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Brother I have been a subscriber and a fan of yours for quite awhile and these types of videos you do are my favorites. Not just this but you are so genuine too. Keep them coming.
Former 50 of 74 years a hobo. Very good video and so true to life. A travel buddy & I had grabbed a train from El Reno OK not far from Oklahoma City heading north. Was on the old Rock Island in the early 1970s. Tracks were bad and train went under 20 mph the whole way. It stopped in Herrington KS and broke up so we were going to be stuck overnight. We ducked over a fence to keep an eye on the yard but it was getting dark. We quickly found a nice clean jungle there . A large fry pan and a mirror hung on a tree. We grabbed some more rocks to rebuild a small fire circle that had been there. Used some old shredded splinters from a worn out rail road tie. Two cans of beans, a can of water, a few torn up tortillas, and we had supper. Had a candy bar for dessert. Tied a rope between two trees and hung a tarp over. Staked the corners with four tent stakes and sacked out early in our sleeping bags. I woke up for a "pit stop" very early morning and heard cars being banged around. I started a tin can of water to boil for coffee. Had enough instant coffee for a couple cups. Used the bean cans for cups. Kept an eye on the cars they were banging together. We built a couple of cigs from from our Top tobacco package and enjoyed a second cup. Cleaned up the fry pan and hung it back up. I looked again and a long string of cars had pulled almost in front of us. We tore down and packed up quick like. We head a short ways down track, found a fairly clean box car, and hopped in. We saw a couple of engines heading past so we had got on just about the right time. The engines banged into the string with a jolt. The brake man walked past checking connections heading to the caboose. 10 minutes later air shot thru the hoses, a bang pulling the slack, and off we headed to Kansas City. Heading there looking for work.
Thank you for sharing. You wrote it so well, I could almost smell the dew of the early morning and feel the excitement of securing a ride to a hopeful lucky break.
@@TheIronweed-vx5lg Nope. I never really got a nickname/tag. In fact I rarely gave my name or asked someone their name. Would just fit in so well as to be invisible. Which is how I liked it.
My grandpa would tell me stories of the depression when he would run the trains from Breckenridge, TX. To Salinas, CA. To work picking veggies in the fields during the harvest and tend to the livestock afterwards. He told me of Hobo camps with dozens of men living there and how they would share food given to them by the farmers amongst each other. As a 10 to 17 year old kid listening to him.. he could transport me back in time with each story. You two would have some stories to share. I never knew my Japanese grandparents. My mother was a Hiroshima survivor and lost her entire family when they dropped the atomic bomb on the city. Ironically, she was 3 plus miles north of ground zero helping her aunt and uncle pick fruit. So harvesting… saved them both. Thank you for bringing back some very old memories.
@ that is a nice bike trail also. There is so much history in that area. My grandfather was part of the WPA and help build part of the Brick road from Weatherford to Breckenridge and also was on the crew that built Possum Kingdom Dam. Tis a small world for sure
@ my grandfather in his later years… would keep dozens of old refrigerators on there backs full of potting soil and red worms. He sold “101 worms for a dollar” and would set them out front in old 1 gallon MJB and Folgers’ coffee cans, stacked in a pyramid. Next to it was an “honor jar” for payment. Then mid to late afternoon… you would hear “clang, clung, bang” as the fishermen tossed the empty coffee cans back over his 3’ tall chain link fence… for grandpa to use again. I miss those days. Life was tough for him, but you never knew it. I heard most of his stories early in the morning before school as I walk to his house and helped him each day before school.
I’m 56 years old, watching this has made me realize what a blessed life I’ve lived. Not once have I opened a empty fridge, I’ve never not had a roof, or heat, or air conditioning. Thanks for making me realize how lucky I have been. I’m from a small town in Ontario Canada , there are so many homeless people here now , they are all over the city and forests. You put a lot of time and effort into these videos, I very much appreciate them.👍🇨🇦🇺🇸🙏
Lord has been very kind to me. Never missed a meal I didn't want to miss and never slept under an overpass. I am grateful for that. I have had a good and easy life. Certainly compared to this
My dad rode freight during the depression. He didn't talk much about it. He did say he fought in the smoker's making five dollars a fight win or lose. Traveled from Texas to the west coast. I miss him and loved him. He is a good friend and father.😢
I'm 71 now, but I hopped a freight from the midwest to Seattle and back in the early 1970s. That was 50 years ago, though was only 40 years after the Great Depression. My compliments that this video's depiction of life was pretty accurate. But instead of sleeping under a tarp we'd look for old abandoned buildings or busses to be our lodging for the night. Water was important, and most hobos ate canned food, with the occasional splurge at McDonalds. Items missing from the video were whiskey and beer. And this hobo looks so clean. Everyone called us Dirty Kids, since we were. It was a hard life.
