Camp Like a Hobo! [ Unveiling the 1930s Railside Wilderness Adventure ]

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4 ай бұрын

Step back in time and master the art of hobo camping with our latest video, 'Camp Like a Hobo!' Explore the authentic 1930s hobo lifestyle as we walk the rails and set up camp in the serene woods close to a nearby stream, showcasing traditional skills, essential accessories, and the secret language of hobo signs and habits. Whether you're a history buff or an outdoor enthusiast, this video will equip you with unique survival techniques and a glimpse into the adventurous hobo life. Don't miss out on this fascinating journey into the past - subscribe and learn how to embrace the freedom and resourcefulness of a true hobo camper!
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@WayPointSurvival 4 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!

@jamescook3297 4 ай бұрын

Top video buddy well done

@thankmelater1254 4 ай бұрын

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@thankmelater1254 4 ай бұрын

and the mostly used up dollar store lighter can have that small flame burning when even very low on fuel, by lighting it with the bic.

@robertmiller8072 4 ай бұрын

@@thankmelater1254l

@krausearchery8749 4 ай бұрын

It's just great videos to explain what happens on the trail.

@user-by8dr4it8w 4 ай бұрын

50 years a hobo. This is what I'm talking about. A story line while instructing. The first 20 years I was a hobo there were still hobo jungles. I rode lots of " granger " railroads back then. They service lots of co-op grain silos. Which made for some decent quick jungle site. You could find a jungle by a fry pan and mirror always hung up on a tree. You could heat water in the pan for a " spit bath " and shaving. There was a system among hobos then. You put something in the stew pot before you took something out of the pot. I carried a can or two of beans to leave for the next guy. Empty tin cans ( didn't have the lid completely removed ) I could make a tin can cup with a handle ( bent with pliers ) for a coffee/stew cup for other hobos. Of course you cleaned the fry pan, picked up any trash, and remove it to keep critters away.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Those were the days!

@bkay1067 4 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival Amen !

@kokopelau6954 4 ай бұрын

My uncle said you didn't waste a match with a perfectly good fire around.

@kokopelau6954 4 ай бұрын

I have a knife just like that one.

@guns4hire74 4 ай бұрын

Love this. Hobo saw it all. Some people looked down on him. But I always thought he was a survivor and blessed somehow?

@paulworgan6599 4 ай бұрын

I lived rough for over a year in various woodlands in England and Wales I loved the feeling of freedom and waking up in the morning surrounded by nature.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Indeed! There's nothing like it!

@Matt-to1bi 4 ай бұрын

What did you hate

@paulworgan6599 4 ай бұрын

@@Matt-to1bi I guess having to always sleep with one eye open.

@KennyHache 4 ай бұрын

@@paulworgan6599spent time on the streets and in the woods living this is the absolute worst for sure. Its not even wild animals that could be scary it's other humans

@paulworgan6599 4 ай бұрын

@@KennyHache Totally agree

@Cool-Lake 4 ай бұрын

That was so entertaining. I was raised along US route 40 near Hendrysburg in SE Ohio during the 50s, when there were still a handful of Hobos still traversing this main route. We allowed many of them to camp below our barn area where there was plenty of privacy, water, deadwood for fires and we even allowed the ones we became familiar with to bunk in the lower section of the barn. Mother said they had to have placed signs someplace nearby because we had many stop. She never let them spend the night without a couple of sandwiches and a jug of fresh milk. They always asked to help with chores but we declined their offer. They always kept the grounds pristinely clean where us kids, and neighbor kids, would sometimes play. We got to know a few by their handles, Tex, Top-Hat, and Roy are all I remember. We would gather around them as they waited for Mother to prepare their food. They shared wonderful stories of adventure. I looked forward to their visits. Shortly before Mother passed, she asked me if I remembered these men. And of course I did so we shared a lot of warm stories about this era and the wonderful characters we had been so very fortunate to meet. Thank you so very much.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Thanks so much for sharing this bit of history! It's good that someone still remembers their names and their stories!

@robertmauldin4987 4 ай бұрын

You and your family were an excellent family and great Americans!

