May. 1922 
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as a tonic to restore exhausted nerves 
several years ago. I’ll admit that we 
succeeded only by having real conve- 
niences, that’s why I am telling the read- 
ers of Forest and Stream about camp- 
ing conveniences. 
My wife and our small children have 
found restful comfort on our air-sleeping 
pocket night after night. Indeed, they 
have always slept as well as at home. In 
some cases much better. The tonic of 
the fresh air and the long rides are 
mighty soothing. Our air-bed is double 
width, although, if you prefer, you may 
have them single. It is lined with wool- 
felt and covered with balloon silk. It 
is the most comfortable bed, bar none, 
that I know of and is not hot in summer 
and cold in winter. 
There are a few tonneau- or car-beds 
that I can sleep on, but generally these 
sag down in spite of everything and are 
little more than hammocks. There are 
exceptions, as I have said. Our tonneau- 
bed has a unique tension device. 
The folding-cot beds in single or double 
Avidth are rather familiar, and likely you 
will find more cot beds in use than any 
other one kind. The steel spring-beds 
are excellent, very much like the four- 
poster at home, but they are frequently 
rather heavy. Speaking generally, it is 
hard to say that a steel spring-bed weigh- 
ing over 60 pounds is a real convenience, 
Avhich isn’t saying anything against its 
sleeping virtues. There are seA^eral good 
beds of this type that weigh little more 
than half of 60 pounds. 
Bedding is a problem of its own for 
the auto-camper. We have used for 
several seasons wool sleeping-bags with 
canvas waterproof covers, and can rec- 
ommend these for mild weather, and, 
indeed, for fairly cold weather. You use 
light 4j4-pound bags and nest two or 
three together as suits the temperature 
of the atmosphere. The canvas cover 
has a large head-cloth for added protec- 
tion, and wool-bags can be used out in 
the open in emergency without any tent 
over them. Wool blankets will do, but- 
are not so convenient as sleeping-bags, 
and pound for pound, you cannot get 
along with as light-weight blankets as 
bags. Remember that, in sleeping on 
cots, tonneau-beds and beds without mat- 
tresses, you must have as much bedding 
under you as over you. Here is where 
the sleeping-bag comes into its own. For 
real cold-weather sleeping use an eider- 
down robe. 
Naturally in the line of conveniences 
specially for auto-camping, I ought to 
bring the camping trailer and the camp- 
ing body, but space does not permit, and, 
indeed, this field is a subject all its own. 
Clothing most assuredly is a con.sidera- 
tion that cannot be lightly passed over. 
Wool underclothing, waterproof outer 
clothing — that is the rule. For the feet, 
pac moccasin boots and wool socks. For 
the head a cap. Coat in Norfolk style, 
with riding breeches to match for both 
sexes, is the outfit for convenience in 
camp life and growing in popularity 
every day. And there is a whole family 
of folding furniture conveniences, such 
as camp-tables, chairs, washbasins, dress- 
ing-table, cupboard and even bathtub and 
infants’ toilet set, as well as cot-beds. 
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