The Hobo Streamliner: Minimalist Travel Gear of the 1930s

The collapsing lantern design is genius! Sad no one makes these anymore, what a great design

I just absolutely love this Hobo series you’re doing. I have learned so much more than my dad ever talked about. He lived the hobo life until he met and married my mom. Then they settled here in Ohio to start and raise a family. I used to sit and hang on his every word. He was so incredibly intelligent and interesting. He was born in 1917 and lived until 2003, one day after my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Mom gave birth to a dozen children. Dad had 2 from a previous marriage and Mom had 1 from a previous marriage. They lived through the Dustbowl. They both taught me so much about survival. I wish they were still around sometimes so that I could learn more. I have so many questions. I should have paid more attention to what they were trying to teach me. Thank you for answering a lot of those questions. Have a wonderful day 😊

Once again you present the most astonishing collection of gear and I remain stunned that such items are no longer produced. That cook set? My god I'd pay big money to have that in titanium! And the little lantern is just plain cool!

Always a great educational video. You have an awesome collection of hobo era items that aren’t displayed or discussed elsewhere in a concise video.

I watched your video on hobo gear and told my 86 year old mother about it. Just finished watching your streamline video with her. This stuff is fascinating and cool. Wonderful information. Thank you for doing this.

I love your period videos with the extra effort to make them as authentic as possible.

Great video. It always amazes me when you show those nifty little gadgets like pocket lamp. The ingenuity of those vintage devices is simply incredible.

Thank you so much for sharing. I really enjoy how you’re dressed to reenact that era! It really captures my attention and it’s obvious how it can capture your audiences attention!! nicely done!!👍🏿💯❤️

That is a very dapper look Mr. Hobo! 😂. Another terrific show.

I like the hat and coat, and that pocket lantern is genius. I feel like things were so much better made back then. Everything in the video is made to last a lifetime. Most gear today seems to be intentionally designed to need replacing after some time.

Thanks again for another wonderful look into our past

Absolutely superb. Thank you from England.

This cooking set blowed my mind. What a beautifull piece of design.

The cook kit is awesome, and I would actually buy new gear if someone brought that back to the market. Titanium would be lighter, but I'd prefer stainless for heat resistance. Plenty of room in there for a match case and the like, and one of the pans would become a bowl for a chip fire. Same for the pocket candle lantern- I need to find one. Again, the more things change, the more the kit stays the same. I've pointed this out before, adjusting for technology, this is almost one to one with what a lot of your viewers are probably carrying every day. Only thing missing from that outfit is a good stout walking stick.

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!

Very impressive! You look more dapper with each outfit. I'm kinda lovin the hat. Very stylish. Sure beats a heavy pack on your back.

That cook kit was very interesting.

Wow! What a slick cook kit! I've not seen one like it before. You are always showing something completely new.

Wonderful ingenuity in the design of these items. Would love to see some remakes become available. Thanks!

Ausome another video, they never get old, I rewatch older videos all the time