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afforded by the toboggan the light outfit 

 may be augmented, and the comfort con- 

 sequently increased, by the addition of 



With Its awning and head room 



the Baker is very comfortable •>.-,, 



I robe about 6 by 6 ft. ; i tarpaulin ; wall 

 tent, 7 by 7 ft. to 8 by lo ft.; i cross-cut 

 saw, 43^ or 5 ft.; i axe 3^^ or 4 lb., full 

 handle; collapsible box stove about 12 by 

 12 by 24 in., with pipes, and bottom- 

 hinged end door. 



Sleeping bags are good if made right, 

 but with tarpaulin on the brush of the bed, 

 one pair of blankets under- 

 neath and two pair over, with 

 the robe covering all, you have 

 a combination equal to most 

 bags, without their high cost. 



See that the tent is fitted 

 with a stovepipe ring just in- 

 side the door. Remember 

 that most tenting materials 

 are very inflammable. The 

 so-called balloon silk burns 

 without smoke, smell or flame. 

 The silk fabrics and mixtures 

 are ideal for lightness and im- 

 perviousness to moisture. A 

 box style camp stove is better 

 than one fitted with an oven 

 in that the former is all fire- 

 box. Have the door nearly 

 the full size of the end and 

 hinged at the bottom. On this door, 

 propped up at the correct angle, a fry pan of 

 dough may be baked. 



In supplying the demand of a winter 

 camp for a bountiful supply of wood the 



cross-cut saw is a great labor saver. Protect 

 the teeth with the grooved strip which 

 came with the saw from the hardware store, 

 and lay it flat on the bot- 

 tom of the toboggan. The 

 handles may be pushed 

 into the end of the blanket 

 pack. The provision list 

 for a winter trip will be 

 practically the same as for 

 summer, with perhaps an 

 increase in the heat produc- 

 ing fats and sweets — bacon 

 and sugar. It is impossible, 

 of course, to carry any 

 canned fruits or vegetables. 

 Modern dehydrators have 

 made available a great va- 

 riety of vegetable food, and 

 there is a milk powder 

 which makes a passable 

 parody on the natural 

 ^-_ article. 



- " ■■ J Should the trip be but 



- ,- ^^' a short one, hunger may 



be satisfied with sand- 

 wiches and other substitutes for real food, 

 and the treat of camp bread, called in the 

 Canadian West "Bannock" will be missed. 

 It consists of flour, baking powder, a 

 little salt, sugar and shortening mixed 

 with water to as thin a dough as can be 

 kneaded with the hands into a 3^ or 

 %-\n. disk, the size of the pan. It is then 

 baked before an open fire. Any or 

 all of these ingredients, except the 



The fly tent is simplest but requires more time to pitch. 

 It is a tarpaulin fastened to a slanting frame of poles 



flour and water, may be omitted and the 

 resultant Bannock still be very palatable. 

 Be sure to have sufficient food for the 

 trip, but not an over supply to make the 

 load too heavy to carry comfortably. 