Thanks for sharing your experience. The hobo lifestyle has changed drastically, but the core values of hard work, resourcefulness, and adventure have remained for those who are still true hobos.
May the lord keep blessing this man. Yall have no idea the amount of hard work iv seen him do not just for his videos but for everything he does . Hes a man that does his hardest and for the most part doesnt take shortcuts . He deserves all the love and respect.
19:44 .. as I listened and watched, I thought of Steinbeck’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’ that I had not so long ago had read. The words impacted my thoughts of the hardest times for our population, that are upon us once again. God Bless and Thank you.
My grandparents lived on a farm in the '30s and '40s....they talked about helping out what they called " hobo men".... most were family guys out looking for work so they could send money back home. My grandfather had one of those small coffee pots, but it was made out of that speckled enamel steel.. These hobo videos are great...
I saw a similar Coffee Pot at the Warsaw Uprising Museum. What men can create is incredible. At Jasna Gora there is a preserved set of Rosary Beads made from Bread Crumbs from Maximillan Kolbe, or maybe ffrom another Auschwitz murder victim.
My grandfather, in the late 20's & early 30's, hoboed so he could send money back home to my grandmother in Roswell, GA. Great video. You have a talent, & I don't mean Bushcraft. You're a great storyteller. I look forward to each & every one of your videos. Thank you for telling the true way most of these hobos lived.
my grand mother had a small farm in so california. my uncles and aunts married and moved leaving her to do the chores. Don showed up every winter. Don was a traveler. he followed the planting and harvest to earn money. Don earned a roof over his head and meals doing chores around the farm. after listening to his stories, us city kids knew we had it easy. I'm 66 now. this video is a reminder of those days. thank you for the history lesson. one word my father always said 'survival'
So-oooo, so WELL done! I'm glad that you've not only found a 'niche' that no one does it so authentically, but especially era based as close as it could be 90 years ago! it simply makes one to stop everything, and ponder .... GREAT video !!!
I feel like I'm watching Work by Ken Burns or something, the quality of your production is the best man. Absolutely love it. Thank you for giving us the gifts of your videos, absolutely the best.
It’s a good one to have indeed. I find recited prayer can be helpful, but winging it is perfectly good too. Might as well start tonight. Pray before you go to sleep.
I’m a 50 year old modern hobo that has a new car, travels for gig work to facilitate my Snowboarding adventures. Been living like this since Covid. I love it. Covid was the best thing to happen for me. I don’t want to come off the road.
LOVED THIS VIDEO! Please do more of the hobo re-enactment videos. Love seeing the vintage equipment in use. Thank you so much for all of your effort.👍👍
Love your videos you always remind me of my great grandfather. He was a hobo and rode the rails from New Mexico and California and Texas to work on ranches and work on farms and dairy’s
I remember growing up as a child of hobo parents. We would suck on lead pallets for treats. Occasionally, we would save up enough rocks to throw at each other. I miss those days. Eventually, I am hobo children of my own. They will inherent all my rocks I gathered. After 80 years, I have gathered 3.
Most practical camping/survival video because so many of us had relatives that survived just this way during the 1930s. Thanks again for the tip o the hat in thanksgiving. Quite a manly touch of class.
Where would we be today without good, godly men like you to bring an important part of our American history to life? All truth, no lies, great storytelling and such historically rich reenactment from days of old…so unlike the education our children and grandchildren are getting today. Your videos should be part of every student’s education in American history. Thank you so very much - thoroughly enjoyed the Hobo Series, James. Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. Stay safe, stay well.
Yes Happy and safe Thanksgiving to all. Be sure to reflect on everything you have to be thankful for. No buckets of money for me, but things that are worth as much or more.
0nce had a stue with one squrl and two potatoes a onion and two chicken backs. In our platform in the woods. Was a very good stue and a time I will never forget. Was about 14 or 15. Wish all could enjoy it as I did.
Back in my parent's or grandparent's day, which I think he's portraying, taters weren't washed like they are today. Most all vegetables were harvested and sold as they came from the field. Additionally, as a bo, he might have bartered for those taters from a farmer's wife by drawing up several buckets of water, or bringing in an armload of stove wood. Vegetables weren't usually washed until being prepared for cooking
I would guess that peeling them would save the water needed to wash them. Manure as fertilizer isn't rare (especially back then) and you wouldn't want to eat that.
My favorite video in a long while. My wife is going to be so happy that I’ve found a new hobby😂. I’ve seen so many items in second hand stores that will get me started.
I'm sorry if this is bad..... but when I can't sleep I turn on your old Playlist. Your voice gives me comfort and peace. Thank you for that. I love, respect, and appreciate you for that ❤ I will always be here Sir❤
Another fine video sir. Since I discovered your channel last year, it’s reawakened my love of camping. I’ve been slowly getting my gear accumulated and hope try camping like this video shows. That is the way my friends and me camped as kids.
