From Wikipedia the Phillips head screw was first used by GM in the making of their Cadillac line in 1936.

@clarencesmith2305 yes, I should have said the 1930s. Thanks for the correction!

@@WayPointSurvival Aw what's 20 years between friends LOL

@@clarencesmith2305 Well... if you wanna peg them completely historically accurate they went back to at least the 16th century... remember back in the early days of manufacturing (mainly guns) onward when a screw was rounded off they filed a "cross" in order to remove it. This in essence was the first cross head screws and many people today still refer to the phillips as cross head screws. Heck that's just one more thing the hobo used his own file for as well 😉

You only make two kids of videos James. Good and Great! Love it man. Keep up the good work. Blessings.

He was right as a matter of fact

So you hate (All the rebs). ??? Did you know that you Should probably keep your hate to yourself instead of bothering this guys channel

Thanks for watching. There are several etymologies for the word hobo. It is a word of uncertain origin, although there are several contenders.

Very interesting. Thanks for the factoid that I had never considered but I’m very glad to have learned

You're correct, it was President Lincolns idea for all Confederate soldiers going home to ride the rails free of charge with a train pass marked "Homeward Bound" hung around their neck, the military being it's normal self shorten the train pass to Ho Bo. Thus the term continues on.

Yes, Unfortunately they received a bad rap from others who committed crimes or misdeeds.

We are entering in the worst-case depression America has ever see right now!

Rich people got richer

@@jacobmackey4142 you're out of your mind - you need to read a history book

​@@jacobmackey4142what?????

Thanks!

Thank you so much, brother! It's my honor to be able to make these videos and I'm so glad that you enjoy them! God bless!

Thank you for sharing your story.

What a coincidence. My mom was born in 1921 and dad was born in 1922. He served in WW2. They had twin boys at 46 and 47. Me and my brother.

Patrick, thanks for your reply. It is encouraging to know that someone else was raised with the values instilled in our parents. Our parents expeienced things which modern day young adults cannot even imagine! I call it more than coincidence; perhaps it is what my wife calls a "God-Wink" moment! Have a blessed day, sir.@@patrickjb2009

That 20 gage and 12 gage trick sounds pretty good, I would have never thought of it but now I can see how it would work , thanks buddy !

Thanks so much, and I would love to do a collaboration with Hobo Shoestring.

Yup, ppl can learn A LOT from Hobo Shoestring; the modern way to live simple & ride the rails!

​@@WayPointSurvival I would love to see it. And now I'm going to find this HO BO SHOESTRING CHANNEL. Thanks again.

Rest in peace, hobo shoestring 💔

Yes, that was certainly a way of carrying things in the old days. And, it still works well.

Sounds like what a swagman(Australian version of a hobo) would carry.

hag

I know it as the horseshoe pack.

You're welcome!

I don't get the reference but thanks for watching!

@@WayPointSurvival canadian tv show called the littlest hobo. A smart german shepard that roamed around helping people lol

Or fans of the Trailer Park Boys! 😎❤

And Brits! That was a staple of kids TV back in the day.

Thanks for watching and I'm glad that your situation has improved!

Glad you enjoy it!

Excellent!

Thanks so much!

Well said. I love your list and description and mind set etc...

You have some very expensive tools for a hobo

Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your list with us. Very interesting!

I believed this idea too, ntil last week, when I had a fall and everything thatwas in my pants pockets fell out on the ground. Oh well.

You have a lot of old school items in your kit. But why carry a flintlock musket now? Of course, they can also kill, but the Kalashnikov assault rifle was invented a long time ago.

Very interesting application!

Thanks! That must have been a lot of fun for everyone!

Awesome, thank you!

Sounds wonderful

Awesome, thank you so much for watching!

Yep, I’d love to see that video too!

also might wanna get a "quick coupler valve sprinkler key"

Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!

Two multitools, tin snips and a Hank of paracord would probably cover but yeah I'd love to see his take on a modern version.

Thanks so much for watching and for the suggestion!

