1930s Hobo Shaving Techniques Revealed!
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- Опубликовано: 21 апр 2024
- Discover the unique art of shaving like a hobo with authentic 1920s and 1930s vintage gear in our latest video! Watch as we demonstrate the traditional techniques using heated water and compact, portable items, all packed in an iconic 1910 Musette bag. Don't miss out on this fascinating journey into the past - subscribe and ring the bell for more historical grooming tutorials!
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You look like you are losing weight. Just an observation.
I Learn a lot of you about history and other stuff .
A lot of things i have my self .
I like to go backpack with my dog in my own country .
So all the tips you can still use today.
That shave i go look for that. .
Thank you so much for sharing! I'd love to see a video covering Hobo unions and IWW!
50 of 74 years a hobo. I used to be clean shaven in warm weather, but grow a beard in the winter. I was shown by a WW2 vet how to dry shave. It is starting at the neck and shaving in a upward manner. However I found by growing a full beard and trimming once a month or so was much easier and for me wearing a shortish beard improved my appearance a little.
Greetings, James. What a wonderful video. I saw the razor and soap in youth, and I had a couple of collapsible back in the 80s. The gentleman you mentioned Sergevining has a great knowledge of antique gear and the outdoors. I can't wait to see another short story video of the hobo life on the road...
I went to the circus yesterday, and talked to the hobo clown. He was very knowledgeable about life as a hobo. I told him how I watch all your videos.
Very cool! Thank you so much for watching!
They brought the clowns back? I figured it was all done after the animals were gone.
@@wisdomriver3476 The Shriners Circus in Wilmington MA, all the animals are gone except for horses.
@@kingofhoarbags thought you were talking about ringling brothers but that’s still pretty cool
What circus I thought that was an extinct thing?
Hobos looking better than most people now a days, conspicuous isn't it!
I know, right?
@@WayPointSurvival absolutely pal, it really is all about appearances.
People of that era had a better
moral compass and personal
pride in looking presentable
even if they didn't have much
of anything.
My own folks had an old used
set of clothes for everyday
work wear doing chores etc.,
and a new set for wearing to
church, community functions,
etc.
They washed their clothes and
themselves regularly even though water had to be hauled
from a creek several hundred
yards away from the dwelling
buckets full at the time for enough to fill up a big iron
washpot in the yard, and
enough for a rinse of the
same batch of wash.
A clothes iron was heated on
the stove to iron whatever needed ironing.
I learned to use a razor at a
younger age, but no longer
trust myself to scrape my
wire bristle whiskers off my
face and throat and head.
I still use a mug and brush.
I've never rinsed in anything
that I would be drinking from.
I started using a big clean empty can like a peach/tomato can, and don't worry about trying to get it perfectly
cleaned out. I'm thinking I started that while out on a hunting trip or something, and
still use the practice daily.
Saves fretting about cleaning
the sink out as well.
At one time way back when,
one of my relatives had a
doo dad that was like a travel
type shaving mug with a
tight slip fit lid. I'm thinking
it was phenolic plastic type
stuff or melamine or the like.
It'd be nice to have something
like that. I enjoy using a brush
too much. If I could still hold
a razor steady and not slash myself, I'd prefer that. That's
the best shave for the baby
butt smoothness. Some of the
old drugstores used to have
the tube soap back in the
days when I was little, along
with the television tube tester
and mercurohrome and
merthiolate 😂
@@maxpinson5002 hahaha, splendid!
Old folks had it hard, we should follow the hard ways as well.
Those jeans where girls look like they were in a fight for their lives with a tiger are a good example.
I've been using a safety razor for the past 10 years now and it gives me a really good shave.
Oddly enough, earlier today I put together a crock pot mulligan stew for dinner....My Grandma would always make that for supper when I was younger and she told me about the origins of mulligan stew and the hobos of the 1930's.
She had a lot of really interesting stories about her personal life that she would tell me about...
People then, well...They knew all about hard times.
That's so cool! Thank you so much for watching!
My mom had to leave home when she was 12 because the family was struggling. At that young age she became a live in housekeeper.
I truly appreciate all that you put in to these videos. You do such a great job.
Thanks so very much!
