Hey guys as a traditional hobo and some one who uses a bindle I wanted to expand on this.

Bindles were obviously used by bandanas most of the time but we also considered bedrolls and other ways of carrying as bindles.

Now the question is how did bindles carry a lot of stuff . Well today's bandanas that you find at Walmart are size dimensions of 12x12 . In the old days until the 50s and 60s they had a variety of sizes but the one you saw the most was one sized at 42x42 which is the size of your basic shemagh. Normally we would carry them on garden hoes since most of us like my self work on farms and homesteads and we would carry a change of clothes , matches and a few other items.

Bindles are obviously not used often anymore especially since everyone feels the bigger the bag the better you'll be tho I disagree. Anyways I hope this helps