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Kitchen etceteras. —A good meat chopper, a large and strong knife, 
a fork, two large aluminium spoons, a small pestle and mortar, a few 
enamelled or aluminium plates and bowls of assorted sizes are necessaries, 
also a dozen dusters. A good camp cook can manage with these, supplemented 
by the many clever makeshifts, known to camp servants. Any other items 
are optional. 
Water Vessels .—A few old kerosine tins fitted with iron handles make 
excellent buckets and, when on the march, will hold a lot of small gear. The 
old-fashioaed leather chagul or water-bottle is useful in camp and especially 
when marching or shooting ; but the Australian water-bag is lighter and keeps 
the water cooler. It is made of stout English or American canvas ( No. 4 for 
choice ), is closely stitched into a square bag, in the top of which the nozzle of 
a bottle is tightly sewn. Two canvas loops with a wooden crosspiece from 
the handle and a good fitting cork for the nozzle completes the arrangement. 
Before using it should be soaked for a few hours. 
The water-bottle for personal use should be felt-covered, and may be of 
vulcanite, aluminium, glass or enamelled ware. Vulcanite and glass are good, 
but liable to crack ; aluminium is the lightest, and strongest, but don't put cold 
tea into it, especially Russian tea with a dash of limejuice, unless you want to 
drink ink, the tannin acting on the acid, in a few hours converts this most 
