SUMMER CAMPS AND CAMPERS 



2 45 



or steamship line and the ob- 

 jective point of the trip. Roads 

 are to be considered^ pack ani- 

 mals found if the road can 

 not be traveled by wheels ; 

 and there are other inconveni- 

 ences to be overcome before 

 the tent is pitched and the 

 campfire lit. 



If the trip is to be made by 

 water, full attention should be 

 given to the route, and num- 

 ber of portages before making 

 a final decision on the weight 

 of the cargo. 



The pages of the sportsmen's 



magazines frequently contain 



lists of supplies selected by 



various campers and every 



book on the subject contains 



valuable suggestions to the beginner. 



There is but one safe conclusion to reach 



in this connection, and that is : save 



weight wherever possible, no matter 



whether the outfit is to be packed in 



wagons, on mules, or on the back of the 



camper. So thoroughly ingronnd is this 



phase of camp life in the minds of the 



old-timers that I have known one of 



them to balance two pocketknives in his 



Wr^mSi 



DINNER 



By Henry W. Stevens. 



hand for two minutes before deciding 

 which one to take, the only question at 

 issue being the difference of one ounce 

 in the relative weights of the knives. 



Every woodsman has his own method 

 of building a fire, and every section has 

 i different method of suspending pots 

 ;.od kettles over the blaze. The one in- 

 violable rule followed by the most suc- 

 cessful campers is to make the blaze as 



BREAKFAST ON A COLD MORNING. 