Yup, my Dad, at 13, [1937] had to go and live and work on a farm to help out the family. Take care...
My roommates Mother, who I knew very well, became an orphan at 12 during the great depression. Hard times, but she went on to lead a very happy and successful life in spite of everything.
Pictures of bread lines showed men with suits, ties, white shirts and hats. They didn't have money, but they looked good. Your presentation reminds me of that. Thanks
Yes, it was perhaps one thing that they could do that made them feel better about their situation and that possibly could afford them the opportunity to advance up the ladder of life a rung or two.
@@WayPointSurvival Their suits and ties were left from better times when they had real jobs and money.
@@sigbuster3150 my grandfather who was a German immigrant (born in 1892 and died in 1962) looked like he always wore the same blue pinstripe suit. I looked in his closet and it was full of identical suits a couple of which were brown. He would put his hat on top of a lampshade when he visited. He hardly ever had 2 nickles to rub together.
Almost all men at all economic levels wore suits. Not necessarily up to date etc. but suits nonetheless.
Those were the clothes they had. They weren’t dressing up. They were wearing the clothes that they had left by then, after their work clothes wore out.
Clothes were made WAY stronger. So the fancy clothes folks had, who lost banking or other desk jobs, lasted literally years of constant wear.
Great video! My grampa would grate his shaving bar to make something like a shaving powder when he traveled. Pretty neat.
That's a great idea!
I adore these historical reenactments you're providing. Thank you for doing the research and the practice to make them so perfect!
You're very welcome and I very much appreciate you watching them!
You would be surprised how many people still use straight razors, safety razors and lather their soap still today. I am one of them. It is so much better than the disposable razors on the market.
Yes, some of the old ways are nearly impossible to improve upon!
This has got to be the best series because of how useful the information is!❤ I love it!
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching!
Not only are your Hobo videos interesting & informative, they are also heart-warming! Interestingly, when I entered college in the late 1950s, safety razors almost identical to yours were common on the college campus! The Cocoa Tin has its modern derivatives; and the Ever-Ready razor tin closely resembles the modern Altoids-type tin. Many of today's younger generations have any idea how much modern items are connected to the PAST! Thankfully, you are teaching historical Customs & Values which are no longer in the history books. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and may God richly bless you & yours! To God be the glory! Amen. By the way, Sarge Vining is a great source on Classic Camping!
Thank you so very much for watching and for all the kind words! May God bless you and yours!
Thanks for the hard work you put into researching these things about hobos and purchasing vintage hobo items and sharing how they work. Keep up the good work James and can’t wait till the next one
Glad you like them!
I briefly knew an older patrol officer and he told me stories of shaving with Only cold water and maybe soap if they could get it, while he was stationed on an island in the Pacific. At first I thought he was just telling Sea stories but when I tried it, I learned the trick was just soaking your face for as long as you could in the cold water and using the sharpest razor you can get. It actually works fine with brand new Bic razors and cold water without any soap.
It might feel a little strange or slightly painful at first but then your face gets used to it. The best part is after that learning experience, whenever you have even a little bit of any soap, shampoo or the luxury of real shaving cream then it feels like slipperiest shave.
I must be weird. I find I'm perfectly satisfied just using my razor on my dry bare skin and find it iritates me so little afterwards I prefer it over messing with shaving cream and stuff as I just find that messy. It's probably because my facial hair doesn't grow to thick or fast. I usually only shave once or twice a week when I have a meeting with someone the next day.
Very interesting! I often only shave with water but it is warm.
Excellent James. I use a shaving cup and shaving brush 😊
Excellent, my friend!
I always pictured hobos as unshaven for years.
Unfortunately, it is a common caricature. Thanks for watching!
They were a different class of traveling folk.
I collect old razors.
I primarily use a safety razor, pretty interesting hobby.
Your videos bring light to to the plight of many people of hardship.
I was raised in hardship, I still practice being self reliant at 72 years old
Awesome, thanks for watching!
I love these video series, can’t wait for the next one. Keep them coming
Glad you like them!
Thanks for all your hard work,!
My pleasure!
James, as always,I do appreciate the effort and positive view that come across very clearly in your videos. All the best and take care.
