July, 1911 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Making ready for a landing for the night 
proofed, oiled and painted, thoroughly saturating it, so that 
it repels water like rubber, prevents mildewing and cracking 
and makes it proof against changes in temperature. ‘The 
framework is made of high carbon, tempered spring steel 
and, being galvanized, will not rust in salt or fresh water. 
No tools are required to set up or to take down the modern 
canvas boat, and no instructions are needed by the beginner, 
who can set it up and take it down in the dark, if necessary. 
There is nothing to get lost, such as bolts, nuts or cotter 
pins. The cross ribs, being fastened to a strong strap, can- 
not get misplaced, nor do they have to be sorted out. Long 
before the bull crosses the pasture, your folded burden is 
set up, you push off in your boat and you are beyond the 
reach of his horns. 
The cost of an outing depends on the point of view, or 
the point of resources. It is easy enough to lay down the 
cost of equipment, as prices of 1911 were shown at the 
recent New York Sportsman’s Show, continued on a 
-lesser scale at sporting goods houses. Folding canvas boats 
begin at the 9-foot size and end at the 20-foot size. A 
g-foot boat has 32 inches beam and 1o inches depth, either 
jointed oars or double paddles, carrying case, thwart seat, 
spreaders and air chambers. It will carry 350 pounds of 
weight. As a package to tote it is 3 feet long by 8 inches 
wide and weighs 30 pounds. Its price $25. Prices then 
increase with length until 20 feet are reached at a cost 
of $65. As lengths increase, the number of people that 
can be carried increase, the 20-foot boat, for instance, 
weighing only 120 pounds, will carry 3,000 pounds. ‘Tent 
tops range from $11 to $18, according to the length of the 
A camp of the folding canoers 
boat, and cabin ends from $3 to $7. Cabins to cover the 
whole boat range from $9 to $21. 
It will be seen that the cost of equipment cannot be 
charged to one outing, as it will last for many annual out- 
ings. If one desires a separate tent, all that can be said 
is that they cost from $3.50 up, and one may go away up. 
For the open, for roughing it, many prefer a sleeping bag, 
the priceless boon of scientific expeditions where all is 
tramp, tramp, day after day. Their range of cost is from 
$7 to $60. 
Assuming that you are a youth, with $100 or less for 
your two or three weeks vacation, your folding canvas 
g-foot boat and tent top would cost you $36 for all the 
outings you are ever likely to make while young. To this 
add the amount of carfare. If you are to camp, there is 
so much to be apportioned for food, utensils for cooking 
and eating (which may be had at the 1o0-cent store), fishing 
tackle and perhaps a gun and shells. The gun and shells 
must be dispensed with unless you can attord a State license 
and unless you are to camp in the season when shooting is 
allowed by law. Asa rule, two or more combine on a boat- 
ing camping trip, dividing and thereby reducing the ex- 
penses and sharing the camp work. ‘Those who have ex- 
perience and can afford it may take along a man of all 
around ability, who will attend to all the camp drudgery. 
Say what you will, the proposed camper of small means can 
do far better with a canvas boat, by going where he can 
board at a farmhouse or small hotel at from $3.50 to $5 
per week. The expense is less, and the outer has all of his 
time to wrestle with nature for pastime and relaxation. 
Canoeing in the Adirondack lake with a folding canvas canoe 
The expedition sleeps at a flying camp 
