KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



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cooking outfit for the two-party, 

 week-end hike or fishing trip, it 

 has its limitations when it comes 

 to an extended trip or a larger 

 party. Not wanting to invest in 

 an expensive, nesting aluminum 

 outfit, nor liking the bump that 

 one of these make in a pack sack, 

 I got one more Stopple (giving 

 me two in all), and figured out 

 the following kink. It fills the 

 bill fine, and I can joyfully go 

 ahead and poison six or eight at 

 a time now if I want to. 



I had a tinner make me a con- 

 tainer 23/s inches wide by 9-H$ 

 inches long and 9*A inches high, 

 with a cover that goes down on 

 the container 2*A inches. We 

 used the heaviest tin we could get 

 and made it with lock seams so 

 that heat could not melt the sol- 

 der and open up the joints. 

 Where the lower edge of the 

 cover comes we made a small 

 bead in the rim to stiffen it up a 

 little. On the ends of the con- 

 tainer and just below the cover 

 we riveted on flat ears wide 

 enough to take a one-inch carry- 

 ing strap, and I also fasten a wire 

 bail in these when cooking. Into 

 this container go my two Stopple 

 Kits edge to edge, and I have a 

 nice flat package that fits fine in 

 the pack sack or carries with a 

 shoulder strap without rolling all 

 around my equator. 



Arriving at camp, I set up both 

 grates side by side with my large 

 container on the windward side, 

 where it gets a lot of heat besides 

 helping considerably as a wind- 



shield. This large container gives 

 me a mulligan or spud kettle that 

 holds about a gallon, and when I 

 don't need it for cooking it makes 

 a good water pail. The inverted 

 cover makes a good mixing pan or 

 small stewpan. The two Stopple 

 stew-kettles (one at each end of the 

 grates) fix me out for coffee and 

 dessert. The four frying pans 

 can be used as such or as plates, 

 and I have four cups. Sometimes 

 I use one Stopple outfit for bak- 



Strap 



ing, as per Stopple directions. 

 There is no limit to the various 

 combinations. Figure them out 

 for yourself. I am going to make 

 a waterproof canvas carrying case 

 for the container, which will be 

 mighty handy as an extra water 

 pail in this country, where our 

 water must come from the near- 

 est well. 



KEEPING MINNOWS 

 ALIVE 



BY W. E. CLADEK, M. D. 



For the past few years I have 

 been very successful in keeping 



