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To the foregoing may be added : 



Washbasins. 



Pepper and salt boxes. 



Oilcloth for table. 



Miscelhiueous camp equipment : 



Shovel. Canteens. 



Axes and extra handles. 6-inch files. 



Saw. Whetstone. 



Hatchets. Rope and twine. 



Assorted nails. 



RATIONS. 



The following ration list is used by the Forest Service as a 

 guide in subsisting fire fighters on the fire line and may be of 

 service to campers in outfitting for camping trips. The list 

 shows the amounts of various articles required to subsist 10 

 men one day. The requirements of one man for 10 days will 

 be approximately the same, and supplies for any number may 

 be computed from the figures given. A food to be useful for 

 camp and trail must contain the maximum amount of nutri- 

 ment, or food value, with a minimum of bulk. 



Forest Service fire-cretc ration list — 10 men, one day. 



Meat alone : 



Fresh meat pounds 20 



Canned or cured meat do 12 



Meat combined : 



Fresh meat do 10 



Canned or cured meat do 6 



Bread, crackers, or flour : 



Bread pound loaves 9 



Crackers pounds 6 



Flour do S 



Baking powder (if above amount of flour is used) do ^ 



Lard do 1 



Sugar do 4 



Sirup quarts-- 1 



Coifee. ground pounds 2 



Tea do ^ 



Milk, canned lu-cent size cans 3 