@estherloske1396 4 ай бұрын

Thank You for sharing🦋

@natscat4752 4 ай бұрын

You have a good family background 😊 your Mum obviously held these memories dear.

@shaftomite007 3 ай бұрын

And weren't you surprised when your mother told you, "Son, it's time you learned that TopHat is your real father. Well either Roy or Top Hat"?

@Captain-Max 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed the story format. The long coat, hat, and cane really add a layer of respectability to the life. At first I questioned the authenticity of such a well stocked camp, but it was a different time back then. Humanity had more respect for the multitude of men in the same boat. A very well done video!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@dananorth895 4 ай бұрын

Don't let ignorance nor ego blind you. There's much you'll never know!

@RockCity1111 4 ай бұрын

Now it's like a Horror movie out there.

@syang1116 3 ай бұрын

very inspiring comments... reminds me the very recent movie.. Perfect days where the need of modern people desperately seeking freedom and liberty from inside.

@user-by8dr4it8w 6 күн бұрын

That's due to drifters being replaced by drugs and despair.

@user-rf8fx2zx8s 4 ай бұрын

brings me back to my train hopping days in the mid-70's ........... there were still hobo camps even then !!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

So very cool!

@paulworgan6599 4 ай бұрын

Wow!!!!!!😯

@rosskennedy1960 4 ай бұрын

There were still "jungles" (hobo camps) in the early '80's in B.C. in Canada when i was riding the rails.

@beautifuldreamer3991 4 ай бұрын

Now they are scrounge homeless camps all of trash

@gjnezat 4 ай бұрын

Where supplies left in them like this video depicts ?

@sandybeach3576 4 ай бұрын

This is most definitely one of the best KZfaq channels.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@Flashahol 4 ай бұрын

I agree

@randomvideos786 4 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@lordofthestings Ай бұрын

For sure.

@michaelmoll3031 4 ай бұрын

My old neighbor rode the rails after serving in WW2. He talked about avoiding the R.R. "Bulls" who was the hired muscle for the R.R. to handle the free riding hobos. He said he never knew where he would end up but would try to grab trains that were heading towards whatever crops were needing workers. He might be working in potato fields one week and then travel across country to work in the cotton fields. He finally got tired of the difficult life and hopped a train to Minot N.D. and enlisted to go fight in Korea. He really struggled in his older years with PTSD and financial issues because his S.S. income was small because he was paid many years with cash. He died 30 minutes before his 94th birthday. 😢

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wow, that was an amazing life but sorry that he struggled later on. Thanks for watching the video and for sharing the bit of family history!

@gud2go50 2 ай бұрын

I struggle with PTSD, so I can kind of understand your friend. He lived a hard life and I hope and pray he is looking down on us from paradise. Thank you for sharing some of his story. You must be a good person!😊

@onedrinklater Ай бұрын

i would have loved to read his journal tbh

@murlmutant7448 4 ай бұрын

Definitely one of the best channels on KZfaq.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I Really appreciate it!

@randy-9842 4 ай бұрын

James, there's something very pleasant and soothing about videos like yours. Thank you and God bless you and all the Hobos past and present!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so very much!

@belindahugheslifestyle 4 ай бұрын

Hey James! Another home run, knocked out of the park. There was an elder guy, probably a boomer who remembered the Great Depression, in my state years ago, who fell on hard times, moved his wheelchair-bound wife in with family, and made a hobo-style tarp camp in the woods, just past the railroad tracks between some multi-generational rural villages. He was doing fine until one day a suspect unwittingly led police on a chase through his secret camp. After they finished with the suspect, the police came back and made him break down his camp and get signed up for government aid programs he hadn't wanted. Contrary to their intentions, I think he felt like the one who'd been robbed. Thanks for all you do, James. Bright blessings. 💖

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

That's an unfortunate and sad story. That scene has been repeated many times over the years in different hobo jungles and camps. It seems like the authorities can't just leave people alone. Thanks for watching!

@lauriemclean1131 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for always pausing to pray before you eat. Such an important detail in these videos.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! My faith is very important to me!

@randy-9842 4 ай бұрын

@lauriemclean1131 - Amen. It's something I miss these days - even in myself.

@steveww1507 4 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival one of the reasons I sub.

