1930s Hobo Camp Overnight: Exploring Depression-Era Survival Gear

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024
  • Step back in time to 1931 and experience life in a 1930s hobo camp. Watch as a resourceful hobo who is searching for work, spends an overnight using a horseshoe pack and haversack combination loaded with authentic vintage gear. This video showcases Depression-era survival tactics and the ingenuity of those who lived on the road.
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  • @WayPointSurvival
    @WayPointSurvival  2 часа назад +22

    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!

    • @ConnorMainwold
      @ConnorMainwold Час назад +1

      Is this a new series like the 1700s survival series.

    • @TheHighAngler
      @TheHighAngler 38 минут назад +1

      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.

    • @Jorokusaki
      @Jorokusaki 33 минуты назад

      This channel kicks major a$$. Have you seen The Townsends?

  • @craigeckhoff99
    @craigeckhoff99 Час назад +18

    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.

    • @theresaconley5930
      @theresaconley5930 34 минуты назад +2

      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.

    • @Jorokusaki
      @Jorokusaki 22 минуты назад

      God bless.

  • @raytribble8075
    @raytribble8075 2 часа назад +19

    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.

  • @chadwilliams8909
    @chadwilliams8909 Час назад +4

    I really appreciate the prayers before the meal, even if it’s just a pot of coffee. God truly does bless us.

  • @sambarnard9628
    @sambarnard9628 Час назад +3

    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.

  • @earlshaner4441
    @earlshaner4441 2 часа назад +18

    Happy Thanksgiving everyone

    • @jamespaul2587
      @jamespaul2587 2 часа назад +3

      Happy Thanksgiving to you also, Earl. This video has a real Thanksgiving feeling.

    • @earlshaner4441
      @earlshaner4441 2 часа назад +3

      @jamespaul2587 Hi my friend

    • @maxpinson5002
      @maxpinson5002 Час назад +3

      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.

    • @earlshaner4441
      @earlshaner4441 Час назад +2

      @maxpinson5002 a fact and truth my friend

  • @savagepro9060
    @savagepro9060 2 часа назад +18

    Honestly, I wouldn’t even bother to peel the potatoes. Straight Jacket!

    • @acuraintegra101
      @acuraintegra101 2 часа назад +6

      I would an save them for the morning to fry up and have with a coffee.

    • @savagepro9060
      @savagepro9060 2 часа назад +7

      @@acuraintegra101 great idea, right there

    • @maxpinson5002
      @maxpinson5002 Час назад +1

      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

    • @girthakian
      @girthakian Час назад

      i just rinse them good

  • @user-js4vh2lw6n
    @user-js4vh2lw6n 2 часа назад +11

    This has got to be one of if not the best videos you have ever done!

  • @sierragrey7910
    @sierragrey7910 42 минуты назад +1

    Such men have built this country by their commitment to their families even in hard times.

  • @ProbablyH1
    @ProbablyH1 Час назад +6

    I do beleive this is some of your finest work to date

  • @terryrichards8645
    @terryrichards8645 Час назад +7

    Happy Thanksgiving to all that’s watching the video! 😊😊😊😅

  • @jefflatham3247
    @jefflatham3247 2 часа назад +11

    This is a good video, thank You .

  • @d.l.f.6173
    @d.l.f.6173 Час назад +4

    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.

  • @bannisterharpes8496
    @bannisterharpes8496 2 часа назад +8

    Greetings and blessings to all on their paths. From Montreal with love.

  • @earlyriser8998
    @earlyriser8998 2 часа назад +5

    love the story telling aspect. it makes it easy to understand they way of these men.....which continued for decades

  • @acbigal
    @acbigal 2 часа назад +9

    Once again thank you for your hard work. You do such a fantastic job on these videos.

  • @DG-hb8rh
    @DG-hb8rh 2 часа назад +6

    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

  • @Dav3Campb3ll
    @Dav3Campb3ll 2 часа назад +7

    Love that intro
    Excellent editing 👍

  • @KingofCrusher
    @KingofCrusher Час назад +4

    One of your best videos ever, I love it. Longer form is way better showing all the setup and cooking stuff.