Yup,, nice "old time" kit,,, but i am thankful for my "modern" kit 👍

Yt Hobo Shoestring.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I'm so glad that you enjoyed it my friend!

Thank you so much and I'm glad that you are enjoying the channel!

A candle is more finite and less of a permanent tool. The video suggests that a hobo might have traded some labor or traded goods for a candle, without losing a tool.

Yes, people would of course carry the items that would be most beneficial to them according to their skill set and abilities. Thanks for watching!

I heard that hobo is short for homeward bound.

There are few similarities

Yes, it does seem that they share a lot of similar ideals and values.

@@WayPointSurvival except one group is kinda known for picking pockets and such...

Gypsies are an ethnic group I believe.

Excellent. Thanks so much for watching the video and for sharing this information with us!

@@WayPointSurvival Apologies, that comments a mess, shouldn't comment when I'm on shifts!! Thanks for overlooking this!!!!

Very cool story and may God bless you as well!

Yes, there were many skills that a man might put his hand to if he were willing enough.

Excellent, sounds like a good list and I'm glad that you are working on getting out there and putting this into practice!

Tof, ik heb zelf nog een oudje, een dienstmes gemaakt in onze eigen messen fabriek te Apeldoorn, naast het ontbreken van het bekende Zwitserse kruisje zit er geen verschil tussen dus helaas ook weinig tot niets waard.

@@tonyp.bahama9368 ik heb mijn oude dienstmes uit 85 ook nog. Maar dat is wel een victorinox. Het mes wat jij hebt is dan van amefa, als ik het goed heb.

@@jaggiecz klopt, enorm degelijke dingen en omdat ik een enorme chauvinist ben dan ook erg blij mee en dagelijks te vinden in m'n broekzak.

Yes, I still occasionally find them in the woods.

Generally most train hoppers in the travelling community will eventually get some kind of multi tool.

Yes, it was a hard life but it definitely offered a freedom that many people never experienced in that day.

No, I haven't but I would really like to go one of these years.

Yes and No. While you can accomplish quite a bit with one (or both) especially crafting from sticks. The trade off in compactness of a multi tool is that you lose the full use of an individual tool. Even in children’s toy plastic tool sets you see the same essentials with a hammer and saw. As for the file on my Leatherman, used to “saw” metal more times than to file even a wood chamfer on a project. A stand alone file is just better and will generally be 6 inches versus the 4 inch Leatherman.

As the other commenter stated, a multi-tool doesn't really do anything very well it just does a lot of things okay and it's always better to have the full size tool at hand.

Thank you so very much and welcome aboard!

Glad you like them!

Thanks, you too!

Thanks!

Very interesting! Thanks for watching and sharing the story!

Thanks! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!

Glad you like them!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much!

Good idea!

Awesome, thank you!

Hopefully not, but it does seem like something is coming our way and it isn't good.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!

Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!

Yes, those symbols are very neat!

Yes in Australia they were known as "Swaggies" as the gear they carried was bundled up to make a Swag. This was also their bedding. The signs you reffered to were carved into a wooden fence post outside of a property and indicated that, This residence was good for a feed or keep out these people are mean / stingey ect. This Is Illustrated by a early folk song Waltzing Matilta. The words start out , {Once a jolly swaggman camped beside a Billabong.Under the shade of a coolabah tree.} Billabong being a small body of water.

Most of them would probably get a hold of printed copies of train schedules. Or, they just had an experienced knowledge base of where certain trains went. Today, most hobos use smartphones to be able to find which train they need to catch out on.

Thanks!

Thanks for watching!

I have one in the bindle.

Thanks so much!

Hobo Shoestring has his own rail riding channel on KZfaq

I have known a couple of real hobos in my life who are no longer with us. However, I'm sure that there are those like Hobo Shoestring that are still keeping the art alive.

Thanks! I'm sure that some hobos probably carried them. Of course not everyone carried the same list of tools depending on their skill set etc.

Thanks so much for watching and I hope that you have a great day as well!

Glad you enjoyed!

Great idea!

​@@WayPointSurvivaland if you use the "burp" method they make a sealer about the size of a small stapler so you can reseal your bag after opening and use less plastic.