@steveww1507 4 ай бұрын

@@randy-9842 He is always waiting for us to return . he is always there

@randy-9842 4 ай бұрын

@@steveww1507 Thanks, Steve. I absolutely believe in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and have for about 60 years. I know I must depend upon His grace, forgiveness and salvation. My lament is that my personal testimony is poor and that my sanctification still has so much further to go. I'll never be perfect in the "here and now" but one day, in the not to distant future, He'll call me home and I very much long for that. Maranatha!

@user-hx9tp9cn2h 4 ай бұрын

Well, Mr. Bender, you make a great Hobo & play the part well! I would have used a flaming splinter from the fire and SAVED that match! Interestingly, I have identical or very similar camping gear in my accumulation of stuff, including a mirror very similar to the one which you used while shaving! Other than the trunk full of gear in the Hobo Camp, that style of camp grew out of the Age of Classic Camping & during the Great Depression. I have camped many nights under an old canvas tarp suspended from a ridge line or ridge pole. The Military canteen looked like it was WWI; I also have one of those! Other viewers will gather than I am Old School & OLD. In fact, since your last video, I had another birthday. At age 83, I especially enjoy your videes of the Good Old Days which take me down Memory Lane. May God bless you & yours!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! It is indeed a World War I canteen. There's something special about camping under an old canvas tarp tent that you don't get in the modern nylon ones. God bless you and happy birthday!

@diligentsun1154 4 ай бұрын

Can you offer a word about how hobos handled things such as mail and Identification?

@user-hx9tp9cn2h 4 ай бұрын

By the way, one of my beloved grandfathers (with whom we lived during WWII) served our country in World War I. Thanks for the birthday greeting.@@WayPointSurvival

@pyrosmoak53 4 ай бұрын

Happy birthday old timer

@TheKompromissi 4 ай бұрын

I was deemed a weirdo when backpacking in Australia for picking up a stray car mirror for shaving. Travellers these days don't know what it is about

@petejohnston5375 4 ай бұрын

Watching this clip automatically brings me back to seeing the 1973 movie "Emperor of the North" with Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Keith Carradine. What great movie which sadly is never shown anymore. Thanks for your videos.

@tomcatt998 4 ай бұрын

i hv 2 of the DVDs & know it word for word 👍,,, don't even hv to turn the volume on 🙃

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching the video! I'm glad I can provide a little bit of nostalgic recall!

@stephenolaughlin6595 4 ай бұрын

I used to watch Emperor of the North with my grandpa & dad. Grandpa used to ride the rails during the depression. He would tell us stories about all the old times growing up in north central Mo. He found grandma & settled down in St Louis. Mom would tell how grandma would feed hobos on the back porch step. Grandpa was away working for Phone Company in the southwest. It was a better friendlier time.

@DrDuckMD 4 ай бұрын

Nowadays the contents of that trunk would be posted on eBay or Craigslist lickety split! The salt pork is intended to be soaked in water, to remove some of the salt. You can then boil some of that salty pork water into a hydrating broth. My grandmother, born in 1918, taught me this. I love this type of content!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! That's why I pointed out that it would have been better in a pot of beans!

@donbaisden1519 4 ай бұрын

When I saw the sea bag and Gallia County. I was born at the old Holzer hospital in 55 & joined the Navy in 73. Thanks for the videos. God Bless you and your family.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

That's very cool! Thanks so much for watching and for your service to our country! May God bless you and yours as well!

@Mapmywellness 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this video and the way you portrayed the "hobos" of the era of the Great Depression. Many men were "down on their luck" at that time. My grandfather was a steel mill worker in Ohio in that same situation back then. He traveled all the way to California looking for work. I thought it was just a great adventure where he told of crossing the Rio Grande and never getting his shoes wet. I later realized that he was like many people of the era going through such hard times. Your video gave me a glimpse - perhaps - of some of what he may have experienced. The sheath knife you showed looked exactly like one I inheirited from him. He made it back home, found work through the W.P.A., became an elder in our church and a city councilman. Thanks again!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome and thanks so much for sharing a bit of the family history with us!

