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if you so desire, although the jet may 
be turned as low as you please. The 
tanks of fuel, which are replaced at any 
one of tens of thousands of service sta- 
tions when e.xhausted, all have an equip- 
ment of double control valves. One union 
connects the little gas stove, via rubber 
tubing to the tank; while stem and 
burner are attached to another union 
and control valve. You may use the 
stove alone, or the illumination alone; 
or both together, regulating indepen- 
dently the intensity of each as required 
for the purpose at hand. Here you have 
a typical double-duty unit for motor- 
gysying; for you have a stove that is 
also a camp light de lu.xe, or you ha\'c a 
fine camp illumination that is also a stove 
— whichever way you look at it. 
The best camping trailers are built to- 
day so that when you are not camping 
you may strip the outfit off completely 
and have a one-ton commercial trailer. 
Indeed there have come upon the market 
camping car bodies so ingeniously con- 
structed that when not used en route for 
auto-camping, these same outfits, with 
the cabinet units removed, make you 
either a commercial truck with a fine 
waterproof top, but may also be other- 
wise altered to make a dandy seven-pas- 
senger enclosed car. Indeed when thus 
metamorphosed you would never know 
this car from a first class sedan. 
Frequently some parts of the camping 
equipment does not need to serve merely 
for tour-camping alone; but you may use 
them in the home the year round. An 
example of this is the spring auto bed. 
Indeed this bed may be used in three 
places with equal success. First, inside 
your car, its legs made to straddle the 
seat backs for a restful tonneau bed; 
second, as a tent bed, used anywhere on 
the ground like an ordinary cot; and 
third, this same bed will serve all through 
the year on your sleeping porch or as an 
“e.xtra” and emergency bed for the home. 
Another example is the air sleeping 
pocket bed; for many campers find this 
mattress so comfortable and sanitary that 
they sleep on it every night in the year, 
regardless of whether they are home or 
in camp. 
Even the way you pack equipment into 
your automobile may give it a double- 
service. The foot rail may be removed 
and a double folding cot put in its place, 
and even with our small car this has 
proved practical. It not only saves the 
waste space behind the foot rail, but the 
cot thus carried is just as convenient as 
a foot rail and absolutely no damage is 
done to the folded cot bed. Bedding, 
both blankets and sleeping bags, may be 
placed upon the seats of the car and be 
carried here easily, but at the same time 
serve to make a better cushion. Speak- 
ing of the double duty of auto-gypsy bed- 
ding, use this same bedding at home. 
Nothing makes quite the warm winter 
coverlet for our bed as does our eider- 
down robe, purchased originally and spe- 
cially for cold weather camping. Wool 
blankets and sleeping bags serve equally 
as well. It will hardly pay to take your 
bed quilts camping, although some camp- 
ers do it, but you will find it practical 
to use your camp bedding for winter ser- 
vice at home. 
1,000 ISLAND 
HOUSE 
Crossmon House 
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y. 
I N the heart of the 1,000 Islands. 
Accommodations for more than 
1,000 guests; motor boating, trap 
shooting, golf, canoeing, swimming 
pool; fine motor roads from all 
points 
Greatly reduced railway fares now 
in force; suggest early reservations. 
EXCELLENT FISHING FOR 
SMALL-MOUTH BASS 
AND MUSKELLONGE 
Attractive book with beautiful pic- 
tures and auto map sent on request, 
or complete information from all 
principal tourist agents including 
reservations. 
WILLIAM H. WARBURTON, 
Proprietor. 
In Writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. It will identify yon. 
