the country it becomes increasingly important 

 on this account to so design and construct 

 facihties for campgrounds and picnic areas 

 that a m.inimum of damage from vandahsm 

 and careless use can occur. 



Fireplaces are chiefly valuable because of 

 the open blaze which provides heat and light 

 so much desired by campers and picnickers. 

 Camp stoves are primarily valuable for cook- 

 ing purposes and are necessary where the 

 fire hazard is great. Fireplaces should be 

 designed so that they may be used with reason- 

 able convenience for cooking purposes. 



The amount of money available for the con- 

 struction and subsequent maintenance of camp 

 stoves and fireplaces is often an important 



factor in determining the type of unit. Some 

 types of camp stoves and fireplaces require 

 much more maintenance (replacing of parts, 

 removal of ashes, and repairs) than do others 

 of a simpler and more solid type of construc- 

 tion. The kind of labor available for con- 

 structing these units is sometimes an equally 

 important factor. The type of unit which re- 

 quires strict adherence to detailed plans in 

 actual construction is not practical unless 

 skilled labor is available. In any camp stove 

 and fireplace, it is possible, without skilled 

 labor, to misinterpret the intent of the plans to 

 the extent that the completed feature may some- 

 times entirely lose the desired effect. 



