A bindle is the bag, sack, or carrying device stereotypically used by the American sub-culture of hobos. [1] The bindle is colloquially known as the blanket stick, particularly within the Northeastern hobo community. A hobo who carried a bindle was known as a bindlestiff.

2020年5月21日 · If he was just hefting a sack without any mechanical help, that would be the entire 100kg using his arms, which is mostly something only weightlifters want to do, and then only briefly, not all day. All that's required for this is a stick that won't break under the weight, and a scrap of cloth big and strong enough to hold everything.

2012年12月14日 · The hobo stick origins run deep but also it can be just as shallow. It can be as serious as one’s entire life possessions wrapped up in a handkerchief tied to the end of a stick, or as trivial as a party favor or Halloween costume. I’ve compiled many pictures of the various of hobo sticks that have surfaced since it’s birth.

How to Make a Bindle: If you've ever seen a cartoon, you know that vagabonds carry bindles. You may not actually know what a bindle is (that little bag-on-a-stick thing) or what it's for (they carry their stuff in it) but you know they carry it. It's become ingrained in …

The Bindle is the bag behind the back, together with the stick they make a Bindle Stick. The stereotypical way for runaways and Hobos alike to carry their belongings: wrap a bunch of objects in a bedsheet or large kerchief, tie it to a stick and sling it over your shoulder.

2021年9月29日 · Today I learned that the handkerchief on a stick (that is seen in movies carried by hobos to carry their stuff) is called a bindle. And a hobo who would steal another’s bindle was a bindlestiff. It’s also slang for a small baggie of coke…. from what I’ve heard.

2024年3月4日 · Hobos carry a bag on a stick primarily for practical reasons. The stick provides a sturdy framework to balance the weight of their belongings, making it easier to transport them over long distances. Additionally, the bag’s elevation on the stick helps keep it off the ground, protecting it from dirt, moisture, and pests.

2009年12月2日 · In the simplest (and least possible) case, where the hobo's back carries none of the load, the sack is equivalent to the ridiculously misused bindle pictured at the beginning - the hobo needs to exert 20 lbs of force to carry it, and 40 …

Learn how to tie a handkerchief to a hobo stick. Make a hobo stick, also known as a "bindle stick" or a "wandering stick" for a prop for a hobo costume. Hobos in the old days needed something to carry their moonshine, harmonica and other essential belongings in, and back then they didn't have plastic bags.

2020年3月9日 · It's easier to tie that to a stick and balance that on your shoulder than it is to carry the bundle manually and in front of your body. There's enough photographic evidence to know they were fairly commonly used. After the end of the depression, hobos and bindles kind of faded out of the limelight.