1920s Wilderness Kit: Authentic Camping Gear from the Golden Era!
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2024
- Explore the fascinating "1920s Wilderness Kit," featuring authentic camping items from the golden era of exploration, including military surplus from the Spanish American War and World War 1. Discover the essential gear and clothing typical of a woods wandering kit, from cookware and silverware to pocket items and foodstuffs. Join us as we delve into the history and practical uses of these vintage camping essentials, perfect for enthusiasts of historical outdoor adventures!
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You should do a 1950's kit . Same as the 20's kit , but now you would have WW2 bring backs from those guys . Like the german M31 mess kit , things like that . A lot of those guys would slice up potatos , salt and pepper them , then eat them raw . They got used to it from being an infantryman in WW2 . I tried it , it was actually not bad .
My Dad was a German Infantry man during the First World War. He regularly ate raw potato sliced on bread. It wasn't bad.
That’s a good idea..
@@henryschmidt636if your hungry enough you could probably eat a shoe
I grew up doing that
I recall using a lot of WW2 and Korean war military surplus available to Cub and Boy Scouts. Those wool mummy/sleeping bags bring back some itchy memories.
At 74, you always take me back to my childhood memories. At the ripe old age if 6, 7, maybe 8, myself and a couple buddies befriended the elderly widow next door. Keep in mind this was country life so next door was a quarter mile down the road. We would make a point of visiting her every few weeks to enjoy stories of her younger years. There were usually cookies involved and on rare occasions a visit to her attic where she stored precious memories of her husband and grown son who lived in Minneapolis 150 miles away. Her son was a collector of model cars and I believe her husband was an avid fisherman and outdoors enthusiast. I remember his wicker fishing creel and assorted fishing rods, reels, and tackle that were all period correct for this series. Good memories for sure.
Great post, Captain-Max.
Me at 74 also, your series keeps my past alive, it never ceases to amaze me. Thank you
@@Terry_weston4570 Only 56 but I know what you mean Sir
My grandpa had a tin similar to the one shown. He carried flour and salt in it along with a bottle of vegetable oil and we would make Bannock bread wrapped like a snake around a stick and baked over the campfire when we would go into the UP of Michigan to hunt. Like a marshmallow. If you have never had bread off a stick… you never went camping with my Grandpa. Lol. He’s also the one that taught me you could throw spam or hash in cans (with a hole poked in them) directly into the fire pit and fish them out with sticks to get some hot food quickly when it’s freezing cold and you don’t have any proper cookware. My Grandpa said he learned that trick in the Army with C rations and being stationed at Fort Drum (I think) in New York in the winter. At that time they only had a bonfire, P38 can opener, and frozen c rations… so they made do. He also said invariably some people would forget to poke a hole in the can and the whole thing would explode before they could fish the cans out. Thanks for the video. Loved it.
Unfortunately, cans nowadays all have plastic linings, so it is not a good idea to heat the cans.
Edward Abbey liked to heat cans of beans in a fire. When he heard it pop, (I think for the 3rd time, but do't hold me to it), he would take it out of the fire, open it and eat.
The potato is also great for burns. I've been using the method for more than 40 years and the family use it too now.
Burns (skin not broken), peel potato and scrape a right good mush. We're not looking for a thin spread, but a pile covering the burn. Use anything to hold in place. Even folded kitchen roll and masking tape do the job. The pain goes almost instantly. Leave in place as long as possible, preferably overnight, as it also promotes healing. Can't speak highly enough of this. You'll be very surprised if you ever need it.
Excellent. Thanks for letting me know!
Hi James, You know when you say "Always carry a Survival kit even when you take an Hour Walk". Today, the news reported of a hiker that got rescued after 10 days. He planned a 3 hour hike but got lost for 10. He had on him: his shirt, pants, boots and a Hat. He was drinking water using his boots. I hope that he didn't have Athlete foot disease. Moral : "Always be prepared" like the Scouts. Just sharing how easily a person, beginner or professional, can get lost in the wilderness. Thanks
Exactly. The guy you are speaking of was a regular hiker. Unprepared hiker.