@happyhermit3d399 4 ай бұрын

Latrine management is a rarely covered camping essential. Might you cover that too? Staying clean, managing odor. And drinking water. Sanitary and sanitation tips for hobos. I really enjoyed this for both content and atmosphere. A pleasant and productive watch. Thank you.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

I did do one on a hobo shower. I will think about incorporating other ones in future videos.

@user-by8dr4it8w 4 ай бұрын

You dig a little pit, like with the toe of your shoe, or even by hand, do your business, then bury it. Like a cat does in their litter box. It's even a kosher law described in the Old Testament. Cleaning ones body is also described there. Bath in running water, like a stream, use sand and leaves rather than soap as not to pollute. Or a "spit bath" in a helmet or sink etc. Carry a sock with a bar of soap to wash with as well as a "sap" if need be. Many hobos were farm boys and knew about a "sink hole" for drinking water. That's a hole dug in a river bank. Water would seep into the hole from underground minus most of the slit. Collect the "clean" water into a can. Hobos always seem to be drinking coffee and boiling the "clean" river water helped make sure you didn't get sick. Most old timers carried an empty bleach bottle for storing water. The bleach residue would help purify the water as well as add that "city water" taste. It's fairly easy and quick to wash socks, and underwear in a sink. Even a T-shirt. Wring them out and put them back on. A short stroll in the outdoors plus body heat dries them and removes most wrinkles from the hand wash. Socks you baby pin to your pack tho.

@dananorth895 4 ай бұрын

Millbanks bag for prefiltering, filters are cheap as is bleach and there's always boiling. Soap and washrag for bathroom, although paper and wetwipes are better. Avoid running any type of oil or tannic tinted water through your filters, it'll ruin them quick.

@user-by8dr4it8w 4 ай бұрын

A coffee filter or sock will work in a pinch. I made do a number of times with a sock. Old farm boys usually know about "sinkholes". You dig a hole in a riverbank and the water forces it's way up filtering much of the silt etc. Boil afterward of coarse. @@dananorth895

@artfulcoyote 4 ай бұрын

Excellent story and video. thoroughly enjoyed this. I grew up in a small town on a rail line. you could set your watch, 10pm nightly, to the engineer blowing the horn. fond memories.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Those were the days!

@randy-9842 4 ай бұрын

@artfulcoyote - my sister's kids would run out to their backyard and wave at the engineer every time they heard him approaching and he'd always wave back. It got to the point that he'd give a little toot on his horn whenever he was getting close. Simple pleasures!

@gkaye9393 4 ай бұрын

THIS SHOULD BE AN EXERCISE IN GIVING THANKS FOR EVERY BREATH WE TAKE AND EVERY SPEC OF FOOD WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE--CLOTHES ON OUR BACKS ---A WARM SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP AND SAFE WATER TO DRINK----------THANK YOU SIR!!!!!!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!

@explorer8125 4 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Even though it’s not luxury and the nights are hard, Just being able to wake up in the morning and have a full day ahead of you with the birds chirping and a bit of food… doing things like this make you grateful for the life we live now, and having been close to death and been around death a lot, it makes you appreciate being alive even if you’ve got a hobo lifestyle.

@Timberbeartrail 4 ай бұрын

It’s very disappointing to me that people love today care nothing about the people that would come after them or who came before them Just look at some of the places that are just wrecked with garbage along the way This truly depicts a much better time and life of a hobo Thank you for sharing this with us

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@rosesmith6208 3 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival to bad shoestring did not participate in your videos, he could of protraryed the hobo life in camps and what to carry stuff like that. he seemed like a very gentle soul, getting rare these days. so many people feel so entitled,

@lauriemclean1131 4 ай бұрын

I like this narrated format with music in the background -- nicely done.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@scottselliers1672 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for making these hobo videos! For all of the consumerism that surrounds the notion of camping, it'd be easy to believe that getting by in the outdoors was a new activity that requires hundreds of dollars. Learning how folks in the past made due with what was available is something we would all be wise to spend some time doing. Hard times are never more than a twist of fate away for any of us - having lessons like these means more of us can suffer much less.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you are enjoying the series!

@smokeymountainbushcraft252 4 ай бұрын

I feel like standing and applauding at the end of your historical videos brother. Thank you for the time and hard work you devote simply to share your love of our past. It's rough living in the wrong century isn't my friend?