Thanks so much! Yes, I'm sure that they varied from hobo to hobo as a lot of it would depend on what was available to them and their particular skill set.

Indeed!

I have thought of putting together a video on the bindle stick. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching the video!

Lol. Thanks for watching!

@@WayPointSurvival You have to say it five times fast, failure is a shot of your favourite tipple haha!

Glad you enjoyed it!

The P-38 can opener was introduced in the 1940’s. The heyday of the hobo was in the 1830’s.

gear he showed was from the 20s and 30s p38 wasnt around until the 40s and even then it wasnt civilian

That's a little after the era that I am talking about

Thanks for the correction. Like a lot of people that never lived in an area we commonly mispronounce the names.

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for watching the video and for sharing your experiences!

That would be really cool, wouldn't it!

Well, hopefully, you already have a bag packed with the essentials and you just grab it and go.

Very cool! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences!

You're welcome!

I got mine in February 1980 during army basic training. I've had it on my Keychain ever since. It's still sharp, and it's much better quality than the newer ones. ✌️🇺🇸

@@redsorgum Spot on. The new ones bend.

I carry one as well. However they did not come out until the 1940s and the era that I am speaking mostly about was before that.

There are several out there. I would suggest doing a Google search as well as looking on amazon. There are quite a few books out there on hobos and their lifestyle and many of them on Amazon have a preview where you can read a little bit of it or see the chapter title headings.

If you want to read a good book on hitchhiking, read THE SHORT, SHORT HITCHHIKER by Stanley Gurcze, Edited by Richard Menzies. Here are a couple of excerpts from his book: Page 72: “So back to the highway I went, where if I was going to starve, at least I wouldn’t be working for the privilege of doing so. I headed west until I reached Indio, California, which is where I found my first hobo jungle. It was quite an experience. “A hobo jungle is a camp near a railroad division yard where trains stop and change crews. It’s also where non-paying passengers get on or off the train. These non-paying passengers consist of two different classes: bums and hobos. The difference between the two is as follows: Bums will not work, and will steal or beg or do anything to meet their needs. Hobos, also known as tramps, will work for their needs but no longer than absolutely necessary. Both classes can be found wherever trains go in the country. “I was camping alone at the east end of Indio when a man with a bedroll over his shoulder walked by. I mistook him for a fellow hitchhiker and said, ‘Hi.’ “He looked me over, saw my crutches and decided I was harmless enough. So he came over and said, ‘Howdy, Crip.’ He paused and then added, ‘You ever been here before?’ “‘No, it’s my first time.’ “‘Thought so. Let me give ya a little advice. Git over on the other side of the road by the trees there.’ He pointed to a grove of trees approximately half a mile to the north. “‘Why? What’s there?’ “‘A camp where you’ll be safe tonight. There’s a bunch of ‘bos there, pretty decent guys. This side’s the jungle with the bums and winos. They’ll take you for everything you got. You’d be lucky to wake up tomorrow.’ “‘I sure better get out of here, then. Thanks for the heads up.’ “‘Okay,’ he said, then added. ‘You see those two guys back there by them bushes?’ “‘No. Where?’ He pointed behind me. “There. That’s the reason I stopped. I noticed they had their eyes on ya.’ “‘Yeah, now I see ’em.’ There stood two of the most disreputable looking characters I had seen in quite a while. One was staring in our direction, the other was sipping from a wine bottle. Both were unshaven. Their clothing had the appearance of never having been washed. “‘Heavens to Betsy,’ I said. ‘They look worse than I do.’ “‘Come on. I’ll walk you across the road. They won’t bother ya as long as I’m here.’ “‘Thanks.’ “I got to the other camp as fast as I could. There I found a group of men with bedrolls and not much else, sitting around a large campfire above which hung a huge pot, boiling. It contained meat, potatoes, onions, and a few other vegetables all mixed together. They called it mulligan stew. “I was informed that anyone who joins the group contributes whatever they have to the pot, which keeps boiling all the time. Share and share alike. No one is ever refused hospitality unless they demonstrate by their actions that they’re not worthy, in which case they are booted out in a hurry. By contrast, the bums across the way aren’t interested in anything but scoring that first bottle of wine to start their day-in any way they can. “Sometimes bums even steal from one another, taking whatever they believe will get them ‘the price.’ Many awake to find their shoes gone, or any other item of any value they possess. They are the lucky ones, because there are others who never awake. “Unlike bums, hobos are men who have left their homes, wives, children, friends, and jobs to seek freedom from their humdrum lives and spend the rest of their days wandering about the country, searching for this elusive thing called happiness-or at least peace of mind. Some might reach this goal; others may not. Perhaps they will all find it in the beyond.” _____ Page 112: “I cook over an Indian fire-never a white man’s fire. I learned this from an Apache Indian-in Apache Junction, Arizona, of all places. Of course, no Apaches live there; they live on the San Carlos reservation east of Globe. This young Apache worked at the lumber company, which is no longer there. “I remember I was preparing to build a fire as prescribed in the Boy Scouts manual. I gathered an armload of dead branches and arranged them in the form of a tepee. Just then this young Apache came by, sat down, and watched. He started to chuckle softly. When I got my matches out and prepared to light it, he stood up, still chuckling, and kicked my campfire in every which direction, which of course made me a bit angry. “‘Let me show you how to build a fire.’ he said. “He squatted down, dug a hole approximately six inches deep and twelve inches across, took a few of the smaller branches I had gathered and broke them into little pieces, which he placed in the pit. He then took the two thickest branches and placed them across the top of the hole. ‘These two thick branches you use as a grill,’ he said. ‘Just put whatever you want to cook on top of them. By the time they burn through, whatever you’re cooking will be ready.’ “Well, I cooked a whole chicken wrapped in aluminum foil using only the few pieces of wood he put into the hole. It works, he explained, because when the wind blows, it passes over the top of the hole and creates a draft. This results in a hotter fire, and the sparks don’t blow out of the hole. With a white man’s fire, which is above ground, the sparks fly and start wildfires. “Another nice thing about an Indian fire is that when you are finished with it, just pour a little water onto the remaining hot coals, then refill the hole with dirt and tamp it down. When you walk away, nobody would know you ever had a fire there.” Virginia Avenue Press Reno, Nevada Published in 2011 [Stanley Gurcze, 1917-1989]