Actually, he didn't even have a shirt on.
You're very welcome!
Nice to hear he made it! Reminds me of
Gilligan's Island!
Three hour tour!
@@mikeks8181
Hubs & I started singing the theme song as soon as we saw the story!
Even if I'm just running errands for 30 minutes, I take pretzels, granola bar, & a thermos of water.
I get snackattacky waiting at a stop light! I can't imagine going for my morning walk (45 minutes) much less full on hiking with absolutely NOTHING.
Glad it worked out for him.
Very nice
My folks didn't transport salt
pork or bacon very often because they didn't really travel much of anywhere besides to town every blue
moon, or to church or to
school.
But when they did, the pork
would be wrapped in cheesecloth or cotton cloth
from feed and flour and sugar
sacks, or in the waxed paper
of the era. Nothing like what
we have now. More like brown
butcher paper that was waxed.
The climate here necessitated
the meat needed to "breathe"
so it wouldn't get moldy ( even
though it was heavily salted)
They might have carried tea,
but more likely coffee or yaupon. If they were on a
fishing trip or something
like that when crops didn't
need babysitting, they could
gather wood sorrel and poke
salad and such at the destination
Thanks for the video
the condaments kit is an amazing idea.
condiments
Yep Dave Canterbury will have a modern version on his site soon haha
@@moorshound3243 Going to have to watch for that!
Excellent video. I’m totally enjoying the Hobo video series. Thank You!
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This series has actually made me rethink my whole setup and now I go hiking hobo style, everything just works is rugged cheap and I love it.
Glad you like them!
James, an old waterproofing that I still use on boots and was thinking you could use on that haversack, is a mixture of neetsfoot oil and beeswax. Just heat and melt the beeswax and stir in some oil and then pour in a tin and let semi-harden. If put too much oil, it wont harden enough. Then just rub it on to waterproof and works very well.
@@petekeener8943 People don't seem to do this anymore. I love Beeswax
I like how vintage military surplus is used in retro or even current hiking. I recently caught a video of a Russian CZcamsr utilizing a WWII German gas mask can as a meat storage container while visiting his remote cabin. The meat was wrapped in paper.
Sir you always put on one hell of a good show. Hats off to you.
Nice kit.
Yes sir, that's everything you would need to head out for a nice bit of time exploring the woods. simple and functional. Really dig the items you're getting together. There's something exciting about seeing stuff from that time period and how much sense it makes. Thank you James!
I have an UNBELIEVABLE bushjacket - it has six pockets, two of which are HUGE. It has a shoulder and top of the back flap like a coach man's cloak. Its thick and warm and a tad too big for me but it was given to me by my friends husband. He's a farmer and ever year at Christmas he gets gifts from firms that he's done business with during the year - quite often jackets like the one he gave me.
Excellent!
sounds interesting, is there any link or keyword to find a picture or a manufacturer from such a thing ?
I love these trips back into better times.....
Calling times arround 1920 better - especially for central europe - would be quite risky.
I wouldn't want to live arround 2 world wars. In fact my family exists, because my great-great-great grandma got raped in ww1.
The canteen and cover are BEAUTIFUL ! 😁😁😁
i am working here at a project to make something similar to that but with a little bigger modern bottle
By examining the past we can learn so much that better prepares us for our future. In the Roaring Twenties life was good for many Americans. The stock market was rising, prosperity was booming, and companies started mass production of consumer goods. The electrification of America was finally happening and women gained the right to vote. People back then were very resilient, because they had learned from the generations before them to take care of themselves. Here, your 1920s personal camping kit sure looks similar to the items listed in a modern 10 C’s of preparedness/survival kit. Excellent content here Mr. James Bender. Great information about the early American past that is still useful to us today. I greatly appreciate your commitment and your authenticity. - Tennessee Smoky
Thanks so much, my friend!
You have such excellent kits. I love the vintage items!
Cool kit James.