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks so much for watching!

@brianloeppky2953 4 ай бұрын

Love the videos. You are a wonderful storyteller. Totally love the relationship with you and your lord. Take care and God bless you

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

@justastudentoflife2510 4 ай бұрын

Love the hobo series, and full respect to those that lived through these times and hope that such honor and respect still exist if we have to go back to this again..

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Indeed!

@rosesmith6208 3 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival I watch videos like this, and people traveling around etc to learn if I ever getinto a situation based on what I have been hearing of having no money, could happen if they decide to take social security or reduce the amount at least I know what I should absolutly carry no?

@squirrelwhispererUK 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant video, you've got the perfect voice for telling stories👍

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, that's very kind!

@seasonstudios 4 ай бұрын

This was terrific James and a lot of information. I hope people can appreciate the time and effort it takes to prepare and set up the shots. Maybe we might see a continuing story of this wanderer. God bless ya man and happy traveling.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! It really is a lot of work but it is definitely a labor of love. I enjoy bringing things like this to my subscribers and viewers. God bless you too!

@patriotpreacher43 4 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvivalyes, would like to see a continuing series periodically inserted into your content! Thanks for your efforts!

@robertbarnhouse1677 4 ай бұрын

You have also provided insight for me regarding my father and my grandfather from the 30’s /35’s. I know the railroad signs of hobos and enjoy your videos. I tend to challenge you, in the past, to prove yourself. You are proven to me and many times explaining what my father and grandfather was not able to explain before they passed. Thank you

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@Coinz8 4 ай бұрын

a 1930s Hobo Series! This is a dream come true! YOU SPOIL US!!!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

I'm glad you are enjoying it!

@richardteuten4435 4 ай бұрын

Enjoy your Hobo history lessons. Alot of people think they were a bunch of ruthless drunks but you clear things up quite nicely. Keepem coming.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@braydonrogers3461 4 ай бұрын

Love this sort of narrative demonstrating the time periods like the 18th century series

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@quantum_satis_ 4 ай бұрын

Я не могу назвать это видео, это отличное кино, которое я посмотрел с огромным удовольствием. Атмосфера свободы, мечты и трудолюбия. Спасибо тебе Джеймс!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so very much!

@billcamus8766 4 ай бұрын

I love this series. The videos take me back to my childhood days. We were poor, and as kids, we were taught to keep life simple and make do. The kids I grew up with would wear a wool shirt of our dad's. During hunting season, we could drop food and other supplies down into the baggy shirts. I didn't even own a knapsack or backpack till I was a young man.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! You learned how to get by when you didn't have much!

@ajevans8814 4 ай бұрын

Love the choice of narration for this video. It feels more immersive than just talking to the camera. Great story telling.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Have you watched any of my 1790s series? There are a total of 16 episodes plus an intro that are filmed in the same way. There's a playlist on my channel.

@ajevans8814 4 ай бұрын

I will have to give it a look. Thanks for the suggestion@@WayPointSurvival

@Lordrixson5489 4 ай бұрын

Hello sir, i'm British but i've become very interested in the 1930's American Hobo way of life after watching several of your videos on the subject! I find it extremely fascinating and inspirational! So much so that i plan on re creating as much of the clothing and gear as possible for a history project 👍🏻

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

@GauguinLyon 4 ай бұрын

Ex RE ?

@Lordrixson5489 4 ай бұрын

@@GauguinLyon Duke of Lancaster mate 👍🏻

@GauguinLyon 4 ай бұрын

REspect@@Lordrixson5489

@badandy925 4 ай бұрын

This was such a cool video James. The hobo lifestyle is so fascinating and has a certain elegance to it that you captured perfectly.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@pboone1231 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like you are reading from a Hobo journal. If you wrote the script that way yourself then I congratulate you. Goog work and thanks.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I did write the script.

@pboone1231 4 ай бұрын

So wrere there truncks left at points for other hobos?

@user-by8dr4it8w 4 ай бұрын

More often just a jungle tree with pots, pans, mirrors etc hung from branches. @@pboone1231

@Mr.Grumbdy 4 ай бұрын

Great job. I remember back in the 70s when I was in high school , I would see hobos near the train tracks .