  • @shawnsta7505
    @shawnsta7505 2 часа назад +8

    Thanks as always

  • @savagepro9060
    @savagepro9060 2 часа назад +6

    You should’ve enacted him landing that job. Perhaps even receiving and sending that paycheck.That too was part of the survival

  • @williamjones4681
    @williamjones4681 2 часа назад +5

    My favorite RUclips channel, especially the Hobo series 👍

  • @chadwilliams8909
    @chadwilliams8909 Час назад +3

    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.

  • @mikek1090
    @mikek1090 Час назад +2

    I like when you bring history to life in your videos especially frontier series keep up good work your videos.

  • @BillieBirdOutdoors
    @BillieBirdOutdoors Час назад +2

    You are Truly a Man with Many Talents...
    Thank You So Much for Sharing them with Us All over the Years. ❤

  • @shanehorton5303
    @shanehorton5303 Час назад +1

    It was a hard life back then, maybe we need a little bit of that today, God bless ya'll, I really like watching these

  • @scottdunkirk8198
    @scottdunkirk8198 Час назад +4

    GREAT VIDEO! HAPPY THANKSGIVING 🍽

  • @hdrider2071
    @hdrider2071 2 часа назад +7

    Sad its over, was just gettin into it. Need an 2 hr special.

    • @outdoordauber
      @outdoordauber Минуту назад

      I was thinking there should be a mini-series!

  • @dadsdayoff7196
    @dadsdayoff7196 2 часа назад +4

    I absolutely love the hobo series

  • @andrewstetson7614
    @andrewstetson7614 Час назад +4

    The best one yet in my opinion sir can't wait for the next one

  • @NorthCarolinaConservative
    @NorthCarolinaConservative Час назад +2

    You are a class act, sir.

  • @luizcam3017
    @luizcam3017 2 часа назад +3

    Great time. You should play harmonica in front of the fire as my old father used to play.🎉

  • @CronesBones
    @CronesBones Час назад +2

    I LOVE ❤❤❤ all these 1930s Hobo videos. You could even talk about 1930s hobo shoes and I’d be riveted. 👍

  • @dejaydavisson9938
    @dejaydavisson9938 Час назад +3

    I really like your ( hobo) coat and hat ! Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

  • @terryrichards8645
    @terryrichards8645 Час назад +3

    Thank you for giving thanks to are Lord and Savior for your meal and your great video!😅

  • @1961MJS
    @1961MJS Час назад +1

    Great movie!! Really like the new soundtrack songs! And as always the cool little pieces out of the haversack! Thanks James ! Bob

  • @davescrazy-trailer6542
    @davescrazy-trailer6542 Час назад +1

    I have to admit I find your videos very interesting even my grandson likes watching

  • @Captain-Max
    @Captain-Max Час назад +3

    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!

  • @Jerrylance-d6n
    @Jerrylance-d6n 2 часа назад +3

    Happy Thanksgiving 🦃mt man here watching 👍👍 another hobo story great thank you

  • @ravenmad9225
    @ravenmad9225 2 часа назад +5

    Great channel.

  • @steveturner3999
    @steveturner3999 Час назад +2

    Good job James! Great production!

  • @billwolfram412
    @billwolfram412 Час назад +1

    Many Thanks James !!!

  • @independentthinker8930
    @independentthinker8930 Час назад +1

    I really enjoy this series, I have them all so far, great job!!!

  • @matthewsmom010902
    @matthewsmom010902 Час назад +2

    This was great! Thank you!

  • @cafeqc3793
    @cafeqc3793 2 часа назад +4

    amazing video, thanks from Quebec

  • @Countingtheday6
    @Countingtheday6 2 часа назад +3

    Another great video James!

  • @dejaydavisson9938
    @dejaydavisson9938 Час назад +1

    Enjoyable video and music to go with it !

