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but heavy weight is best if you are liable to get your feet 

 wet. Six pairs of these and two suits of underwear will be 

 enough for a month in camp. You can wash them or have 

 them washed once a week, or oftener, if you choose. A 

 coat, vest and trousers of almost any strong woolen goods 

 may be worn. An old, cast-off business suit is just the 

 thir.g. Plenty of pockets are desirable, and it is well to 

 have two large inside pockets made in the skirt of your coat, 

 which will be found useful for carrying your lunch, a pair of 

 dry socks, a reel, and other bulky property. A canvas hunt- 

 ing-coat and a pair of canvas overalls may be worn over 

 these if desired. 



Personally, I prefer buckskin for hunting, in the late fall 

 or winter. It resists brush and cold winds better than any- 

 thing, but is likely to be sneered at by the "smart Alecks" in 

 the rural districts. 



In summer a light rubber coat should be carried; in fall or 

 winter a Mackintosh is better. It should be made to reach 

 nearly to your heels, and is about the only kind of overcoat 

 that should ever be carried in the woods or mountains. A 

 heavy overcoat is bulky, and is a burden to a man when 

 hunting. If the weather grows extremely cold, put on your 

 other heavy blue flannel shirt. It will answer the same 

 purpose, and be much less burdensome. 



If you are to sleep in blankets, a long flannel night-shirt, 

 long enough to come below your feet, will add greatly to 

 your comfort; but if you are to use a sleeping bag this will 

 not be needed, and in fact it cannot be conveniently worn in 

 the bag. In either case, take off all your clothing except 

 undershirt and drawers. The old hunter's plan of sleeping 

 in trousers, vest, and even coat, is not a good one. 



About the best head-gear, for winter or summer, North or 

 South, is a medium light-weight, light-colored felt hat with a 

 moderately broad brim. This withstands all kinds of 

 weather, can be rolled up and stuck in the pocket, in a war- 



