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for those who don't know, my Irish German Father grew up in the 30's in Queens NY. There were many vacant lots at the time and he, along with his friends would 'campout' and cook their 'mickeys'. Grab some potatoes and whatever you want to put on them. Build a good fire, get some coals and just toss them in. Poke em' to see if done, kick them out crack them open and feast! Best damn tasting potatoes you ever had. We continued the tradition in our backyard growing up, camping. My daughters Love them!

James, I appreciate the effort that goes in to all your videos. I love antiques and vintage items. As a coffee drinker with 64 years experience, I would put the grounds in the pan to boil them, and strain when pouring in to my cup. That would get the most out of your precious beans. Thank you for sharing this kit with us!

Everything about this kit is intriguing, I really enjoyed this episode.

Dude, that is just about the coolest thing I have seen... 100 years old and it still beats the pants off of anything made today.. Show me ANYTHING made today that will be usable much less survive in 100 years.. So interesting. Keep em coming.

I thought I'd seen all the old timey gear, till now. I've never seen one of those great lunch boxes before! That is one heck of a special piece. Thanks for showing us. 👍

Wonderful original manufactured products! I still love my original Thermos stainless steel flask, made in Ohio, US, in 1987. Best wishes from London, England!

I'm not likely to load up a pack and head into the woods for a weekend. But I'm at the end of a very busy day, and it's a very nice thought to take my little stove out to the patio and just focus on the steps of making my decaf night cap. Thanks for a great video.

There is nothing about this that isn’t fascinating! It is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen about this sort of subject and antique products and methods. I love your videos but this, by far has to be my favorite, not only of your work but anything produced by other content creators of similar type of content. Thank you for bringing this to us and the amount of effort you put into your channel.

Once again, you are creating over the top videos using vintage gear, and giving history and perspectives. Thank you James.

THAT HAS GO TO BE THE COOLEST THING YOU'VE SHOWN YET , WOW ! 😁😁😁

I collect vintage camping stoves of all kinds...mainly single burners. This is an amazing piece! Thanks for sharing 👍

What a fabulous video!! Puts today’s preppers to shame. And what a marvelous legacy our ancestors passed on to us!

I do that heading off into the woods with my coffee kit quite often. Yesterday was the most recent time but it's a several times a week thing for the. Of course; my kit is less vintage but it does the trick. I'm a very lucky man... my front door is about a 5 kilometer walk well into a provincial park and I'm retired so time I have but few $$$. Still, I've learned that we can be very content with little: I'm in my 60's, in excellent health and have 5 adult children who are leading good lives. I think that is all the wealth I'll ever need. Another fun video, James! Greetings from Canada to all who read this.

Your videos are always amazing :) God bless you and your family James 🙏🏻

That is neat to use a vintage term, what is old is new. That brought back some memories. I grew up in the 60's and 70's My Dad was a construction Electrician and I remember him taking his Stanley and Thermos lunch boxes to work Back then me, my Sisters and the neighborhood kids were taking our metal lunch boxes to school often with popular cartoons on them. I think we ate better food back then, Mom made us sandwiches, we also got a piece of fruit or a fruit cup in a can, chips and sometimes a cookie or two, our thermos usually had milk in it or sometimes lemonade or Koolaid I'm now retired but I still work part time, but during my working years those small coolers like the lunch mate were popular, These days my "Lunch box" is built into my backpack its has an insulated pocket for food and drinks which is nice having all my things in one place. My paternal Grandfather and great Uncles were construction workers too, I could see them having something like this lunch box, I don't know if they would have a coffee kit with them but If I worked in construction back then, a cup of coffee would be a nice pick me up.

Maybe my favorite vid James. Great antiques that show the more things change the more they stay the same. I recently put together my own Stanley Lunch Box coffee kit, a little more bougie with modern gear, but yours is awesome. Great job keeping history alive.

You have collected the BEST antique camping and traveling stuff I've seen! Thanks so much for sharing!

AWESOME!

James, these living history recreations are so important in understanding the way our predecessors lived. I thank YOU for making these videos-bravo!

Absolutely love the lunch box! And the coffee ☕ Maker

Your videos will bring us back to the past. Back to the roots = Trüch tu de Wöddeln. Thanks for the great Job. Greetings from Rostock in Germany

I have just recently, put together a coffee/tea kit. I used an old file box that is just a little larger than a Stanley lunch box.after watching you, I added a spoon & paring knife. You find and share the most amazing things from times gone by. Really enjoy your efforts to intertain and educate us the viewers. Thanks.

Hi James, speaking of old technology, it reminds me of Otzi the Iceman. He had the 10 C's of survival 5000 yrs ago. Back then, it was their EDC. Today's Survivalist have rediscovered forgotten skills and old technology. We rely too much on electricity and/or modern technology. I do jewelry as a pastime. I use a pump drill to drill holes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Love it.