  • @johnlynch7834
    @johnlynch7834 Час назад +1

    Excellent video. You're a great storyteller James. Have a happy Thanksgiving

  • @FrigginKlar
    @FrigginKlar Час назад +2

    Excellent story telling

  • @suebryant1188
    @suebryant1188 Час назад +1

    Somehow I acquired a little razor like yours. No tin though. I keep it in my jewelry box with my other treasures. 💚

  • @terryweston566
    @terryweston566 Час назад +1

    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.

  • @barbaradownie3265
    @barbaradownie3265 2 часа назад +4

    THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO 💜🙏💜

  • @aaronpeterson385
    @aaronpeterson385 Час назад +1

    Thank you for another great video, I always look forward to them.

  • @andrewskowronski6283
    @andrewskowronski6283 2 часа назад +3

    If you can locate this forest clearing on Google Maps, legend has it this Gentlemen buried $ 50,000.00 in US Funds in a hollow tree.
    He is well known as the Father of Geocaching.
    Cheers!

  • @daveburklund2295
    @daveburklund2295 Час назад +1

    That's a good one. Thanks!

  • @Stillmaineiac88
    @Stillmaineiac88 Час назад +1

    Really enjoyable content. Keep up the good work Sir.

  • @smd482000
    @smd482000 Час назад +2

    Happy Thanksgiving

  • @russellrlf
    @russellrlf Час назад +1

    Another great one!

  • @braxtonoverby7122
    @braxtonoverby7122 2 часа назад +4

    Nothing like a WWII shelter-half....except two of them....LOL

  • @jamespaul2587
    @jamespaul2587 2 часа назад +9

    Thanks for another wonderful story and for bringing history to life, James. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family

  • @emmanightingale2024
    @emmanightingale2024 Час назад +1

    Awesome video, thanks for making it! Have a great Thanksgiving!!

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 Час назад +1

    Wonderful video James, thanks for sharing, YAH bless brother !

  • @independentthinker8930
    @independentthinker8930 Час назад +1

    Happy Thanksgiving giving!

  • @mrcrawlingstv
    @mrcrawlingstv Час назад +1

    Great story 👏

  • @shanehorton5303
    @shanehorton5303 Час назад +2

    Happy Thanksgiving ya'll, remember to give thanks to the one who truly blessed us, Jesus christ

  • @markbrandli
    @markbrandli Час назад

    Really good video. May God's blessings and peace be with you and your family.

  • @floydcarstairs9747
    @floydcarstairs9747 Час назад +1

    Damn that scrape from the shave in the morning couldn't have felt good...

  • @RandyBuckey
    @RandyBuckey 2 часа назад +5

    Any day is a good day if you are alive and can thank the Lord you are able to keep going and thank him for protecting us from harm.

    • @ronin584
      @ronin584 34 минуты назад

      "Every day is a good day, if you don't think every day is a good day try missing a few" Bob Ross

  • @57WillysCJ
    @57WillysCJ 55 минут назад

    Great video. My maternal grandfather traveled a lot looking for work. He heard about a lumber mill hiring two days travel south. He went with his brother in law to get a job. At the end of the first day they split one boiled egg. They had nothing the second days until evening at the mill. He said the bean soup was some of the best he had. Oh and those weren't 20 mile days. Both he and grandma would walk 50 miles in a day to visit family.

  • @Blrtech77
    @Blrtech77 48 минут назад

    James, A Heartfelt Thank You For Being A God Fearing Man, and For Making These Hobo Series Video's! They Are Top of the Line For Learning and Entertaining. God Bless and Be Safe My Friend.

  • @DanielBelliveau-y5x
    @DanielBelliveau-y5x 2 часа назад +5

    If you don't want to waste any of your potatoes you should keep the peels on them .

  • @plop55
    @plop55 56 минут назад

    I really enjoy these longer form story-telling videos. Thank you!

  • @davegoodridge8352
    @davegoodridge8352 15 минут назад

    This is so good. Thanks for helping keep those memories alive again.