I've watched a lot of hobo videos, but this one is one of the best. It shows people working hard for what they have. No welfare, get out, and search for a job. Thank you for taking us along. ☮️
I cannot imagine the hours of research, gathering of gear and filming you put into each of your masterpieces! This is on par with any living history presentation I have seen! What a wonderful job you do with an ignored period of history, I can only say BRAVO Sir!
I watch many videos about overnight camping. I must say that this one is probably one of the best I have seen by far. Everything was very well depicted and exlained. I watched your 1930's camp kitchen video the other day and I am hooked. Thank you for taking us along on your journey and sharing with us. Stay safe and God bless, I look forward to seeing many of your videos. Have a very blessed Christmas.
@WayPointSurvival I ask because I find it intriguing from where TH-cam celebrities have redirected their lives. One man had a printing profession, is now a notable bus mechanic. One man was a game show winner, now has a coffee business. Another man, AC installer/tech, traveled the world in a van, now building homes. Couple, teacher and computer tech, now travel the states in a custom van. All TH-cam celebrities.
Our brains are wired to learn through story. You've shown us a lot of this antique equipment in individual videos but drawing it all together in a little reenactment really aids learning and puts everything into perspective. Thank you, Sir!
I really love your hobo series. There is so much our parents and grandparents knew that has largely been lost. Thanks for reviving some of that information. I love seeing wisdom from days gone by.
Señor James : felicitaciones por cada vídeo que sube ,aprecio cada uno de ellos ,usted dedica mucho tiempo en cada uno de ellos ,y eso lo valoro mucho,Dios lo bendiga siempre ,saludos desde La Pampa Argentina .
Another terrific authentic video. It brought to mind 2 questions. 1st, what's the expiration date on that authenticly old looking tin of corn beef? 2ndly, I was sure I could hear your wife calling out, "Jim, quit playing with your antiques and get in the house. Suppers on the table." LOL. 😂 Seriously though, I love these videos!
It was indeed a privilege to be healthy and had no injuries by the Lack of work safety at those times! Surely tough times but a clear mind with no distraction by Cell Phone, TV, Social Media, etc.
My dad grew up during WW2 as a boy in italy, he became the American Dream by winning an immigrent lottery visa to the USA in 1952 at 17 years old. No english, no money, but hope. He said good by to his family and never looked back. He is dead now but I always remember him longing just to be an American Hobo....his true freedom wish. Thanks for the vids, they mean allot.
Great story, I loved it. Made me almost yearn for that life in a way. An era gone by with so many stories, adventures and hopes. I really enjoyed this video, thank you.
I’m thankful this week and make a habit of reflecting on the various things that I am thankful for and one of them is James Bender and I wish him and his family a happy and healthy thanksgiving.
Dude I love the overall vibe of your channel . I reckon that idea you got there is a good one. Great info for the day I hit the skids. Seriously great job. All aspects of humanity are important.
Love your channel and the fact that its between Military survival, and Bushcraft must haves, and the knowledge that you bring about the ones we used to laugh about as a kid... they had it right from the start and I envy them and I was a soldier... keep up the wonderful videos I believe you are a perfect in between and I hope people catch on
Me and my crew called ourselves The R.T.B.O. an acronym for Rag Tag Bunch Operators. We all came together in old school San Diego CA. We garnered up amazing across the border exploits just to survive. This was back in 1999. The guy in the video reminds me of how we use to operate in the streets. This guy is an old school " Rag Tag Bunch Operator " .
These longer segment videos depicting Hobo life are simply incredible. Such attention to detail and superb video/sound quality. Your content is second to none. Please keep them coming!
A sobering reminder of how things can change for us in an instant. My father and uncles were teenagers during the Great Depression. Thank you for posting this. Superbly done!
Excellent presentation and a lovely collection of historical artefacts. This will be the most efficient way of surviving for long term in a case of EMP situation. No electrical stuff, easy to repair, virtually indestructible and simple. Simplicity = Efficiency I love that ❤
Hello James , Happy Thanksgiving. This was a great portrayal of "The Hobo Life , Life on The Road". It was very well done , both through video and narration. It was like a trip back in time.
I love the astheticsand vibe of these videos! I spent alot of years on the road, and these vids bring not only good asthetics but accuracy to the survival life! :)
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Is this a new series like the 1700s survival series.
Brother I have been a subscriber and a fan of yours for quite awhile and these types of videos you do are my favorites. Not just this but you are so genuine too. Keep them coming.