Awesome! Thank you!

Thanks, you too!

Exactly. I have been carrying Leathermans since the original in the early 1980's and still carry every day. I'm a Gypsy not a hobo. This dude is the palest hobo I have ever seen. No way he's been outside for long. I was called an Iranian because of my skin color by a couple I came from North Arkansas and now in Louisiana but have traveled all over the Deep South. Adios

Can they actually pay for one? Good tools like Leatherman's are oftentimes pretty expensive to get

Actually, a multi-tool doesn't do anything very well. You're always better off with full size tools if you can get them.

Thanks so much!

Thanks!

Remember that hobos went from town to town and generally stayed in places where shelter was already provided. They weren't wandering around in the wilderness.

​@@chrisp308yip definitely what does the guy think these people done in-between city's town's looking for work

@chrisp308 of course they did but they also got wet and rained on a lot of the time. Generally they didn't carry any type of shelters with them which was the point that I was making.

@chrisp308 we actually don't know everything and are wrong on things from time to time. However, and doing research and reading about them I think I have a pretty good handle on how they traveled.

@devriestown they got really wet and stayed miserable a lot of the time. Also, they weren't foolish enough to walk around in the rain. They would stay in whatever shelter they could find, but there doesn't seem to be much evidence that they carried tarps and such with them far as I have discovered.

The mice were furious.

Put the pipe down and step away from the key board.

@@larainebarton2103 Lol it's a quote from ''The hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy'' by Douglas Adams, originally a book and radio series written about 1980. He's more likely to be drinking Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters than smoking anything.

Indeed!

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Thank you!

Thanks so much!

Thanks for watching and God bless you too!

Same to you!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much!