THE ESSENTIALS $ 



1. Sleeping Outfit. This should consist of 

 a sleeping bag made by doubling two wool 

 comforters, so as to give the bag the great- 

 est length, and sewing securely together 

 across the bottom and two-thirds of the way 

 up the side. This bag should be lined and 

 covered with gingham or sateen, which should 

 project a foot or two beyond the top as a 

 loose flap. The wool comforters may be 

 sewed up into separate bags as indicated, and 

 one lined and the other covered. One bag 

 can then be slipped inside the other for ordi- 

 nary use and removed easily for knapsack 

 trips where economy of weight is desirable. 

 A tall person will require extra length com- 

 forters. Blankets are too heavy and cotton 

 comforters are not desirable. 



A waterproof sheet or covering at least 6x6 

 feet should also be taken. Canvas and the or- 

 dinary rubber blanket are entirely too heavy 

 for this purpose. The most serviceable and sat- 

 isfactory material is waterproof silk. It is 

 strong, durable, perfectly waterproof, and very 

 light. A piece five yards in length, cut in half 

 and sewed together along one side, will make 

 a large sheet that will protect the sleeping bag 

 from the ground and form a covering as well. 

 Firms who advertise at the end of this an- 

 nouncement carry this very desirable material 

 and will fill orders by mail. 



2. A tramping suit of stout material — cordu- 

 roy, denim, khaki, etc. One suit should suffice 



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