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Where Landlords Cease From Troubling. 
benefit and convenience to the man who goes on 
known now, and highly appreciated. But were 
my word to be taken for any worth I would 
suggest the aluminum baker. 
In the matter of utensils I certainly would 
have for dishes and cups only one sort of ma¬ 
terial, that being the white enamel-ware. They 
are a triumph in camping utensils; and are 
light, unbreakable, easily washed. Let the cups 
and plates be of this material. For a couple 
two or three cups, knives, forks, plates, et cet¬ 
era, would be a good idea, and being light, 
they need not become an inconvenience. A 
kettle and frying pan, or skillet, are necessary 
things. Personally, I would include both a 
small and a large lightweight material frying 
pan. There are times when a large frying pan 
has eminent points of value to its credit as all 
will allow. But remember, in planning out 
your cooking and eating utensils, there is no 
need of taking along a great number of things, 
handy but inconvenient. Select the most val¬ 
uable of these and draw the curtain on the 
rest. 
Cooking over a fire directly, minus the oven 
or baker, is a thing that seems to me rather of 
a blundering method, considering that these 
modern things can be inserted at not such a 
great cost. The ordinary camping method is 
to build a fire, poke down two crotched sticks, 
across from each other over the fire; to place 
a cross piece on the crotches, and thereon to 
hang the kettle, or boiling apparatus. The fry¬ 
ing is done over the coals which are scratched 
to one side. If the baker and the oven are 
done without, then I would suggest that a sort 
of fireplace be built up of rocks having a back 
and two sides. The front is open. A piece of 
galvanized iron is placed over the top of this 
and the fire is built inside. Often great suc¬ 
cess can be had with this method, though the 
grate spoken of before this, coming at a most 
moderate expenditure, answers all the pur¬ 
poses assigned to this affair. Also if this is 
not made right it will prove a smoky affair. 
I have used some however that have been as 
efficient as one would think of or expect. 
In the above I have taken into consideration 
the most needy things, which to include in your 
Outfit. Remember that I am looking at it from 
the viewpoint of curtailing expense. Did I not 
do that I could name you any number of cost¬ 
ly things that would improve your camp and 
make it doubly comfortable, but that is not my 
object. I am here considering the people rare¬ 
ly thought of by outdoor writers—the man and 
wife part of it; those of moderate means, to be 
exact. Many shy at making a camping trip 
for fear that they will have to go through all, 
and every black-art degree of misery and 
bothersome inconvenience; and that it will cost 
a great deal. There is just the good point in 
it. A great deal of money can be saved by 
camping out. 
The food question is to the camper an inter¬ 
esting one indeed, one worthy of much atten¬ 
tion. And just what you are going to select 
.depends vastly upon how far you are located 
from civilization, and what are your means of 
bringing provisions into camp. In camping it 
is generally the rule that one live off of the 
natural resources of the land as far as possi¬ 
ble. and the fish question is a very bright one 
indeed, in this respect. If one is within rea¬ 
sonable reach of a farm, milk and eggs can no 
doubt be readily procured, and potatoes and va¬ 
rious fresh vegetables may also be purchased 
from this source. But if further away from 
civilization the problem is not hard to get 
around. Right here it should be remarked that 
many unnecessary things should never be 
campers that it has been hard for them to leave 
brought along. 
I am going to set down here some of the 
things that will do a man and woman for two 
weeks. By the way, it is always most satisfac¬ 
tory if two couples arrange a camping trip to¬ 
gether. For a couple, for two weeks, as follows: 
Oatmeal . 3 pounds 
Flour . 14 pounds 
Baking Powder. 1 can 
Coffee . 3 pounds 
Sugar . 5 pounds 
Lard . 2 pounds 
Rice . 3 pounds 
Corn Meal.10 pounds 
Beans .'. 3 pounds 
Salt Pork. 4 pounds 
Bacon . 1 strip 
Butter . 4 pounds 
Salt .1 small sack 
Pepper . 1 can 
The above entries are some of the most 
valuable additions. Now in the question of 
milk, if transportation is anywhere near rea¬ 
sonable. the canned condensed milk is excellent, 
otherwise powdered milk can be had. In the 
line of compressed foods, do not fail to bring 
along the famous erbswurst soup rolls,. a com¬ 
pound of various delectable vegetables and se¬ 
lect meats. The one-half pound rolls cost twenty 
cents each, or a trifle under, if I remember 
rightly. However, all of these compressed 
foods, and powdered foods, are of far greater 
light trips. 
I might here remark that it is a good idea 
to have the so-called food bags in which to store 
your food if you are on a long trip away from 
civilization. 
Necessary and absolutely useful things about 
the camp should not be forgotten. There comes 
a time in camp when you stand scratching your 
head, the truth having dawned upon your con¬ 
sciousness that you have forgotten a most de¬ 
manded article. Such a thing is the camp axe, 
and the useful camp lantern. These two affairs 
are absolutely necessary. And the wee, small, 
seemingly inconspicuous things are often worth 
their weight in gold, which you find out when 
you desire them most and have them not. As 
for instance small ropes, cords, wires and various 
sizes of nails. Now, personally, after some little 
experience, I know two thousand and one things 
around a camp in which I can use nails to the 
most desirable and accommodating advantage. 
Previously, in this article, I did not mention 
the inclusion of a folding camp table, and chairs. 
These are procurable at a reasonable expendi¬ 
ture. A table is really a most necessary thing. 
To eat, seated on the ground, becomes the most 
monotonous and miserable thing one can think 
of in time. In a permanent camp the table has 
its place, without a doubt. Rustic chairs and 
tables are easily made, therefore the ready-made 
tables and camp-stools can be done without. 
Lastly, let me remark that the trip should be 
carefully planned in the beginning. All the de¬ 
sirable, and absolutely necessary items should be 
listed on paper and checked as they are packed 
and put away. In this way you will know for 
sure if you have the outfit complete, without 
guessing at it. 
