August, 1921 
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stored. But do not place things hit 
and miss — otherwise it shall be like 
seeking a needle in a hay stack when 
you go to find them. 
Now the water jug is under the 
front deck; next is the duffle bag; in 
the center are your blanket and your 
gun; in the stern is your covered grub 
tin; tied fast to the rear deck is the 
light, and under the stern deck, per- 
chance, is an extra pan or so. The 
canoe is ready; step in; kneel on the 
blanket; get in position, and push off. 
Elmer Wheeler, New York. 
AN IMPROVED GRUB PACK 
E VERY camper has experienced the 
annoyance of having to unstrap 
and re-strap the pair of duffle 
bags . containing the smaller food bag, 
particularly for a hurried meal when 
traveling, and as I have solved the 
problem, to my own satisfaction, I 
think the result may prove of interest 
to the brothers of the trail. 
Two ordinary duffle bags are used, 
but in place of the regulation pack 
harness, four short trunk straps of 
webbing are purchased. Numbers 1 
and 2 are first sewed across the bot- 
tom of each bag, as shown in sketch, 
with buckles extending about four 
inches, then brought up and around to 
front of bags to be connected by a 
collar made from two thicknesses of 
10 ounce waterproof canvas well 
stitched. Strap number 3 is sewed 
around both bags where back of col- 
lar joins them, and to collar, and num- 
ber 4 near bottom. All must be sewed 
both edges by hand with sail thread. 
An added tump line, made from a piece 
of strap, will materially assist in car- 
rying. 
The advantages of this is that the 
usual three parts being permanently 
fastened together, one needs only 
slightly loosen the surrounding straps 
to remove contents of bags, the pack 
will readily stand up, and no amount 
of wetting will harden the webbing as 
is the case where a leather harness is 
used. 
J. S. Bird, New York. 
A RELIABLE FISH BAIT 
F OR fishing in swift running water 
take wheat dough and mix with 
sugar until the dough is thoroughly 
sweetened, then add some cotton. 
Work the flower until it becomes rather 
thick and stiff. The cotton is added 
for the purpose of causing the dough 
to hang on the hook better, but it is 
not at all necessary when lake fishing. 
R. V. Davis, Tenn. 
TO KEEP YOUR TENT WARM 
D IG a pit eighteen inches or so in 
depth and a little larger around 
than an ordinary water bucket. 
Heat rocks in your camp fire as hot as 
you can make them and enough of them 
to fill the pit; also have enough more 
to fill your galvanized iron camp 
bucket. Fill the pit and your bucket 
with these rocks, turn your bucket up- 
side down on top of the pit full of rocks 
and bank earth around the lower edge 
of it and you will find that you have 
a smokeless radiator inside of your 
tent that will keep your tent warm for 
hours without the danger of burning 
anything that comes in contact with 
the bucket. 
Ross Merrick. 
AN EASY CHAIR FOR THE HOME 
CAMP 
T HE following is a description of 
an easy chair which I have used 
with much satisfaction in the 
home camp. It has three big advan- 
tages: first, it is comfortable, which to 
my mind is very important; second, it 
is easy to make and, third, it costs 
very little. The frame-work consists 
of four round poles (1" dia.), and 
makes a frame three feet long by two 
feet wide. It is fastened at the corner 
by two and a half inch bolts. Over 
this frame a piece of heavy fish net- 
ting, preferably unused, is stretched. 
The free ends of the net, at the sides, 
are wrapped around the pole and tied 
firmly. The netting should be stretched 
tight as it soon stretches enough to 
make a comfortable seat. 
To the lower edge of the seat a 
smooth board six inches wide and 
twenty-two inches long is fastened, by 
two galvanized iron clasps about an 
inch in width and fastened by short 
screws. The clasps are placed around 
the frame so the bottom board will 
swing easily on the round bar; as 
shown in diagram. When not in use 
the board hangs down and when used is 
readily turned so it rests on the rod 
and makes a comfortable seat. 
A piece of one-quarter inch manila 
rope is attached to each corner of the 
frame and run through a ring in the 
ceiling and then down; and fastened 
2 ' 
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An easily made camp chair 
to a peg the same as is used on tent 
guy ropes for taking up the slack. By 
this means the chair is easily adjusted 
to the required height and angle. The 
ring at the top is fastened to a heavy 
screw hook in the ceiling. 
It requires an hour or less to make 
one of these seats with a total expense 
of two or three dollars. They are eas- 
ily taken down or put up and give a 
great deal of comfort in camp. By 
placing a peg in a nearby wall, it can 
easily be hung up, out of the way, 
when not in use. 
An Oldtimer. 