I love your passion for the hobo. I'm from WV. Seen a lot of hobos in the hobo jungle back in the day.
They would run us off from back in there. We thought they were A-holes but now I know why some of them did that James. Some of them didn't have the best of intentions man
James is a walking museum, love it thanks.
I love it! Great basic kit, no cell phone, GPS or electronic toys, nothing synthetic. Just all practical.
What a wonderful walk through history.
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Nice outfit, kit & video.
Thank you, Mr. Bender, for both the nostalgia and the innovative ideas. My late parents had an, often used quote, "Necessity is the Mother of invention". In times past, not everything was "ready made" so innovation was a necessary part of life. Stay well & safe. Cheers.
Wow. So cool. Im into bushcraft and now hikers training. This old school i love the most. Makes me realize what pioneers did.
Very nice vintage kit. I love the bacon tin. First time seeing one. I've seen a few other comments asking for a 1950s kit. I would also love to see that video.
We are working on that!
'Tis a brave man that wanders out wearing argyle socks for all the world to see. There were always bouillon cubes in my Dad's kit. Cook frogs, salamanders, and newts (tastes like chicken) and mix in some Indian Cucumbers for a quick and easy soup.
My dad always carried a small mess kit that contained garlic salt - he said it made any meal into a feast - he also taught me how to survive by eating certain vegetation from the land. I still eat dandelion greens and buds, purslane and other plants( that most call weeds) from my organic lawns,
@@retiredyeti5555 Purslane. I haven't heard that word since I left NH. My Grandmother once made my Grandad buy a plot of land because there was purslane on it. Indian cucumbers was my go to forage and we carried celery salt instead of garlic salt, and always chicken and beef bouillon.
Right!
@@sargevining - I had purslane growing between the sidewalk slabs at my former house, and I was not aware what it was. My dad was visiting, and almost had a hissy fit when he saw what I was throwing away. Said his grandma used it to thicken soups and stews, and then he used some that night to make a delicious beef stew for us. Now I don't throw it away.
I've been doing this for over 30 years. Over that period it's difficult to find new information. The double sided tin is awesome.
It's called "looking dapper" my grandfather always dressed dapper! And he's the one that taught me to always carry chapstick a hankey and a pocket knife. I do to this day! I'm 52 now.
Love Mercator lock knives, really sturdy for a folder.
Indeed!
Thanks for showing the kit. It brings back good memories of my grandfather. The Spanish America war haversack is quite special. I'll have to look for a reproduction. The socks over pants to keep out ticks has largely been forgotten but in these days of lyme disease could be very important. Mors kochanski noted ticks crawl up, not down so with pants tucked in you may have a better chance at ridding them before they attach...particularly if you wear an insecticide soaked leg band for them to crawl up into. Thanks again.
Great video.I have about a dozen estwing hatchets,hammers and 1 axe.I don't have that one.I keep thinking about how much more wilderness there was in the 20s and 30s. THANKS
I love the vintage and antique items and the way many of them are repurposed. So simple and functional. Good times and good memories. I think your channel is of very good quality.
Awesome leatherwork and design for the canteen cover. That’s really cool. I might have to make one of those.
A bunch of old fogies here! Glad to see some are still active!.
We gotta fighure how to pack our "old stuff" up and pass in on to our grandkids.
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I truly admire your love of the craft, especially in these retro videos. I love History and these videos are fantastic. I love your hobo series, and especially love your 1790's series.
Such a great no-nonsense kit. 😀 Thank you for educating us with this great video series. Much appreciated.
You're very welcome!
Great content as usual. Makes me want to leave home and become a hobo, however, my wife said no, so I'll just keep enjoying your vids. Thanks!
James, love your kit videos. The basics of preparedness never change, and it never hurts to be prepared for the extremely unlikely, but nevertheless possible and unexpected. When venturing into the wilderness, especially an unfamiliar wilderness, ALWAYS take enough gear and provisions with you to find your way back or enable you to hole up for a while should you need to. As the great Daniel Boone (supposedly) said, "I've never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once!" If it could happen to someone like him, remember...you ain't Daniel Boone!
