FOREST AND STREAM 
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A Nessmuk Camp, Showing How Things Can Be Arranged for Convenience, Utility 
and Solid Comfort. 
OUTFIT FOR NESSMUK CANOE 
DUFFLE TO TAKE, HOW TO STOW 
IT AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT 
By C. Lowndes Johnson. 
H AVING just returned from a short 
cruise in my “Nessmuk” canoe, which 
is 12 feet by 26 inches, and as the 
following outfit proved so satisfactory, l 
am sending a description of it and a list of 
my duffle for the readers of Nessmuk’s 
Camp Fire to look over. The lines of the 
canoe were given in the January, 1915, 
number of Forest and Stream. 
The following is a list of the duffle I 
carried on my cruise packed in the canoe. 
First of all, I had a piece of heavy wa¬ 
terproof canvas about 2x4 feet, which I 
spread on the floor of the canoe and which 
also served as a floor for my tent. Next 
came my oilskin coat which I carried in¬ 
stead of a poncho as I did not have one 
and this was spread out amidships to keep 
the tent on top of it dry. The coat folded 
up around the sides of the tent. This 
formed a very comfortable seat for pad¬ 
dling. 
The knapsack was stowed just forward 
of the tent, which gave me room to stretch 
my legs out, partly resting on the knap¬ 
sack and partly on each side of it. The 
gallon demijohn was lashed to the after 
side of the forward thwart, making a con¬ 
venient place to carry fresh water. 
The rest of my duffle was stowed aft as 
I wanted her as buoyant as possible for¬ 
ward so she would not take much spray 
over the bow when paddling into a bad 
sea and wind. 
The remaining articles consisted of ar¬ 
my haversack, a tin bucket, flour bag con¬ 
taining potatoes and another containing 
bread. These were covered with a piece 
of table oilcloth to keep them dry. This 
same piece of oilcloth came in very nicely 
in camp to serve my meals on. A reflect¬ 
or oven and kerosene bicycle lamp with 
small bottle of kerosene were also carried, 
and my fishing rod. 
Now for a list and description of the 
small articles carried in this duffle. 
The tent is a Dan Beard pattern 6%x- 
4V2 feet made of waterproof regiment- 
khaki, and weighs about 12 pounds. This 
tent suits me pretty well, but I want to 
make a shanty tent exactly like Nessmuk 
so highly recommended and see how I 
like it. Knapsack is of waterproof canvas 
and is 18x14x5 inches, containing the fol¬ 
lowing articles: Bed, which was a brown 
canvas bag open at each end and measur¬ 
ing 2 feet 6V2 inches by 7 feet long. The 
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Sleeping Bag 
with Pneumatk Mafttret# 
the most satisfactory camp bed mste Can be 
used anywhere and when deflated occupies 
little space. 
SLEEP OUT OF DOORS 
No sleep is more healthful or restful than uee® 
in the open, provided your bed Is right Per- 
f ection Sleeping Bags fill every requirameni. 
Ask for Catalogue of oar gBarantoeC HattraBaoo 
for home, camp, yacht and automobile jco. 
Mailed free. 
884 NlmMk C'Oo 
Break! via,, f *I> 
Pneumatic 
Mfg Co, 
PRICE $1.00 
You Can Tramp All Day 
You can do the 
hardest work or 
play without strain, 
chafing or pinching 
if you wear a Sop- 
era te Sack Sus¬ 
pensory. The S.S. 
ife- S. has no irritating leg straps, 
no oppressive band on the 
sack, no scratching metal 
slides. It is made just as nature 
intended. (Note illustration)4Qr“ 
With the S.S.S. you always have a clean 
suspensory every morning. Each outfit 
has two sacks, you can clip one fast to the sup- ( 
porting straps while the other sack is cleaneed 
All sizes. Mailed in plain package on re¬ 
ceipt of price. Money refunded if not satis¬ 
factory. Write for booklet. 
MEYERS MANUFACTURING CO. 
p2 Park Place, WATERTOWN. N. Y. 
’OU know “Dowagiac’ 
means fishing tackle— 
just as you know 
“Kodak” means 
camera. But don’t 
forget that there’s only one 
maker of genuine “Dowagiac” 
Rods, Reels and Minnows—and 
that’s Jas. Heddon’s Sons, at 
Dowagiac, Mich., the Bait- 
Casting Capital of the United 
States. 
Write for the new 
Heddon Catalog. It’s a 
beauty and it’s free. 
iPods 7 Reels - Min n ovyg?; 
25c 
Postpaid 
all lubrication and 
polishing around the 
house, in the tool shed or 
afield with gun or rod 
tivnai ,ntheNew 
W i I i B Perfecti ° n 
1Q 3 ska Pocket Package 
js a matchless combination 
Sportsmen have known) it for years. 
Dealers sell NYOIL at 10c. and 25c. 
Send us the name of a live one who 
doesn’t sell NYOIL with other neces¬ 
saries for sportsmen and we will send 
you a dandy, handy new can (screw 
top and screw tip) containing 3Vi 
ounces postpaid for 25 cents. 
WM, F. NYE, New Bedford, Mass 
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The Nessmuk Canoe in Action. 