Many thanks!
This is my favorite series.
Thanks so much!
Definitely. I click so fast when I see anything about the 'hobo' series
I’m loving this series. Well done.
Thanks so much!
Always such a wealth of information!
Thanks for watching!
I, for one, understand and appreciate all the work that goes into these videos. A true labor of love. Great job, my friend.
Thank you so much, my brother!
Love the fact that you're wearing bib overalls. Always thought that they were too much when my grandpa and his brothers wore them but now that I've tried them out, I'd never give them up
They definitely have a utility and style all their own!
My dad and uncles always wore overalls. I used to wear them some. Then I started dating a woman who would become my wife, for 27 years now. Her ex wore them and she hated when I wore them so I quit.
Sir, you are a natural teacher, a Sensei, where your wealth of information is so good. I love watching and learning from you and your channel. Peter UK. God bless you.
Thank you so very much and God bless you too!
Thank you James for these videos. The whole hobo series is fantastic. I assembled nearly the same coffee setup you have from the hobo coffee video. Only thing I'm missing is the old time alcohol stove. Appreciate your effort in bringing these videos to us!
Very cool!
Man I'm really enjoying watching you dive deep into the Hobo culture James. You making the effort to research and pass this knowledge along is how this stuff keeps from getting lost. Great job!
Glad you enjoy it!
I have never been in that position like a hobo or homeless. I enjoy learning about true living and especially not having all these home comforts which many of us have got.
My father was homeless for many a year and he endured many a full moon under the stars.
Learning these skills of living I truly think it helps you. I also learn from others comments.
Many thanks for your time and effort into these videos James
Regards
Camping with Brian (AKA Bushcraft Piper)
You're very welcome!
Woop woop love the show! I used to shave on long trips back packing hahaha and a little soap so on doesn't weigh next to nothing but makes you feel 100% better normally only in the warmer months where I could wash up my socks and my clothes and have some nice clean dry fresh wash stuff by hand shave and get cleaned up. It's nice if your out for days on end.
Absolutely true!
Very good I was in the service back in the 70s learning never stops thank you
Right on!
Wonderful video James, thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !
Unless you have been on the road for a long time,you don't realize how hard something like shaving can be.Hard to find work if you look unkempt .Great job James!
Thanks so much!
Love all that you do I'm hooked on learning these old ways and love the respect you bring to the hobo life they were a class of citizens not bums
Absolutely!
This reminds me; in part, of watching my grandfather shave. He used the same method he did during WW2. He had the exact same shaver. And never used a mirror.
Thank you, Sir for bringing those memories back to me of better times.
You're welcome!
My grandfather was born in 1903 in North Carolina he left home at the age of 16 (his parents couldn’t afford to feed him and all six of his siblings) my great grandma gave him a ten $ dollar bill. He rolled said bill up and hid it in the toe of his boot. 6 years later he returned home…and gave his Mom back that same $10 bill!
By the way I absolutely love your channel!
What a cool story! Thanks so much for sharing it!
These are some of the best videos I've found on RUclips
Thanks so much!
Shaving sticks are great. I've been using Arko shaving sticks for about a year now and absolutely love them.
I'll have to check them out!
Very cool. Never gave much thought to how they stayed sharp looking while looking for work. Good video!!
Thanks!
Great video. I looked up some of the symbols hobos would use to communicate. It's always great to see a video from this series. ✌️👍
Thanks so much! I'm really glad that you are enjoying them!
You rule dude! love your videos! Learning is great!
Thanks, glad you like it!
When watching your videos you have a way of taking me back to that Era. I'm 68 years old and learn something new .Keep up the outstanding videos GOD BLESS
Thanks so much, you too!
I’m so into this specific content on your channel. Love it my bro! Keep it coming! So cool!
Thanks! Will do!
Please more hobo videos it’s great and informative!
More to come!
This was the best video yet. Love ya brother
Much appreciated!
Hi, James! Love the series. Great video !
Glad you like them!
I love this hobo series James, tyvm! God bless Sir!
Thanks so much and God bless you too!