Nice kit. When it comes to the wandering stick, I recommend one about shoulder height but with a crook on the top. It makes pulling branches full of fruit to within reach much easier. I'd also recommend embedding a nail into the bottom it greatly improves traction and aids in self defense.
Moin moin.. What a nice Kit ..! Sorry for my Englisch.
Sehr Gut 👍 Genau sowas versuche ich mir , Für Heute , mit geringen Mitteln und aus meiner bescheidenen Sammlung , zusammen zu stellen. Deine Videos sind einfach Genial, bin Ein großer Fan davon. Weiter so und viele Grüße, Stephan aus Kiel , North Germany 👍😁🤘
Thanks so much!
Another great one, James; as well as another walk down Memory Lane. My grandfather served in France in WW I, & as I indicated previously, I have a WW I military cnateen but not a nice leather case like yours. Grandaddy & my beloved grandmother married shortly after the War & my Daddy was born in 1922. He & Mamma were very familiar with the period which you represent in this video. AsI i mentioned previously, I have several items appropriate for periods which you portray. Thank you. God bless you; & to God be the glory!
Thank you Mr. Bender for showing us your 1920s wilderness kit. I personally would change the food a little. The suggar-container I would fill with flour instead of suggar. And in the round roll container filled with boulion cubes I would add some rock suggar and a somehow a tiny extra container (or a little folded paper sheet) with some baking soda in it, to make some stick bread over the camp fire, additionally or instead of the small game catch. Thumb up for your work, and best regards from Germany, River Bank Viking
Thanks!
Excellent video. Thank you for bringing us a bit of history. I am always learning something from them 👍
Thank You For Sharing, James ! Excellent Presentation, As Usual.
Another great video! I absolutely love these old-school approaches, just my cup of tea:) Thank you very much.
When my Dad was young he'd take a soup can poke some holes in it, attach a long piece of wire to the top. Then put an inch of hot coals in it, then insert the spud. Cover it with more coals and swing it around his head. Tator was cooked in 5 minutes!
Thanks for the info!
James that condiment tin was brilliant! Also that is a first rate Haversac! Well done sir well done.....ATB
Thanks so much!
again, one of the BEST channels on youtube.
Love that estwing
Great video as usual. Lots of great content. Thanks for showing all the neat stuff you carry. I love all period items you use.
These videos are always a welcome part of the day. Thank you so much!
Thanks James! Really nice body gear and story that Follows.
that cool condonement container
This is really interesting. It makes me think of what Boy Scouts would be carrying in the organization's early years if they were making a day trip into the woods, or wherever. I'd like to think my grandfather would be using this very same kit, or something very similar, had he done this.
I have pictures of my grandparents climbing on trees and wearing suits and good clothing.
I really enjoy your videos. I think people from this time, Era had a much better understanding of wilderness skills, and could carry less into the wilderness, relying more on knowledge than people today.
50 years of 74 a hobo. Like old time hobos did back in the day, improvised on these items. I am reminded of the song Waltzing Matilda. Swagman being a "hobo" of sorts. "Swag" being a bedroll tied with one rope and sling across his back. Swinging back a forth as he walked "waltzing". His tucker bag, a haversack of oilskin, to one side. Tucker was slang for food. Of course a Billie Boil, tin can stew pot, inside. What we used to call a gun boat.
Excellent! Thanks for watching and for the info, my friend!
I love these videos. During "the great recession" I always carried a M1936 musette bag for my walk across town to my friends house. It got wore out and I bought a reproduction when I finally got a steady job. While it was more of a catch all, I have been transforming it into my 1930s bug out bag recently thanks to your videos. I have bought an old Eveready razor, Colgate shave stick container, antique collapsible cup, and a Stanley water bottle. Still looking for an old boy scout mess kit. For every item i buy for my EDC i buy the new version for my big bug out bag. Keep making these awesome videos and maybe we'll meet up sometime here in Ohio
Excellent!