This channel kicks major a$$. Have you seen The Townsends?
really dont think they would not just cube to potato. i personally would not peel
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Former 50 of 74 years a hobo. Very good video and so true to life. A travel buddy & I had grabbed a train from El Reno OK not far from Oklahoma City heading north. Was on the old Rock Island in the early 1970s. Tracks were bad and train went under 20 mph the whole way. It stopped in Herrington KS and broke up so we were going to be stuck overnight. We ducked over a fence to keep an eye on the yard but it was getting dark. We quickly found a nice clean jungle there . A large fry pan and a mirror hung on a tree. We grabbed some more rocks to rebuild a small fire circle that had been there. Used some old shredded splinters from a worn out rail road tie. Two cans of beans, a can of water, a few torn up tortillas, and we had supper. Had a candy bar for dessert. Tied a rope between two trees and hung a tarp over. Staked the corners with four tent stakes and sacked out early in our sleeping bags. I woke up for a "pit stop" very early morning and heard cars being banged around. I started a tin can of water to boil for coffee. Had enough instant coffee for a couple cups. Used the bean cans for cups. Kept an eye on the cars they were banging together. We built a couple of cigs from from our Top tobacco package and enjoyed a second cup. Cleaned up the fry pan and hung it back up. I looked again and a long string of cars had pulled almost in front of us. We tore down and packed up quick like. We head a short ways down track, found a fairly clean box car, and hopped in. We saw a couple of engines heading past so we had got on just about the right time. The engines banged into the string with a jolt. The brake man walked past checking connections heading to the caboose. 10 minutes later air shot thru the hoses, a bang pulling the slack, and off we headed to Kansas City. Heading there looking for work.
Thank you for sharing. You wrote it so well, I could almost smell the dew of the early morning and feel the excitement of securing a ride to a hopeful lucky break.
God bless.
Great story. I grew up on the tracks. Met many hobos and shared coffee and dinners with them.
KaBar is that you!?!
@@TheIronweed-vx5lg Nope. I never really got a nickname/tag. In fact I rarely gave my name or asked someone their name. Would just fit in so well as to be invisible. Which is how I liked it.
My grandpa would tell me stories of the depression when he would run the trains from Breckenridge, TX. To Salinas, CA. To work picking veggies in the fields during the harvest and tend to the livestock afterwards. He told me of Hobo camps with dozens of men living there and how they would share food given to them by the farmers amongst each other. As a 10 to 17 year old kid listening to him.. he could transport me back in time with each story. You two would have some stories to share. I never knew my Japanese grandparents. My mother was a Hiroshima survivor and lost her entire family when they dropped the atomic bomb on the city. Ironically, she was 3 plus miles north of ground zero helping her aunt and uncle pick fruit. So harvesting… saved them both. Thank you for bringing back some very old memories.
I often hike the old line between Weatherford and mineral wells, just east of Breckenridge...probably the same tracks you mentioned
@ that is a nice bike trail also. There is so much history in that area. My grandfather was part of the WPA and help build part of the Brick road from Weatherford to Breckenridge and also was on the crew that built Possum Kingdom Dam. Tis a small world for sure
Thank you for sharing what I suspect is a small part of your and your families story. I bet there is so much more to it. Thank you.
@ my grandfather in his later years… would keep dozens of old refrigerators on there backs full of potting soil and red worms. He sold “101 worms for a dollar” and would set them out front in old 1 gallon MJB and Folgers’ coffee cans, stacked in a pyramid. Next to it was an “honor jar” for payment. Then mid to late afternoon… you would hear “clang, clung, bang” as the fishermen tossed the empty coffee cans back over his 3’ tall chain link fence… for grandpa to use again. I miss those days. Life was tough for him, but you never knew it. I heard most of his stories early in the morning before school as I walk to his house and helped him each day before school.
Thank you for sharing your grandfather's story...
I’m 56 years old, watching this has made me realize what a blessed life I’ve lived. Not once have I opened a empty fridge, I’ve never not had a roof, or heat, or air conditioning. Thanks for making me realize how lucky I have been. I’m from a small town in Ontario Canada , there are so many homeless people here now , they are all over the city and forests. You put a lot of time and effort into these videos, I very much appreciate them.👍🇨🇦🇺🇸🙏
Thanks so very much!
Yeah there disgusting we need to send them to prison
All the way north to Ontario. Dear Lord give them warmth and food. /Amen
Lord has been very kind to me. Never missed a meal I didn't want to miss and never slept under an overpass. I am grateful for that. I have had a good and easy life. Certainly compared to this
... You should Jolly Well Enjoy Part 2 of Your Life Old Bean... Greetings from Bradford West Yorkshire 🏴✌️
My dad rode freight during the depression. He didn't talk much about it. He did say he fought in the smoker's making five dollars a fight win or lose. Traveled from Texas to the west coast. I miss him and loved him. He is a good friend and father.😢
Loved the pause for prayer to be grateful for what he does have
I'm 71 now, but I hopped a freight from the midwest to Seattle and back in the early 1970s. That was 50 years ago, though was only 40 years after the Great Depression. My compliments that this video's depiction of life was pretty accurate. But instead of sleeping under a tarp we'd look for old abandoned buildings or busses to be our lodging for the night. Water was important, and most hobos ate canned food, with the occasional splurge at McDonalds. Items missing from the video were whiskey and beer. And this hobo looks so clean. Everyone called us Dirty Kids, since we were. It was a hard life.