Dude Thanks a lot for this video, I will figure it out how to get some similar system, I live in Berlin, and I'm a HOBO myself (and I absolutely love this lifestyle anyway!) Thanks again from Germany!!!🇩🇪❤🇺🇲
Excellent! Thanks so much for watching!
Brilliant as always thanks. All your hard work and research is very much appreciated 👍
You're welcome!
I would have never thought of that topic.... And the info in the intro speech is just perfect.
There are so many amazing knowledge to discover in your videos. Like, in this one, I never thought the design for those collapsible cups was so old. The shaving stick.. never heard of that before (not that I'm an antique expert, but still..). And it's very good that you've pointed out the difference between Hobos and tramps. Well done!.... again.
P.S. The message at the end. About how to support you is probably the best one out there on RUclips.
Thank you so very much! I really do appreciate the kind words!
@@WayPointSurvival There's a catch 22 tho James.... you're now condemned to... excellence with your videos ;) Any sign of weakness and we'll confiscate an item from your gear.
I also enjoy the Sarg Vining channel.
Excellent!
Thank you James for your sharing with us👍
You're welcome!
As someone who still regularly shaves with a safety razor, this was a very interesting video! Thank you James !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, great series.
You're welcome!
Great channel. I look forward to catching your show through notifications.
Thanks so much!
Fascinating history.
Thanks!
Excellent video! I collect and use vintage shaving implements and seeing them in action like this is awesome! Thank you, James.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is my favorite series going on now. Thanks very much for the effort that you put into these videos!!
Glad you like them!
That old Stanley canteen and the tin cup are so cool. Sarge Vining might be a good person for Blackies Haversack challenge. It would be interesting to see what the Sarge comes up with for vintage camping.
Great idea. Thanks for watching!
Great video James.
I have that same nested cup, it was my grandfather's I've been told he carried it in his coat pocket all the time.
Looking forward to the next video
Very cool! It was indeed a common item back in the day!
James, I really enjoy these videos. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do!
Great kit great video! Life of the hobo lost art thanks for keeping it alive! 👍😎🐆🐆
Thanks for watching!
I
Really enjoy your work great demonstration did that have a smell to it I was just wondering what it smelled like . It would be fun to use an old razor I never have used one like that have a good week .
Yes, it smelled like really old Avon! In other words, not that great, but it was I suppose, pleasant back in the day.
Thank you for sharing. Loving the hobo videos.
Thanks so much!
Thank you for this informative video. It just so happens I watched the Haversack video a week before this one- just like you said! 😂
You are so welcome!
Thanks, James. Your channel is one of the rare channels here which i would describe as wholesome
Thanks so much!
Good episode.
Much appreciated.
👍
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this information with us. Have a great day..Brian.
Thanks, you too!
That’s awesome! Great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video, you are a wealth of Hobo knowledge oh how I would like to sit and talk to you for hours on the subject. Thanks for your hard work bringing us such great content!
Wow, thank you!
Enjoyed the video
My daily dress is usually a pair of Bibs and a suit jacket with either my original Flat cap or Stetson fedora
Maybe I should add a tie now and really go uptown
Right?
I admire hobos. Why? Becuse they could survive with little to none resources and equipment. And that equipment is impressive!
And I would probably die 😄 Thanks for very interesting video, love it!
You're welcome!
Love the series, though havent seen every episode yet. Not sure if you've covered it yet, but id love to see a hobo bathing and laundry episode(s). I do both on longer camping trips, and id love to see the similarities and differences. All the best to you and yours.
Thanks so much for watching and for the suggestions!
James once again a great big Thank you for all your hard work and dedication putting these videos together. God Bless and Be Safe My Friend.
You're very welcome and God bless you too!
Hello!! Cool video and channel!!
Thanks so much!
I ALWAYS ENJOY THESE CLASSIC STEPS BACK INTO HISTORY... THANKS JAMES!!!✊️🔥✌️💚
You're welcome!
As always a fascinating look into American history,well done James keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do!
Another excellent installment of this series , I still have my grandpa’s razor that looks like that . Thank you for sharing James
Glad you enjoyed it!
Best series ever
Thanks so much!
