So vice to guard the. face frori noaquitoa 

 should find a place in the pack, for ^uny wet raeadowa in the 

 mountains aro great breeding places for these ^ 



I ulso tMn'-: it advisable to carry a shelter 

 canvas of sor.e kind. Ordinary tanto of various patterns, 

 such c.s the wedge or oorsnon tent, the Sibley tent, or the 

 conical ,/all tent, are of no account in active field 

 service, or under any condition of travel whene the size 

 and v/eight of what one carries aunt be oonnidered. 



For a Tnaxinum of convenience with ninirninj of 

 weight and bulk, kr.orr of nothing better than the George 

 shelter toi t r-anufaotured by Gordon & Ferguson. St. Paul, 

 Minnesota. First, the absolute simplicity of the tent ia 

 the test of its perfection. Seconc!, lightness of reight, 

 only weighing about rive poundo. It is a perfect shelter, 

 impervious to rain and wind. about 7x7 feet on the ground 

 and 7 feet in height, capable of sleeping three or even 

 four. Third, lies perfectly flat without a fold, and for 

 that reason ma-'os an excellent cargo cover. Fourth, 

 simplicity of erecting: The two rear corners of the tent are 

 pegged down, th? aides carried at right angles to the rear 

 line, pulled taut end pegged. The lifting rotje is throvm 

 over c. convenient limb or polo, the peak la pulled up snugly 

 and the tent ia pitched. Fifth, no natter how strongly the 

 wini blows, one ran can put up the tent unasoioted. Sixth, 

 the front of the tent ia perpendicular. It will not let in 

 rain, but it will take in all the warrth of the camp fire 

 when it io needed. 



The most practical bed I know of, for a patrol nan, 

 or anyone else, for that matter, rfho fron necessity or choice 

 must sleep in the open, is tho Comfort Sleeping Pocket 

 manufactured by the Metropolitan Air Goods Company, Reading, 

 Massachusetts, '.'.'eight 14 pounda. It can, if necessary, 

 be strapped to the back of the saddle. When deflated and 

 rolled makes a bundle no larger than a pair of blankets. 

 Actual taots have proven it possible for most people to 

 sleep coitfortably in the open in a Comfort Sleeping Pockot 

 in rild weather without blankets. The price may be con- 

 sidered prohibitive by many, but from actual experience I 

 consider it the rost ind \spensable part of iny outfit. 



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