Sorry but 20 years old isn't a kid
Thanks for sharing your experience. The hobo lifestyle has changed drastically, but the core values of hard work, resourcefulness, and adventure have remained for those who are still true hobos.
Dirty kids is how we refer to our selves
I love it its been a while since we hoped out miss it
@@JohnBoyJoywell pends on what perspective yet lookN at
I just cannot imagine the bravery needed to do this. Much respect to a bygone era and men who were truly men
Indeed!
The great depression is a bygone era, but now there are more homeless people than ever.
@@barrywainwright3391 not to mention the 3000+ ghost towns that go along with the homeless population.
I used to ask My Dad about the great depression. He said there wasn’t a damn thing great about it.
May the lord keep blessing this man. Yall have no idea the amount of hard work iv seen him do not just for his videos but for everything he does . Hes a man that does his hardest and for the most part doesnt take shortcuts . He deserves all the love and respect.
Thanks so much, brother. I really appreciate it!
That does not surprise me. I appreciate the great quality of the videos he posts and also respect him as a fellow Bible believer.
19:44 .. as I listened and watched, I thought of Steinbeck’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’ that I had not so long ago had read. The words impacted my thoughts of the hardest times for our population, that are upon us once again. God Bless and Thank you.
Thanks so much and God bless you too!
Leaning on the everlasting arms... Perfect music for your prayer 🙏
Thanks for watching!
I recognized that song too. Perfect!
Yes, I also loved that choice of background music. 🤗
My grandparents lived on a farm in the '30s and '40s....they talked about helping out what they called " hobo men".... most were family guys out looking for work so they could send money back home.
My grandfather had one of those small coffee pots, but it was made out of that speckled enamel steel..
These hobo videos are great...
Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
I saw a similar Coffee Pot at the Warsaw Uprising Museum. What men can create is incredible. At Jasna Gora there is a preserved set of Rosary Beads made from Bread Crumbs from Maximillan Kolbe, or maybe ffrom another Auschwitz murder victim.
I think my favorite part of your stories is that you always remember to pray thanks for another great video
I try to be mindful of my blessings, and, Who they come from!
This has got to be one of if not the best videos you have ever done!
I agree totally
The old trapper ones are gold
Thanks so much!
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My grandfather, in the late 20's & early 30's, hoboed so he could send money back home to my grandmother in Roswell, GA. Great video. You have a talent, & I don't mean Bushcraft. You're a great storyteller. I look forward to each & every one of your videos. Thank you for telling the true way most of these hobos lived.
Thanks so much!
my grand mother had a small farm in so california.
my uncles and aunts married and moved leaving her to do the chores.
Don showed up every winter.
Don was a traveler.
he followed the planting and harvest to earn money.
Don earned a roof over his head and meals doing chores around the farm.
after listening to his stories, us city kids knew we had it easy.
I'm 66 now.
this video is a reminder of those days.
thank you for the history lesson.
one word my father always said 'survival'
Thanks for watching!
Love the violin rendition of Leaning On The Everlasting Arms in the middle at dinner time 💜💜💜
So-oooo, so WELL done!
I'm glad that you've not only found a 'niche' that no one does it so authentically, but especially era based as close as it could be 90 years ago! it simply makes one to stop everything, and ponder .... GREAT video !!!
Appreciate the kind words!
I feel like I'm watching Work by Ken Burns or something, the quality of your production is the best man. Absolutely love it. Thank you for giving us the gifts of your videos, absolutely the best.
Wow, thanks!
What's morning ebolutions? What fancy word was that? Was it taking a dump?@@WayPointSurvival
@chairlesnicol672 Ablutions: Shaving, washing etc.
Such men have built this country by their commitment to their families even in hard times.
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
I really appreciate the prayers before the meal, even if it’s just a pot of coffee. God truly does bless us.
I need to get into that habit.
It’s a good one to have indeed. I find recited prayer can be helpful, but winging it is perfectly good too. Might as well start tonight. Pray before you go to sleep.
Bible says speak from the heart. Don't remember the exact wording. Except we should not use repetitious prayers. Catholic anyone anyone 😮😮😅
@@caderiddle5996
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Sir.
And also to everyone here!
I’m a 50 year old modern hobo that has a new car, travels for gig work to facilitate my Snowboarding adventures. Been living like this since Covid. I love it. Covid was the best thing to happen for me. I don’t want to come off the road.