I really love these. The hobo culture is fascinating and interesting. I'm from central Europe and I wasn't very familiar with the hobo but I like to watch and learn about it. Keep them coming! Thank you very much for the work and energy you put in.
Glad you like them!
Thank You!!!
You're welcome!
Thank you for your hobo series.
You're welcome!
Enjoyed this 😊
Thanks!
Love the info
Thanks so much for watching!
This video is wonderful, especially for me as a writer and a history buff. I have seen so much post-apocalyptic literature where everyone goes around dirty and unkempt and if you are in a nuclear desert ala Mad Max, then that makes sense, but a lack of technology does not have to mean lack of hygiene. Hobos and even earlier pioneers managed to stay clean without access to the modern tools we have so it would stand to reason people going through a similar situation could too.
I recommend these videos for anyone hoping to do anything in the post-apoc genre as they are a wellspring of useful information.
Thanks so much for watching and I am very glad that you are enjoying the series!
Great video series. Been shaving like a “hobo” for the past 15 years with a double safety razor. I think more people could save some money and headache by switching to one.
True!
Very interesting!
Thanks!
Always informative and entertaining. I appreciate all of the work you do to make these James . Headed to check out your friends channel. Sounds like my kind of content. Have a great day
Thanks so much, you too!
Brilliant 👌👍
Thanks!
Thanks again... 'Hobo Waypoint'
Love your content... Waiting for more of the 'move to Ohio's cabin....
Thanks. We completed the move to the cabin and wrapped up the series with episode 16.
Thanks James, I really appreciate all the years of videos, and the things you’ve shown and taught us. I think that more than a sense of style, folks back then had a sense of class. Which is nearly impossible to find today in most aspects of society, which is really kind of sad.
That is so true! We have become far too casual.
Real nice!!👍
Thanks!
Another great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
The hobo kit was high quality.
Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you liked it!
I've really been enjoying these Hobo videos.
I'm starting to wonder if we're going to see a reemergence of this sort of culture with the current economic situation.
Very possibly! However, many hobos today are more like what is referred to as rubber tramps. They travel in cars, vans and motorhomes.
Im 39 years old and have used an old fashioned safety razor most of my adult life. Never bought into the craze of fancy multi bladed razors. My razor has gone with me on so many camping trips etc so can't imagine using anything else
Excellent!
I was told about a couple of my great uncles who were hobos for quite a few years due to no work where them and my grandpa were born. Turn of the century flat creek S.C. they ended up having families where they settled. Though my grandpa lost touch with them. And I'm history nut anyway. So keep up the great work on this series. It's very entertaining and informative for sure.
Thanks so much, will do!
The thing you didn't hit like milion subs just by Hobo series makes me baffled a lot. I spend waaay too much time on YT and so far I haven't see anything even close to quality and value of your content. No BS here. Sir, your Hobo videos made me dive into books about those hard times and even further into frontier past. I literally have a blast. Thank you.
Thank you so very much!
I'm away from home for nearly four months and I brought a shaving stick (Lea) despite owning well over 40 different artisan shave soaps. It works great, especially if you don't shave every day. The soap sticks nicely to a couple of days of stubble and gives a very nice shave. The smell is fine although I prefer the Tabac or Palmolive stick as far as smell goes. That, a nice small razor and a synthetic brush goes a very long way.
Also, that style is very dapper, more well dressed than most people these days.
Thanks so much!
No matter how bad of day we're having, none of us wants to look feral to our fellow human being . Good vid.
Thanks!
With the economy doing as poorly as it is, it’s good to learn these skills from the Great Depression era as we seem to be headed in that direction again unfortunately. I’ve been shaving with DE safety razors for years now because the blades are cheap, you get a close and comfortable shave, and it’s better for the environment with less waste (small, single metal blades are biodegradable and contain no plastics).
Great Depression era cooking is also making a comeback with the high price of groceries, so I’ve been learning a lot about that as well. Living in the rural South means I still have to travel by car, as the closest store is around 14 miles away, but I would love to be able to walk or ride a bicycle to wherever I needed to go to not be reliant on expensive gasoline. Getting to work without being sweaty might be a challenge in the summer though.
Anyway, thanks for the informative and interesting videos!
You're very welcome and thanks so much for watching!