  • @pinetree9343
    @pinetree9343 11 минут назад

    I love these video stories. Great concepts, narration and video creation

  • @JustBasicGuy
    @JustBasicGuy 41 минуту назад

    Your other hobo camp video was my favorite video of yours, I love that you made another.

  • @chrisw3088
    @chrisw3088 37 минут назад

    Awesome video. It was like watching a real hobo!! I'll watch it many times. Thanks!

  • @DannySanders-nj8xn
    @DannySanders-nj8xn 23 минуты назад

    Great video James. The quality of your videos has improved very much sense you started. 🙃

  • @theodoreroosevelt78
    @theodoreroosevelt78 14 минут назад

    You did the video camping i was going to do come spring. Looks great. Thankyou for all your time and effort.

  • @sineriafrankenstein7316
    @sineriafrankenstein7316 57 минут назад

    Wow what a lovely video!! Just BEAUTIFUL!! Well done!! ❤ Sure would be nice to go back in time, wouldn't it? Thank-you for this enchanting trip into the past.

  • @seanjespersen2199
    @seanjespersen2199 20 минут назад

    Love all these videos. Love all the comments. Not sure if I'm a hobo or a millwright...

  • @stefanrudau2774
    @stefanrudau2774 45 минут назад

    This is so cool. Thanks for making and showing us this video.

  • @ebony5766
    @ebony5766 50 минут назад

    These are wonderful to watch. I recall pictures of civil war Confederate soldier's carrying their possessions the same way. Thanks for your hard work. Happy Thanksgiving

  • @BrokenBarBox
    @BrokenBarBox 41 минуту назад

    Wonderful is the first word that came to mind. This was just wonderful

  • @vendigrows
    @vendigrows 19 минут назад

    Prepare for a video like this must be half the fun !❤❤

  • @reneestevis3223
    @reneestevis3223 Час назад

    I was hoping you make a video like this one. Like always it was great.

  • @kentcostello5286
    @kentcostello5286 12 минут назад

    That looks awesome and what they had on Thanksgiving back then .

  • @History_Coffee
    @History_Coffee 51 минуту назад

    These videos are great, you've inspired me to do something similar with old west era equipment.

  • @scotteverett9890
    @scotteverett9890 Час назад

    Thank you for another great video Sir !

  • @Badger1776
    @Badger1776 Час назад

    Coolest one Ive seen yet. Love to learn what they may have done.

  • @Dansu18
    @Dansu18 2 часа назад +3

    :) Safe travels

  • @iamdrglass
    @iamdrglass Час назад

    I am loving this content

  • @Itsthatoneguy371
    @Itsthatoneguy371 16 минут назад

    Pretty good quality video for a video camera in the 1930’s. 😊

  • @StevenSkidmore-hw8dg
    @StevenSkidmore-hw8dg 58 минут назад

    I really like your videos , you really go all out , BRAVO , thinks and have a great blessed day AMEN .

  • @SpinStar1956
    @SpinStar1956 50 минут назад

    Yup, you make a pretty good hobo!
    Have a wool sock-cap but the it got washed in hot water; now it fits a toddler. Tried all manner of remedies but to no avail!
    Anyway, like the long format, rather than a bunch of jump cuts that spoil the mood!

  • @Louiseskybunker
    @Louiseskybunker 41 минуту назад

    always lovely, that background music wrecks it though

  • @westtexasprepper
    @westtexasprepper 41 минуту назад

    Great video! Well done!

  • @niconico4114
    @niconico4114 51 минуту назад

    the music sounds like he woke up in narnia. 😂 i enjoy these theatrical videos. youre having so much fun. i wanna play too!

  • @MountainAjar
    @MountainAjar 48 минут назад

    Thank you

  • @JackBergenstock
    @JackBergenstock Час назад +1

    Time has moved on my good man. Lol..

  • @tommozingo4761
    @tommozingo4761 Час назад +2

    Where did you find a can (sausage) that still takes a key?