Very cool! Stay safe out there!
Same here. I thought losing my crappy job was the end of the world, but it was just the beginning! Cheers!
I'm curious what type of gig work you do? I would like to break free as well one day and stay in the mountains
@@WayPointSurvivalwait till your health declines, you will be very sorry.
Interesting, what are you doing for money?
love the story telling aspect. it makes it easy to understand they way of these men.....which continued for decades
Excellent James a real step back in time. Thank You
Thanks for watching!
LOVED THIS VIDEO!
Please do more of the hobo re-enactment videos. Love seeing the vintage equipment in use. Thank you so much for all of your effort.👍👍
Thanks so much for watching and for the supportive words!
Love your videos you always remind me of my great grandfather. He was a hobo and rode the rails from New Mexico and California and Texas to work on ranches and work on farms and dairy’s
That's awesome!
I remember growing up as a child of hobo parents. We would suck on lead pallets for treats. Occasionally, we would save up enough rocks to throw at each other. I miss those days. Eventually, I am hobo children of my own. They will inherent all my rocks I gathered. After 80 years, I have gathered 3.
Thanks for watching.
Good luck to you .When you're loved you'll never be a hobo .
Most practical camping/survival video because so many of us had relatives that survived just this way during the 1930s. Thanks again for the tip o the hat in thanksgiving. Quite a manly touch of class.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Where would we be today without good, godly men like you to bring an important part of our American history to life? All truth, no lies, great storytelling and such historically rich reenactment from days of old…so unlike the education our children and grandchildren are getting today. Your videos should be part of every student’s education in American history. Thank you so very much - thoroughly enjoyed the Hobo Series, James. Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. Stay safe, stay well.
Thanks so very much!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
Happy Thanksgiving to you also, Earl. This video has a real Thanksgiving feeling.
@jamespaul2587 Hi my friend
Yes
Happy and safe Thanksgiving
to all. Be sure to reflect on
everything you have to be thankful for. No buckets of
money for me, but things that
are worth as much or more.
@maxpinson5002 a fact and truth my friend
Thank you, and a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family ☺
0nce had a stue with one squrl and two potatoes a onion and two chicken backs. In our platform in the woods. Was a very good stue and a time I will never forget. Was about 14 or 15. Wish all could enjoy it as I did.
That sounds like a great experience!
I do beleive this is some of your finest work to date
Thanks so much!
This is amazing, I love the traditional/historical hobo camping videos. I like that you included the prayer as well, thank you. ✌🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
Honestly, I wouldn’t even bother to peel the potatoes. Straight Jacket!
I would an save them for the morning to fry up and have with a coffee.
@@acuraintegra101 great idea, right there
Back in my parent's or grandparent's day, which I think he's portraying, taters
weren't washed like they are
today. Most all vegetables
were harvested and sold as
they came from the field.
Additionally, as a bo, he might
have bartered for those taters
from a farmer's wife by drawing up several buckets of
water, or bringing in an armload of stove wood.
Vegetables weren't usually washed until being prepared
for cooking
i just rinse them good
I would guess that peeling them would save the water needed to wash them. Manure as fertilizer isn't rare (especially back then) and you wouldn't want to eat that.
Hey that was a nice video of a moment in one's day , good to see all the gear we take for granted when we are at or have a home . thank you
Thanks for watching!
Beautifully created ritual from the start of a fire to it’s extinguishing.
Thanks!
My favorite video in a long while. My wife is going to be so happy that I’ve found a new hobby😂. I’ve seen so many items in second hand stores that will get me started.
I am glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for these wonderful vignettes that teach us history and camp craft or woods craft. What an enjoyable way to learn
Thanks for watching!
I'm sorry if this is bad..... but when I can't sleep I turn on your old Playlist. Your voice gives me comfort and peace. Thank you for that. I love, respect, and appreciate you for that ❤ I will always be here Sir❤
That’s very kind of you to say. I’m glad my videos can help!
Thanks!
Thanks so much! I really do appreciate the support!
My Grandparents remembered these men. I always had respect for them due to their hardiness. Tough times create strong men.
Indeed!
And Easy times create weak men, the cycle continues....
Another fine video sir. Since I discovered your channel last year, it’s reawakened my love of camping. I’ve been slowly getting my gear accumulated and hope try camping like this video shows. That is the way my friends and me camped as kids.
Thanks, glad you're enjoying the channel!
Once again thank you for your hard work. You do such a fantastic job on these videos.
I really appreciate that!
@WayPointSurvival You are very welcome. The heart that you put into making your videos is rivaled by few and unmatched by many.
Very enjoyable video! You really capture the atmosphere and feelings of the 1930’s Hobo. Smart people will take notes!
