YOUR SUMMER ENCAMPMENT 



cuts steel most quickly. Then you will have your 

 waterproof match-box in the possible bag. In the 

 pocket of your coat, fastened by the same thong 

 which carries your dog whistle, you might as well 

 have a good compass. Perhaps you can get hold of 

 a dozen or so of the big torch matches, such as 

 travelers in the Far North use a giant match which 

 will burn in the rain or even in the water. This 

 is very good for starting a fire when your fingers 

 are numb. 



A couple of shirts are sufficient for quite a season 

 in camp. Perhaps Friend Wife will insist on white 

 collars at least once a week, and will not be content 

 with flannelette shirt waists all the time. You can 

 do washing in the camp just as you can at home. 



Be prodigal in stockings and have them of heavy 

 wool. If your trousers or overalls are too long, 

 cut the bottoms off and stick the legs in your stock- 

 ings. Knee breeches are really more comfortable 

 but some do not like to use them. This clothing 

 will go into your own packbag, into which also 

 you will put your possible bag of smaller belong- 

 ings. Have plenty of pockets in the carryall bag and 

 have a wall pocket to pin up in the tent. You can 

 hang a clothes-line along the ridge pole of the tent. 

 Coat-hangers you can make in camp if you like 

 indeed you can make a lot of things in camp. 



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