This is so cool

that is a wonderful coffee kit. some parts i have already at hand but here in europe have never seen such cool lunch boxes

You know, I never put 2 and 2 together, as to why old lunchboxes looked like that... This vid FINALLY shed some light on it! LOL I love these vids!

This reminds me of my brother talking about 'camping coffee,' which was coffee grounds simply poured into a pot of boiling water over the campfire. You wait a bit for the grounds to settle to the bottom before attempting to drink. He said it was awful, muddy. Your kit is much more sophisticated!

Many Thanks James !!!

Wonderful video James , I've never seen anything like that before , thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

I’m not a coffee drinker but I really like your videos that inform about the tools, gadgets and life of those that came before us.

I'd love to get my hands on a set like this. I have an old traveling bar kit that i put together in a similar fashion. I had no idea a kit like this existed until this video, and now I have a new goal to assemble one for myself.

Thank-you again, so nice to see history come to life, amazing how everything back then was designed to last a very long time, pride in everything made, compared to the garbage made today. Just amazing as you provide a peek inside the past. Bravo Bravo. 🙋‍♂️🙏👏👏❣️🇺🇲

This is cool.

So much new technology owes much to the old when concepts took on real and tangible physical form.

It's always time for a good cup of coffee...🙂

Absolutely amazing. Where do you find such wonderful items??? I know it's wrong, but I am envious of your coffee kit. As always, great video, and thanks for sharing!!

That kit is better than any 2000 onwards alcohol burner setup I've ever owned. Except maybe for the absorbent material likely being asbestos.

I have only one word for this, FANTASTIC! In all my yers of attending country auctions in New England, never once did I see a complete kit such as this. Thank you, James, for bringing this great kit to life for us.

I'm a tea drinker, but I'd switch to coffee with something this cool.

Good evening! Love your videos!!

Jim where did you find this set fasinateing .and the alcohol burner wow Awsome just awsome you probably know don't drop or bang the thermos hard you'll break the glass

Maybe the best cup of coffee ever made. Thats the coolest coffee kit ive ever seen

The entire video was engrossing!! I loved it. Thank you for putting it all together.

I win

Here in the UK there was something called a "plumbers stove". A small tin with a press on lid, usually a jubilee/pipe clip screwed on the outside holding a piece of metal sheet going about 2/3rd of the way round and v notches snipped in its 'top'. The tin was filled with cotton wool and soaked with Methylated Spirits or burning alcohol. Tin mugs were common enough and that was used to heat water and then add Tea/Coffee. This was back in the day when plumbers worked with lead pipes and had alcohol for heating their soldering iron tip and they usually had tin snips and a screwdriver on them. I've used similar at music festivals and it can boil a pint of water quickly enough to be useful for a cuppa and enough hot water left over for a strip wash.

Thank you for that really great demonstration!! Also makes a person appreciate how easy we have it to make a cup of coffee today!!!😄

Your collection of history is phenomenal! The filter fitting in the lid was the most satisfying

This lunch box and coffee grinder is really cool. I’ve never seen anything like it. Been watching all of your hobos shows. Enjoying them as well.

Excellent video ! The ingenuity of craftsman from the past was a God given intelligence. Only made better by considerate, caring individuals.

Thats some really cool old school lunchbox

I still find it amazing at how many things they had back then that we don't even normally think about. Thanks for the video. I am really impressed with how you guys are doing these and the topics you choose. Thanks again.

We love your historical finds…Kudos from Houston TX :)

Grandmother had an alcohol cook stove. it's fuel tank hung on the wall next to the stove.thank you for bringing back a memory.

What a great find-even if it was a little bit of a scavenger hunt! Love coffee and old things. I’m just getting into alcohol stove cooking. It’s amazing how that is over 100 years old and still functional as the day it was first bought. Thank you for sharing!

That’s awesome. Not bad. I give it a 10😊

Westernkind is amazing and ingenious! Happy easter to Waypoint and all the viewers!

Omg after the rain storm last night that coffee would be nice 😂

Nice bit of history coffee outdoors old fashion style 👌👍

Nice ❤ The only older lunchbox I still have is one of those old stacked type where one small pot is stacked on another for about 4 pots worth of different foods with the bottom of each pot serving as the lid for the other, then 1 actual lid on the top pot. Then it all fits in a carrying frame thing with a handle. Herter's used to sell a similar thing. IIRC the Kephart book talks of all the old "lightweight" camping gear of the late 19th early 20th century that the British used to offer through their outfitters. They called those types of stoves "spirit burners" , and there's descriptions of the various small tents and such of the period. Just me- since I've gotten old and gray I usually fly with instant since I always have water on to boil, and to skip having to deal with used grounds. Otherwise I'll make cowboy coffee and roll on 😂 Thanks for the video

I love the old stuff. Great video sir.

Delightful, James. Thank you!

wow we just love your videos, no doom and gloom, no politics, just great content. Thank you very much!

