22 HANDBOOK TOR CAMPERS. 



BEDS. 



Air beds are comfortable, where they can be carried, since 

 they can be placed even on bare rocks. Mattresses are usually 

 too bulky. In the pine forest, pine needles, raked up before 

 building the fire and with the cones removed, will make a com- 

 fortable bed. 



BEDDING. 



The most serviceable bedding is a quilt of eiderdown or Vv'ool 

 with an extra covering of denim. The quilt can be sewed or 

 pinned with blanket pins along the bottom to form a sleeping 

 bag. If blankets are chosen, it should be borne in mind that 

 two light ones are warmer than a single heavy one. 



A 7 by 7 foot, 10-ounce canvas when folded will make a 

 ground cloth and an extra cover and is also useful as a pack cover 

 or to cover camp equipment in an automobile. Remember that 

 the nights are usualy cold in the mountains and that consider- 

 able bedding is required. 



CAMP EQUIPMENT. 



Camp equipment used by the Forest Service in outfitting fire 

 crews is shown in the following list. An outfit for five men is 

 given : 



Knives, table 7 



Forks, table 7 



Teaspoons 7 



Spoon, stirring 1 



Plates 7 



Cups 7 



Milk pan (dish up) 1 



Dish pan 1 



Fry pans, small 3- 



Stew kettles, half-gallon 2 



Meat fork 1 i 



Canvas water pail, 2-gallon 1 , 



Butcher knives 2 



Stewpans, assorted 2 



Can opener 1 



1-gallon coffeepot 1 



Dutch oven 1 



Lantern 1 