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for watching!

@behindthespotlight7983 2 ай бұрын

Folks will always absorb new information more comprehensively when it’s presented within a story. well done, James! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@keithnavarro2930 4 ай бұрын

Write a book or two. I would buy them in a heartbeat. Thank you for your research and videos.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for the great compliment!

@victorfranko8317 4 ай бұрын

I love this video! Thank you so much for sharing. Your hard work is appreciated.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@victorfranko8317 4 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival No sir. Thank you.

@MuskratOutdoors 4 ай бұрын

Great video! I was born in 1966 and recall Hobo's riding the rails. You don't see it much today,....heck, not as many trains either. Back then Hobo's weren't bums. Just down on their luck, or wanting to live free. They were willing to work....not like the panhandler bums of today.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Well said!

@TomDavidMcCauley 4 ай бұрын

Panhandler bums ARE willing to work. You’re just not willing to give them a job

@tomritter493 4 ай бұрын

That' makes sence my cousin and me found a wood box full of Rusty junk along the rr tracks here in pa couldn't figure why it was there makes sence now

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Indeed. Those old timers were resourceful for sure!

@jamesmonahan1870 4 ай бұрын

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up on that!

@mitchmedeiros453 4 ай бұрын

I enjoyed your presentation on Hobo's way of life . Very interesting and educational for me . Thank you

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@charlesgillette2925 4 ай бұрын

Outstanding look into a different time.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@dizzysdoings 4 ай бұрын

With how you worded about giving thanks, it made me of James 1:17.😊

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Indeed! Thank you for watching!

@rayandbrendabelk9106 4 ай бұрын

I’ve watched a lot of your videos, but I think this might be one of your best. Thanks for all you do to teach history. And God bless you.✝️❤️🙏

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! God bless you too!

@epoh8698 4 ай бұрын

There was this Place where the steam train use to stop to unload and load grain in my old town. There was a old platform along with about 12 big old slidding doors sheeted with old flat tin. The amount of drawings poems & love letters that were writen all over the doors with coal was unbelievable. As a kid we use to go there alot as it was near home. That was 40 years ago now and still to this day i wish somehow i could of been there the day it was torn down. But i lived far away at the time and didnt know. I t was truely amazing art work made by the old time workers there and hobbos that traveled trough there. never forget it and i remember as kids we use to spend hours just reading the stories.

@estherloske1396 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing🦋

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

What wonderful memories! Thanks so much for watching the video and for sharing!

@natscat4752 4 ай бұрын

Fascinating 😊

@snellaltal Күн бұрын

Thank you for keeping this history alive. And passing on the knowledge, excellent video.

@derekneumann 4 ай бұрын

This was cool, James. Nicely done.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Keith-wb2nn 4 ай бұрын

I lived in a storage unit for a couple of months... I can tell you that the first night I got my unit I had a double mattress, new sheets, pillow and a comforter.... best sleep I could ever want.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Definitely what's most important is that you are able to make the best out of what's available to you! Thanks for watching!

@andylundberg2932 4 ай бұрын

This is such a fun video! I love the narration style, felt like going back in time. Thanks for doing this for us!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@Antiquefirearms724 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for keeping history alive and sharing it in such a beautiful way! I'm a young fella so I try to find my own place to have adventures like this! But you sure inspire me to get outside and try more outside without all the crazy expensive stuff!

@WayPointSurvival 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@BBQDad463 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this excellent, highly informative bit of storytelling. You have given us a glimpse into a bygone era. Those men lived hard lives indeed, never knowing where their next meal was coming from, or exactly where they would lay their heads in the coming night. I pray those hard times never come to our Nation again.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@oxyfee6486 4 ай бұрын

You are a incredible teacher, your passion keeps me interested throughout the entire video. Thank You for all the effort it takes to produce these videos.👍🇨🇦🇺🇸

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for all the kind words! You're very welcome.

@jamespaul2587 4 ай бұрын

This was a beautiful production, James. Thank you so much for sharing a glimpse into simpler times when people shared and appreciated what little they had.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ModernKnight 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoy these historically themed bushcraft videos, thanks.