Thanks so much!
This is a great show! THANK YOU!!!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you for showing me this sir. 🙏
You're very welcome!
Greetings and blessings to all on their paths. From Montreal with love.
Thanks for watching!
I've watched a lot of hobo videos, but this one is one of the best. It shows people working hard for what they have. No welfare, get out, and search for a job. Thank you for taking us along. ☮️
I agree, there's something special about seeing people relying on their own ingenuity and hard work.
@WayPointSurvival Amen, sir. Happy Thanksgiving, brother.
no wonder communism was popular in the 30s. i guarantee u if everyone was poor like back then,we would all be communists.
God Bless this man & family . I thought he was about to steal away on freight train ?
A lot of people of that time did not find work,no matter how hard they tried.
A lot of bartering was done during those times.
I LOVE ❤❤❤ all these 1930s Hobo videos. You could even talk about 1930s hobo shoes and I’d be riveted. 👍
Thanks so much!
Thanks for another wonderful story and for bringing history to life, James. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family
Thanks, and you too!
Thanking the Lord for his blessings and leaning on His everlasting arms. Happy Thanksgiving brother.
Same to you and God bless!
I cannot imagine the hours of research, gathering of gear and filming you put into each of your masterpieces! This is on par with any living history presentation I have seen! What a wonderful job you do with an ignored period of history, I can only say BRAVO Sir!
Thank you very much! I enjoy sharing these stories.
Sad its over, was just gettin into it. Need an 2 hr special.
I was thinking there should be a mini-series!
I was wondering when the feature length film was going to hit the theaters
I watch many videos about overnight camping. I must say that this one is probably one of the best I have seen by far. Everything was very well depicted and exlained. I watched your 1930's camp kitchen video the other day and I am hooked. Thank you for taking us along on your journey and sharing with us. Stay safe and God bless, I look forward to seeing many of your videos. Have a very blessed Christmas.
Thank you for watching and the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. Merry Christmas to you too!
Just exactly what was/is your skilled craftsmanship prior to study, experiment, and presenting the hobo lifestyle.
Why do you ask?
@WayPointSurvival I ask because I find it intriguing from where TH-cam celebrities have redirected their lives.
One man had a printing profession, is now a notable bus mechanic. One man was a game show winner, now has a coffee business. Another man, AC installer/tech, traveled the world in a van, now building homes. Couple, teacher and computer tech, now travel the states in a custom van. All TH-cam celebrities.
Our brains are wired to learn through story. You've shown us a lot of this antique equipment in individual videos but drawing it all together in a little reenactment really aids learning and puts everything into perspective. Thank you, Sir!
You're very welcome!
Your other hobo camp video was my favorite video of yours, I love that you made another.
Thanks, I'm really enjoying making these!
James, you an inspiration! You are a master thespian and outdoorsman. Thank you for your study and research. All the best!
Wow, thank you!
A tough way to live but simple in so many ways.
Yes, they didn't have much, but they survived!
One of your best videos ever, I love it. Longer form is way better showing all the setup and cooking stuff.
Thanks, I'm planning to do more videos like this.
@@WayPointSurvival please do! you have 1930's hobo channel to yourself, no one else is doing that.
Great movie!! Really like the new soundtrack songs! And as always the cool little pieces out of the haversack! Thanks James ! Bob
You're welcome, Bob! Glad you liked the music.
I really love your hobo series. There is so much our parents and grandparents knew that has largely been lost. Thanks for reviving some of that information. I love seeing wisdom from days gone by.
You are so welcome!
Me too! Grandpa and I would talk for hours about the traveling on the railroad.. yes, things were rough.. But interesting!
Señor James : felicitaciones por cada vídeo que sube ,aprecio cada uno de ellos ,usted dedica mucho tiempo en cada uno de ellos ,y eso lo valoro mucho,Dios lo bendiga siempre ,saludos desde La Pampa Argentina .
Thank you for watching!
Another great video, you are showing how our great Americans made it through tough times back in the 30s God Bless ❤
Glad you enjoyed it and God bless you too!
Awesome video. It was like watching a real hobo!! I'll watch it many times. Thanks!
You're welcome!
I feel blessed and in awe of this Man of the Road !
Another terrific authentic video. It brought to mind 2 questions. 1st, what's the expiration date on that authenticly old looking tin of corn beef? 2ndly, I was sure I could hear your wife calling out, "Jim, quit playing with your antiques and get in the house. Suppers on the table." LOL. 😂
Seriously though, I love these videos!
It was likely a modern tin with an authentic wrapper stuck round it
@@Pugggle Exactly that. I did a Google search, and you can buy that exact vintage label to put around a modern tin.
Best-by date. Canned foods last many, many years past the best-by date. Boondockery recently did a video on eating 20+ year old MRE’s.
