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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



Now turn the tube inside out 

 and get six small buckles and 

 the same number of small leather 

 billets. Tuck one flap at each end 

 of the tube in and bring over the 

 other flap. Mark where it comes 

 and rivet three of the buckles at 

 each end of the tube to meet it. 

 Then fasten three of the billets 

 on each of the overlapping flaps 

 so as to fit the buckles. Fasten a 

 good belt buckle on one end of 

 the main tube and a six or eight 

 inch length of belt to fit it on the 

 other end. It is worth while to 

 give the canvas a good coat of 

 shellac or varnish, as it is then 

 not so likely to be penetrated or 

 torn by sharp sticks and hooks. If 

 varnish is used, let it dry thor- 

 oughly and then dust the inside 

 of the tube with powdered soap- 

 stone. 



Go to a bicycle repair shop and 

 get a piece of discarded motor- 



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cycle inner tube the length of 

 your belt. Have this thoroughly 

 repaired and a valve and stem 

 put on. Make sure that both ends 

 are firmly sealed and test the tube 

 by inflation under water. Lay the 

 inner tube on your belt and mark 

 where the valve stem will come. 

 Cut a round hole in the top edge 

 of the case and reinforce it with 

 a small patch of leather. Now 

 insert the inner tube into the cas- 

 ing and bring the valve stem 



through the hole provided for it. 

 Partially inflate the inner tube, 

 making sure that it is not twisted 

 or pinched at any point. Then 

 tuck in the loose flap at either end 

 of the casing. Bring the other 

 flaps over and buckle them down. 

 Finish inflating the tube and your 

 safety-first belt is ready to wear. 



With this belt around your 

 waist you need have no fear of 

 slipping into deep holes while 

 wading. Or if you are a poor 

 swimmer and go boating with that 

 cursed fool that rocks the boat, 

 you will have no appointment with 

 the undertaker. I use one of 

 these belts on all of my trouting 

 trips. When I come to a pool 

 that is too deep to wade I just 

 float down the middle, casting 

 right and left. Incidentally I have 

 taken some of my best fish this 

 way. 



Rolled into a coil this belt 

 makes an excellent cushion or a 

 dream of a pillow for your weary 

 head at night. Deflated, it slips 

 into a small pocket and weighs 

 less than two pounds. The mate- 

 rials for mine cost me less than 

 a dollar and I did the work my- 

 self. It is necessary, of course, to 

 carry a small brass bicycle pump 

 with this belt and a couple of 

 rubber patches and some cement 

 in your repair kit. 



ANOTHER SLIDING FLOAT 



BY J. W. NOYES 

 Many times when out bait-cast- 

 ing and "they" wouldn't hit the 

 plug, I have longed to use my 