What a fantastic kit. Of course nobody makes anything that nice anymore. I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.

Sounds good to me 😊 it's a perfect gift for anyone who loves camping ❤️

Really an amazing Coffee Kit....So much better ... all in one........No modern set can beat that ! ... 3 Cheers for this old but wonderful set.

Hi James, I want to say a big thank you. I entertain myself by writing a story that takes place in an environment based on the 1920s to something like the 1940s or 1950s, and the series helps me get inspired and understand the lives and minds of the people of that time. I had a scene with a similar kit, the only difference being that I used an espresso pot instead of a small pot. Keep up the good work, I really like this series.

Watching these videos take me back. Now to show my age. When I went to school in the 60s plus we still had the glass inserts. I think it may have been ceramic. My friend dropped his bottle and broke it. You could shake it and hear the broken pieces.

Hello James. Greetings from Canada. This is such an interesting video. Who would have guessed this is circa 1915? Amazing thought and craftsmanship went into the lunch box, alcohol stove, and coffee grinder. Thank you for sharing. God bless.

That is a spectacular little vintage setup! Love the coffee grinder and the lunch pail!! Thank you for sharing James!!

You find the coolest items to show and tell, noice. ❤😊

what a wholesome dude.

James I always love the history in your videos immensely. An absolute bonus is when I learn a handy trick to apply to my everyday life and this one had 2. Never occurred to me to cover my water to get it to boil faster but it makes all the sense in the world. And I've watched a TON of bushcraft videos (even some that showed how to make an alcohol stove) but NOBODY ever told me about the salt turning the flame yellow. That's just plain helpful info. I've shared your channel with some older friends and they love you, say how much they appreciate doing stuff the way their dad did. Keep up the great work!

I love seeing old technology! Keep these type of videos coming.

That coffee kit would make a cool mail box. Love the hobo videos!

Excellent video. Love the craftsmanship of older manufactured goods.

THAT lunchbox is a neat piece of equipment. I took something akin to this to school in the early 1950's. The insulated flask was still the same in my youth. For those seeking just a bit of simplification to the kit, the strainer can be omitted and the coffee grounds can just be brought to the boil three times, like Cowboy coffee or Turkish coffee. The strainer was essential for brewing-up leaf tea.

I like the design of this lunchbox. Very practical.

Hi Way Point- Thanks for sharing & preservation of this beautiful piece from the past. Is good to keep pre electric in our Present! ☮️

I’ll be brief. Love your content. The Hobo series is especially good. Modern bushcraft is becoming a bit worn out. Beat to death possibly. By bringing the past to life, with demonstration and artifacts, stories, and observations, you are enlightening the world. You are doing a great job.

Denaturing alcohol began in the 1800s. It became common in the U.S. after 1906 as that's when it became untaxed as liquor. Denaturing is done as a deterrent to human consumption.

very cool kit, thank you for bringing these cool old things into focus.

ANYtime is a good time for a cup of Joe. Thank again for your videos Sir. GOD bless you.

Did i just watch this from beginning to end? That is a sweet set up. Tiny lunch though. 😮

You've given me the best idea to out coffee my "coffee" friend. Also, you had the 1980s rich colombian coffee commercial going on there! As always really enjoying these videos on classic ways and items.

That’s a cool kit . I’ve always made Cowboy coffee over a fire but that’s cool . Thanks for the look back .

I really love these vintage and hobo videos! So much cool history and devices.

I enjoyed this video...and I don't even like coffee! When I look at the ingenuity of our early Americans..I am always amazed.

That was all amazing! Loved this trip in history, what a great piece of kit. Cheers from the UK!

I sure do enjoy these historical videos. 🤗 Thank you so much.

Awesome job. I love antiques. Especially those from the thirties and forties. I wonder if Bonnie and Clyde ever used a rig like that.

James, you always come up with the coolest vintage stuff and I just wanted to thank you for sharing them with us.

I like the vintage stuff, it’s a beautiful set

Such beautiful equipment. Easy to see why tea bags were more convenient for a hot drink :) great video - thanks for making and sharing.

I know another UKpostsr who would love to get his hands on this beautiful, historic kit.

I always pictured lunch pails like those used by the Welsh miners as pre WW1 and the one like you had as Post WW1. Very interesting demonstration. Thank you.

I absolutely love it!

What an amazing kit. That lunch box design was ingenious. You certainly find really cool things for us. Thanks for the video

I carried a hobo stove made from drink cans while hunting in the Kaweka Ranges,NZ, for a week in 2010. I was broke and couldn’t afford a Coleman. It worked well and didn’t degrade from altitude and cold like camping gas can do. I also put meat on the table. 👍🏻

2:00 except when you drop them on a hard surface! Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s when I was at school in England, we still used these except the outer shell was plastic! My mum replaced the “glass” part more times than I can remember !