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CHAPTER XIII 



CAMPS, TRANSPORT, ETC 

 By Ci-iv-E Phiixipps-Wolley 



It is not possible to devise a camp outfit which would suffice 

 in all climates and under every condition of travel, and for that 

 reason a few notes on the special outfit necessary for each 

 country have been given where requisite. 



But, although different climates require different camp 

 equipment, there are many things common to camp life all 



ver the globe, and a brief sketch of the needs and shifts of 

 ~ jch a life in temperate, tropical and arctic countries may at 



.ny rate serve as a basis upon which to found a plan of cam- 



aign in any country. 



It must be understood from the outset that these notes are 



jr the hunter and not for the scientific explorer, whose needs 

 rxcellendy cared for in the Royal Geographical Society's 



: 1 --.:s to Travellers,' and that the beau-ideal hunter is he who 



an accomplish most with the least assistance from anyone else. 



The most perfect outfit is that which, while it contains all things 



tally necessary to success, includes no superfluities, and is in 



ae highest degree portable. 



The cost of hiring help in different countries has of course 



-n immense effect upon the nature of the camp equipment 

 :mployed, and what would be but a beggarly outfit in India 



• here you pay your beaters 3^. per diem would be extravagantly 



oxurious in British Columbia where you pay your Indians 

 I ^ dollar a day. 