@WayPointSurvival 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@kentcostello5286 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for that. I had a couple great uncle's that had to Hobo.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@cypherthecypher9111 4 ай бұрын

Hobbit checking in... Alive an well. Love to all. Keep frosty.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Always!

@sherryduncan7968 4 ай бұрын

I'm so glad I watched and can't wait to see more! I bought that same mug and brush for my father when I was a young girl. I didn't think he would like it but he loved it. That brought back memories. We had that mug/brush long after he passed. I also had someone who found a cast iron dutch oven down by the river with dirt partially covering it. I told her it was left there. It was an antique over 100 years old. I said... No one just leaves a cast iron by the river. It was intentionally placed there years ago. Thanks for the explanation into that old beautiful cast iron with the hanger. I'm sure it could tell lots of stories. I'm sure it held lots of food with conversation.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Old relics like that hold a lot of stories if only they could talk!

@shoshyn3681 4 ай бұрын

James, thank you for being a breath of fresh air. This is an amazing video. May God protect you🙏🏻

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much and God bless you too!

@shawnflynn1713 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Love the coat,and the realistic campsite. ❤

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@scrapperstacker8629 Ай бұрын

I love this type of video. A great informative story. Thanks for making this.

@kevinmintkenbaugh2644 4 ай бұрын

You’ll have to show where you found out they had free use camp supplies for hobos. My grandfather did this when he was a kid

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

They were placed there by the hobos so that they could all use them when needed.

@randy-9842 4 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival James, if they're not secret, it would be fun to see some more genuine hobo markings and what they meant / mean.

@MickAlderson 4 ай бұрын

Not secret at all. Just google Hobo Signs.

@maxpinson5002 4 ай бұрын

A couple of us did that in a remote site we camped at in the ozarks. I left a nice bbq grill, some galvanized buckets and some other things to use each time. Others used the stuff and respectfully cleaned and re-stowed everything. Worked ok for a couple of years then whoever left everything a mess, then the next trip it was all gone. Somebody thoughtfully left all their trash and beer cans in trade for the items

@misterthegeoff9767 4 ай бұрын

@@randy-9842 I first learned about hobo sign from my dad's copy of "Scouting for boys". Not sure whether the ones I learned are specific to transients here in the UK and hobos in the US used different signs but there are references out there so even if they were secret at the time they are more an open secret these days.

@leifodinnson 25 күн бұрын

Your videos are very well done and informative. I make mental notes and rewatch as often as possible. I wish I had this knowledge when I was homeless and traveling

@BrokenBarBox 4 ай бұрын

That was wonderful! Thank you for taking the time to make this for all of us!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@panaque 4 ай бұрын

Great video, one of your best. I really liked the narration. Makes one think about how times were for common folks not too long ago. We sure got it good.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@martinhafner2201 4 ай бұрын

Excellent work! You captured the feel of an older and more respectful time. There is so much we can do together with very little if we are being careful not to be selfish and tear things down.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

@dansharpe2364 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate how your costume here is suggestive that our hobo was once a "city gent" or a "swell" who lost almost everything in the Depression and had to take to the roads and rails. New to your channel, liked, subscribed and binge watched.Great stuff.

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and welcome aboard!

@daynester 4 ай бұрын

This is my favorite video of yours so far. I love the narrative approach, and that coat is timeless! Keep up the good work.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do! Have you checked out the 1790 series? It is the same type video with narration and has 16 episodes plus an intro. There's a playlist on my channel.

@steveandlisa1044 4 ай бұрын

Love it when you do these videos. I bingle watched the 1790s series. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these productions.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much!

@dm1523 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching your videos with my boys. Thanks for providing a great resources on a wide variety of topics.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@otherwill2202 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for everything you do and thank you for these hobo videos. It really puts a lot of things in perspective and it’s amazing to learn about

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@abcstardust 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this video! True, it shows what challenges the Hobos had, and how they dealt with them. There’s also a heartwarming aspect here.

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MrCarter4121 4 ай бұрын

That natural light at night definitely helped out! Love your videos!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@popeye27528 4 ай бұрын

You have the best channel sir, thank you brings back lots of memories for me, many blessings to you and yours.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, you're too kind!

