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SOME FORE-HANDED THRIFT WOULD HAVE HELPED HERE 



Building a Camp Fire 



As this issue of the Journal will 

 find hundreds of our readers planning 

 summer vacations in the woods, the 

 following article is reprinted from an 

 earlier issue in order that all may take 

 advantage of the hints on building a 

 camp fire. 



Camp stoves should be taken when- 

 ever they can be transported. They 

 are safer than open fires, more con- 

 venient, recjuire less fuel, and do not 

 blacken the cooking utensils. Col- 

 lapsible sheetiron stoves may be ob- 

 tained. 



In the absence of a stove an open 

 fire must be built. A safe and ser- 

 viceable fireplace can be made of 

 rocks placed in a small circle^ so as to 

 support the utensils. Where rocks 

 are not obtainable, poles may be used. 

 , For permanent camps it pays to 

 build a stone fireplace. A piece of 

 sheet iron will prevent the blackening 

 of the pans and makes a better draft. 



For temporary camps the fire 

 should be built as follows: 



Dig a hole about a foot cTeep and 

 about three or four feet in diameter. 

 Shovel away the side toward the wind. 

 Lay green poles across the hole to 

 support the pots and pans, and build 

 the fire underneath. 



Fire irons are often a great con- 

 venience. A piece of three-eights- 

 inch round iron four feet long is bent 

 at tight angles a foot from each end 

 and the ends are sharpened. Two of 

 these irons are placed side by side, 

 the ends are driven into the ground 

 and the fire kindled beneath them. 

 Instead of being made in one piece, 

 the pegs and cross-bars may be con- 

 nected by rings in the ends. They will 

 then fold and be easier to pack. 



Small Fire is Best 



Camp fires should never be larger 

 than necessary, and the utmost care 