Another awesome video. Cups are another one of those things were you have to chose between small and easy to pack or larger with more capability. I’m currently running a reproduction WW2 British cup from What Price Glory and am enjoying it.
That’s interesting I always thought the whole pocket fishing kit was a little more modern. Learn something new everyday! I appreciate the research and effort you go through to make these videos. Great job.
Another fantastic video James. I love the view back in time and it brings to remembrance items my grandparents had around. Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your delivery and enthusiasm are great. Really appreciate these videos. 2 thumbs up
I appreciate that!
Sometimes the old ways seem better to me nice video again thanks for sharing👌👍
You always have such interesting items.
Nice kit , great vid James thank you for all the research you do to bring this kind of vid to us
My pleasure!
Very cool kit and video! Thanks for the video and for sharing your experience with us James.
Thanks for watching!
Pretty cool set, thank you.
I always respect and enjoy your historical knowledge!
nice old time kit.
Many Thanks James !!!
Man I don't know where you find all that neat old stuff, but its really cool. Thx for the vid James
BTW, a good "period correct" trekking pole is a good wood mop handle with the metal screw in tip. Just about the right length and will stand up better to repeated use on gravel and stone. If you can find a rubber bicycle grip, that makes for a good hand hold.
Awesome, thanks so much for the heads up on that!
Thank you once again 🙏
Yes your spice is coming very handy even for hunting
Awesome video.
James! Nice contribution to your series. Isn't it amazing how basic a kit can be? Back in the day, I used to strive for the 20 pound pack for overnight ventures. This led to learning how to sleep in a hammock, LOL. Really enjoy your videos, please keep up the great work.
Thanks so much!
I always wondered what Indianna Jones would take with him for expeditions in the 1930's
You have some very cool gear in your collections. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Another great video, I’m still waiting for a short movie on the Hobo life. God Bless😊
We still want to do something like that but it's difficult to pull together all the parts and pieces to make it happen.
Outstanding usage of the sundry items. We see many pics of our ancestors from 100-125 years ago trekking with a coil of rope. Slung cross-body opposite their haversack. From the size of the coils I’d guess 50-100 feet of 3/4 inch hemp line. Makes one wonder what types of mountaineering tactics they might attempt using the rope. Anyhow per usual a great demonstration, James. God bless you brother.
That was an awesome video !! Thank you James 👍
I really enjoy watching all your videos, thanks and have a great week , your friend Brian.
Thanks, you too!
Great load out.
Great video James
Makes me want to head out.
After it cools off
Always a pleasure to see your treasures James . Naturally I love the bacon tin . Have a great day
Thanks, you too!
Excellent kit James! I love these old school videos ypu do, as well as your other content! I really liked that hatchet!
Thanks so very much, my friend!
@WayPointSurvival you're very welcome buddy!!
Informative and entertaining post as usual! Keep them coming.
That estwing was/is amazing, a bacon tin (SAY WHAT?). Woman love a well dressed man, not quite sharp, but eligant, practical, stylist, symetrical, and color corodinated.
👍🏼 Thank you for this Video 🥰
I was told that your walking stick should be from the ground up to the height of your ear. If you tripped and fell, you wouldn't fall upon the top of the stick, causing serious injury. Additionally, the stick that tall would also help as a support for an improvised shelter that you could rest under.
Yes. That's also another consideration. However, not all walking sticks were that long.
True. The length you were using was reminiscent of a gentleman's cane. It would give the person a gentlemanly appearance.
James another outstanding video and thank you for caring and sharing! I always learn something from you. Take Care and God Bless.
Thanks, you too!
I learned to cook potatoes in the coals of a dying fire. Had to wipe off the ashes. Still good!
James Very good video really enjoyed it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wonderful video James, thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !
Glad you enjoyed it and God bless you too!
Good stuff, James!
Really enjoyable video! I would definitely tune in for more historically based outdoor content. It’s a welcomed change of pace.
Thanks, I have a lot of that on my channel.
Thanks James
You're welcome!
Nice items. I like vintage stuff.