@iraallenthecrazymountainpe2023 4 ай бұрын

We love these videos. Thank you for sharing and working so hard to bring us back in time.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@pasjeihobby 4 ай бұрын

This is THE most interessting series I've seen so far on YT. Pure history.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so very much for the compliment!

@pasjeihobby 4 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival Most of my life I was so wrong about hobos

@dianatrott5359 4 ай бұрын

James, this one may have been your best yet. I learn so much history and survival skills from you. The music was perfectly selected. Well done!!!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

@joshuachurchdelpiano3015 2 ай бұрын

Tucson, Az.my first ride , I was a kid ; This other hobo , showed me the the ropes on what too do , and who too stay clear of.God bless you.

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and God bless you too!

@animezzgamezz1322 2 ай бұрын

Imma need an hour long version good sir. This is absolutely beautiful to watch with my morning herb & coffee

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much and I'm glad that you enjoy it!

@grogvaughan5649 4 ай бұрын

I love the shave you get with those old style razors. I spent almost 2 years looking for one at second hand shops until I found one at either Family Dollar or Dollar General marked down as clearance. Paid $5 for it. Pack of 5 (used to be 10) blades is $1. Best shave ever.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

They do work very well. Thanks for watching!

@dananorth895 4 ай бұрын

They still make "safety razors" avoid the chinese ones trust me on that! They work but are rough and cut easily. Gillete still makes em, just paid $10.00 bucks for a plastic one thats folds open on top. Not as studey as metal but gives a real nice shave! A box of 100 stainless blades is usually 7.00 to 10.00 bucks.

@grogvaughan5649 4 ай бұрын

@dananorth895 I haven't had any issues with the one I bought. Had it 2 years now.

@sineriafrankenstein7316 4 ай бұрын

What a lovely video!!❤ Beautiful, relaxing and many good lessons. And as usual terrific authentic gear!!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@dp7690 4 ай бұрын

WOW, so much work went into this episode, Thank you!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@billwolfram412 4 ай бұрын

Many Thanks James !!!!!!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@branch_preparedness 4 ай бұрын

Another outstanding video!! Loved it. I appreciate the work and all the research and effort that goes into these. Great job, my friend.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, my brother!

@patrickharmon9459 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Even though the hobo area of the 20's are long gone, I've often helped some one in need of help. And just like the true hobo, I would just say, Pay it forward. And that's how it should be!!! Keep up the good work James, and God bless you and your family

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so very much and God bless you and yours as well!

@kristenvincent3622 4 ай бұрын

Love this storytelling style of video, you really give an appreciation for the time period and it absolutely draws the viewer into a bygone era. My papa was born in the late 1920’s and told me many stories of growing up during the Great Depression. There wasn’t a big hobo culture in Newfoundland due to the whole “island” aspect, but there were still some travelling workers.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Have you watched any of my 1790s survival series? It's filmed in the same way with music and commentary. There are a total of 16 episodes plus an introduction that gives background and history to the story. There was a playlist on my channel.

@kristenvincent3622 4 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival not yet… but thank you so much for the recommendation!

@2gpowell 4 ай бұрын

Hi James! Great adventure. Thanks for taking us along! I always look forward to your videos great content really relaxing to watch.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@smallfig 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting. I loved how some of them took care of each other. Ty for sharing 😊

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@tennessee_ 4 ай бұрын

Could this be where the concept of “ Trail Magic” for thru hikers originated ? I throughly enjoy your work sir

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Very possibly! However, I couldn't definitively link the two for sure.

@haroldmiller6853 4 ай бұрын

It never fails to amaze me the amount of thought and time you put into these skits James kudos on you another excellent vid sir

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@ebony5766 2 ай бұрын

These are wonderful. I like the stories you tell with them, and the prayer.

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Ian-lp1pr 4 ай бұрын

Love this channel and its content. Thank you for all your hard work & research.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@southernlandsolo7839 4 ай бұрын

Thanks James! Very engaging! A great story, the clothing and lifestyle transports us to that time, and lots of techniques and skills to watch and learn from. Love this stuff!

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed it!