@@PaEMT_FF9 While this is definitely true, I have no interest in trying to eat a nearly 100 year old can of corned beef.
It's definitely a reprint label put on a modern tin can.
It was indeed a privilege to be healthy and had no injuries by the Lack of work safety at those times!
Surely tough times but a clear mind with no distraction by Cell Phone, TV, Social Media, etc.
Great time. You should play harmonica in front of the fire as my old father used to play.🎉
I have done that in another video.
@@WayPointSurvival ohhh i will take a look ... thx
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO 💜🙏💜
You're welcome!
My dad grew up during WW2 as a boy in italy, he became the American Dream by winning an immigrent lottery visa to the USA in 1952 at 17 years old. No english, no money, but hope. He said good by to his family and never looked back. He is dead now but I always remember him longing just to be an American Hobo....his true freedom wish. Thanks for the vids, they mean allot.
Very cool history. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
Wonderful video! I am not sure why but this video really hit a chord with me. Thanks again!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃mt man here watching 👍👍 another hobo story great thank you
Thanks for watching, my friend!
My Father spent a good amount of time in the 1930’s as a Hobo. Rode the rails, went everywhere and saw a lot of the country.
Very cool!
As I lay in my kingsized bed with 5 wool blankets, I relish in the fact that I am the supreme hobo.
Indeed! The envy of many a wandering man...
Excellent video. You're a great storyteller James. Have a happy Thanksgiving
Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Great story, I loved it. Made me almost yearn for that life in a way. An era gone by with so many stories, adventures and hopes. I really enjoyed this video, thank you.
Thanks so much for watching, and I'm glad you found it interesting!
You are Truly a Man with Many Talents...
Thank You So Much for Sharing them with Us All over the Years. ❤
Thank you for watching, my friend!
I’m thankful this week and make a habit of reflecting on the various things that I am thankful for and one of them is James Bender and I wish him and his family a happy and healthy thanksgiving.
Thanks so much! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well!
Dude I love the overall vibe of your channel . I reckon that idea you got there is a good one. Great info for the day I hit the skids. Seriously great job. All aspects of humanity are important.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Happy Thanksgiving to all that’s watching the video! 😊😊😊😅
Same thing to you as well.
Same to you
Happy Thanksgiving
Love your channel and the fact that its between Military survival, and Bushcraft must haves, and the knowledge that you bring about the ones we used to laugh about as a kid... they had it right from the start and I envy them and I was a soldier... keep up the wonderful videos I believe you are a perfect in between and I hope people catch on
Thanks so much for the kudos!
My favorite TH-cam channel, especially the Hobo series 👍
Thanks so much!
Me and my crew called ourselves The R.T.B.O. an acronym for Rag Tag Bunch Operators. We all came together in old school San Diego CA. We garnered up amazing across the border exploits just to survive. This was back in 1999. The guy in the video reminds me of how we use to operate in the streets. This guy is an old school " Rag Tag Bunch Operator " .
Thanks so much!
Another great video James!
Glad you enjoyed it!
These longer segment videos depicting Hobo life are simply incredible. Such attention to detail and superb video/sound quality. Your content is second to none. Please keep them coming!
I am so glad you like them!
This is a good video, thank You .
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
A sobering reminder of how things can change for us in an instant. My father and uncles were teenagers during the Great Depression. Thank you for posting this. Superbly done!
I'm glad you found it interesting! Thanks so much for watching!
Excellent presentation and a lovely collection of historical artefacts.
This will be the most efficient way of surviving for long term in a case of EMP situation. No electrical stuff, easy to repair, virtually indestructible and simple.
Simplicity = Efficiency
I love that ❤
Indeed!
We may need these insights soon
@ I think it’s going to be sooner than we expect 🤔😊
As soon as I saw that thick clump of sausage drop out I knew the hobo was eating good that night.
What exactly do you mean by that?
You are a class act, sir.
Thank you so much!
That was easily one of the Top 10 pieces of video entertainment I have seen this entire year. Merry Christmas and God's speed.
Thank you for watching! Merry Christmas and may God bless you and yours as well!
The best one yet in my opinion sir can't wait for the next one
Thanks so much!
Hello James , Happy Thanksgiving. This was a great portrayal of "The Hobo Life , Life on The Road". It was very well done , both through video and narration. It was like a trip back in time.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it and Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
This was great! Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Absolutely amazing video!! Everything is authentic, toothbrush, mirror, coffee pot. Etc.....I very much enjoyed your work. Outstanding content!!!
Thanks so very much!
Great channel.
Thanks so much!
I love the astheticsand vibe of these videos! I spent alot of years on the road, and these vids bring not only good asthetics but accuracy to the survival life! :)
Awesome! Thank you!
I like when you bring history to life in your videos especially frontier series keep up good work your videos.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.