THE SPORTSMAN'S VADE-MECUM 



CAMP EQUIPMENT. 



This will embrace a large number of articles, but the chief are 

 tents. 



Tents. From the last Kabul campaigns, it was pretty well learnt 

 that a very small tent would suffice, even in an intensely hot 

 climate, provided it had a double fly (or roof) ; and that it was 

 equally suitable in a cold one. These were christened "Kabul 

 Tents," and are, par excellence, the sportsman's friend, combining 

 the advantages of being light, strong, comfortable, and easily 

 pitched, even on bad ground. The outer cloths of each fly are 

 " drill," the inner ordinary cotton cloth (generally " dosutie " or 

 " two thread," from the web and woof being woven with two 

 threads side by side). The handiest size is 8ft. by 8ft. inside, with 

 3ft. walls ; from inside ridge to floor, 7ft. The tent-pegs are iron, 



8 feet 



but it is nearly always possible to use wooden ones, except in 

 Ladak. Everything complete, tent, poles, and pegs, weigh 801b. 

 A second tent is required for the servants (and one's own use when 

 making a trip from camp over the hills, to shoot on ground to 

 which you cannot well move everything). It should have but one 

 fly, but with the outer cloth " drill," and the two inner ones plain 

 cotton. A convenient size is 6ft. along the ridge, 5ft. high, and 8ft. 

 wide on the ground line. One end should have the usual pieces, 

 opening and forming doors, while the other should be prolonged 

 along the ground line, and rounded up to the ridge as in sketch. 

 A small curtain is sewn all around the edges to allow of stones, 



