd like. (You've probably done alot for the vintage ebay/ bushcraft market as wel, lol!)
@phillipmerritt1428
5 ай бұрын
Looks a lot like the army Haversack. Except for maybe the Larry leather single button. it’s good to see you Great detail. Thanks for your time
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
It actually is an army haversack from the early 20th century.
@JerryLance-kn4ig
4 ай бұрын
Mt man here so as the story is what did happen to hobo shoestring another good hobo story by this man👍👍
@WayPointSurvival
4 ай бұрын
I don't know all of the details except that he was found in a lake drowned.
@stankormy5717
5 ай бұрын
This Hobo is ready and prepared!
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
That's the plan!
@kennkid9912
2 ай бұрын
I read a book by a guy, SAm Watkins, who was a CSA soldier in the 1ST Tenn. He talked about how they used the bedroll,the ground sheet and what he carried rolled up inside. In one battle he took a haversack off a dead Yankee soldier. It was Chamois?.which I think means sheepskin as in a sheepskin coat. He carried it until he surrendered at Appomatox. I thought he meant a back pack kind of thing. The famous picture of the three CSA soldiers captured at Gettysburg. They all have bedrolls.That was in the 1860s so nothing had changed.One guy in his unit was a bull of a guy and carried a frying pan,axe, shovel, and a bunch of other gear which most soldiers tossed a way pretty early. Evidently this Bull of a soldier later moved to Texas where he became very wealthy! Its a great book Company Aytch,Sam Watkins.
@WayPointSurvival
2 ай бұрын
Very interesting, thanks for sharing that!
@quintork4100
5 ай бұрын
Dearest James, your insight and respect for the travelling person that was mainly on foot is rare,kind and incredible as a person who just has been made homeless again in the uk,its back to using some of the techniques that you have taught me, yesterday i made a delicious chicken salt and pepper rub bbq i shared with a spanish traveller, my clothes i have worn over the years are very clise to yours,bowler hat long black coat,firemens boots my mate who served till he was sixty and kept the brand new style waterproof,acid,fire resistantfingerless gloves we call fagins,jokingly and army trousers,i always carry a 20 blade swiss army knife with a beautifulsaw blade ,scissors, screwdrivers,you can cut great logs to kindling if you make wedges,its an essentiallegal to carry multi tool,blade,i still share your knowledgebut the james bender hobo survival manual would be a best seller no doubt, i am still waitingforthis wee masrepiece,cmon james if all your subscribers all bougjt one copy and maybe even gifts for friends and family,you would be helping people like me survive and get people prepared for an uncertain future, take care buddy,bless ya,may the road rise with you and may the wind always be on your back x
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for all the very kind words, my friend! Please be safe out there, and thank you for continuing to share with others what I am trying to teach. I hope that you can find a more permanent residence shortly and may there always be a road!
@quintork4100
5 ай бұрын
@@WayPointSurvival your a great man x
@jenniferbauman4802
5 ай бұрын
Great video. God bless. From Glenn CATT. In Massachusetts.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and God bless you too!
@patrickgray4444
5 ай бұрын
My late Father, a retired Thoroughbred horse trainer, employed Hobo's as grooms. Back in the 1960's as a child, I don't recall any of them loaded down with this much crap. They would do horse groom and hot-walking and sleep in the tack-room off the shed row during the winter racing meet. These were Race Tracks near railroad lines, how they used to ship racehorses around the country. If it was a knife, it was a Barlow pocket knife, certainly not a Bowie or Kabar that would've put them in jail cell for a concealed weapon. They carried their safety pins or needles attached to a cap or their pants leg along a seam near the hem. They used Vaseline for most everything, and where are your playing cards? They kept to themselves separate from the more career-minded racing folk. They would roll their own cigarettes, where by that time other grooms and trainers bought store bought. They liked "borrowing" the brass hasps that were used on leather tack or shanks, for hanging up things on the wall, my Dad didn't mind, as they were old school reliable workers. A bygone era indeed.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Remember that not all hobos traveled with the same gear or equipment or traveled the same distances.
@spiritsuit7846
5 ай бұрын
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.
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
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.
@BUZZKILLJRJR
5 ай бұрын
I used to collect marbles out of spray cans as teen to shoot from my sling shot haha always blue or clear
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
I pried out a few of them myself.
@richardschneider4775
5 ай бұрын
just a time capsule of what to carry back then. excellent in content and context form and function
@WayPointSurvival
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@canastasiou68
5 ай бұрын
Im really enjoying this hobo series, God bless and thanks for sharing.
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