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ing your face from the icy blasts apt to prevail in winter. 

 For more open hunting, where you have a great deal 

 of walking to do, some prefer a sportsman's boot or shoe 

 to the moccasin. This is a matter Of taste, and a matter 

 local conditions should dictate. 



We come now to the camp outfit proper. First in im- 

 portance, of course, comes the bed on which during the 

 long winter nights we shall rest our tired and weary 

 "hones." Comfort and warmth are the essentials that go 

 hand-in-hand. If we attain these two requisites, we have 

 succeeded in obtaining a bed admirably suited to our 

 needs. On the market in large outfitters' stores, may be 

 found a varied selection of beds, both simple and combina- 

 tion. The combination bed constitutes also a hammock, 

 shelter tent, and roll-up pack, in which may be carried all 

 the nick-nacks that are needed on the trip. In this w r ay, 

 carrying them does not take up extra space. 



Of course, the camp mattress must be waterproof. It 

 is like a bag without ends, in which may be stuffed dry 

 leaves, twigs, moss, etc., making an ideal bed. It has side 

 flaps, made of heavy material that will resist water, the 

 inside lining of which should be of wool, or other very 

 warmth-giving stuff. If properly made, this forms an 

 ideal covering, equal to three or four blankets. Aided by 

 the camp fire, with this outfit the camper should exper- 

 ience none of the cold chills of winter. The fire will not 

 only keep one warm, but is essential in frightening aw^ay 

 prowling wolves and other animals, and is proof against 

 these night marauders, for fire is their deadly fear and 

 strikes terror to their hearts. The fiercest animal of the 

 jungle will not venture very near a big brisk camp fire. They 

 have perhaps had this fear instilled into them by some 

 terrible experience in. a great forest fire ; it is a fear that 

 seems even to have been handed down to them by heredity, 

 and perhaps is. So much for the camp fire. Now let us 

 get back to a discussion of camp equipment. 



