AUGUST , 1917 
FOREST AND STREAM 
369 
IDEAS FOR THIS MONTH’S CAMPFIRE BY JIM FERGUSON. PASS YOURS ON 
THE SIMPLEST CAMP GRATE; 
AND HOW TO KEEP THE HEAT 
The simplest form of camp grate or 
pot rest is a round iron rod 3/16 by 24 
inches Ion, shaped like a letter U—4 by 
10 inches. With 
the ends resting 
on two big 
stones, you have 
a grate good 
enough for all 
ordinary cook¬ 
ing purposes. If 
there are no 
stones, dig a 
shallow trench and lay the grate across it; 
or it can be placed across two logs. In 
windy weather, to get the most heat out 
of your fire, build a stone grate -back on 
the side of the fire opposite to that from 
which the wind is blowing. It reflects the 
heat back onto the pots, and makes the 
cooking quicker and steadier. 
A HANDY CAMP LANTERN 
MADE FROM A TIN CAN 
If you want to make a useful camp lan¬ 
tern on short notice take an empty tin can, 
punch some holes in one side, and under 
side of the ax. The handle, formerly 24 
inches long with a knob end, I cut off 
leaving a 20-inch curved straight-grained 
checked-grip handle. I inserted two riv¬ 
ets to bind the grain and keep it from 
splitting while driving stakes. 
A FRYING PAN HANDLE THAT 
WON’T GET A LL HE’T-UP 
If you find the handle of your frying 
pan heats up so quickly it is impractical 
over an open fire, take a ten-cent ten-inch 
frying pan, and 
cut off the han¬ 
dle, leaving a 
stub 4 inches 
long. Shape as 
illustrated a strip 
of sheet-iron 24 
inches by 4J4 inches, so that the end hooks 
correspond with the height of the flange 
on the frying pan. The wood handle— 
any stout fagot will do—fits under the 
stub, and is held in place by the strip of 
shaped iron hooked onto the frying pan 
flange. The wooden handle will not get 
he’t-up, and a little manipulation will teach 
you how to keep it from charring. 
them on the in¬ 
side of the can 
(resting on its 
side) set a stub 
of candle. If 
there is any 
wind, place the 
closed end of 
the can in that 
direction. It can be hung up with a string 
or wire run through holes punched near 
the ends of the can, in a line with the 
ventilation holes over the candle flame. 
AN AX THAT’S HANDY FOR 
DITCHING AROUND THE TENT 
HOW TO FIX THAT KNIFE 
The following paragraph was accidental¬ 
ly omitted from L. S. R.’s contribution to 
last month’s campfire explaining how to fix 
your skinning knife securely to your hip : 
Here’s a good scheme for holding it 
fixed. Sew a piece of tape or light cord 
to your trousers some place near the right 
kidney. Puncture a hole in your knife 
sheath, tie a piece of tape or any light 
string to it, and connect it with the other 
string or tape. This keeps your sheath just 
where you want it, instead of having it 
flop all around your belt. L. S. R. 
The light ax I carry I generally use 
with one hand, but I want it big enough 
for a two-hand job. For ditching around 
the tent, I had 
ablacksmith 
make, from my 
own wood model, 
a steel pick end, 
shown in the il¬ 
lustration. It has 
a threaded bolt, projecting from its flat 
end, which is fastened to the pole of the 
ax by screwing into the threaded hole. In 
pounding tent stakes in the ground, a nar¬ 
row ax pole splits them. So I use the flat 
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