November 28, 19 14 
LAND AND WATER 
CHOOSING KIT 
{Continued from page 105) 
The Importance of Footwear 
Now this is a lot to write about a solitary' boot, but the 
subject is worth it, for the matter of footwear is the most 
important of all for Service work. With well-shod and 
thorouijhlv comfortable feet a man is more than half equipped, 
and with this particular class of boot a man is both well shod 
and comfortable, at a cost of tliirty shillings, for nine months. 
It is a boot worth having, and I intend to wear it to sub- 
stantiate the statement as soon as I can get a pair. One 
curious thing I was told when I asked about sizes and fittings 
was that sizes are epidemic. That is to say, one day every 
customer who comes in will want a pair of eights, the next 
day every one takes tens, and then there will be a similar run 
on the extremely large or the extremely small sizes. These 
things are unexplainable — they just happen. 
A New Map Case 
\i the same establishment, which runs a kit department, 
I was shown a very ingenious map case for officers' use. It 
is made in waterproof canvas, with celluloid face, and folds 
in two, to be carried slung like a haversack across the shoulder. 
The leather article, it was pointed out, shows up on the 
wearer's uniform, and also gets wet and imcomfortable. The 
ordinary map case also shows up, and is most unsatisfactory 
in keeping the maps dry and safe, but this particular design 
and material obviates both these disad\antagcs, and is just 
the thing that should have been made a " sealed pattern " 
years ago. It is curious liow many of these simple devices 
for the comfort of men and the simplification of campaigning 
needs have been overlooked for so long — like that blanket 
strap to run under the saddle of which I was writing a week 
or two ago. Many men know of these things, and many men 
go to the trouble of having them specially made for them- 
selves, but they remain outside the domain of official kit. 
A Hint for Civilian Travellers 
A good number of civilians are going over to France 
at the present time, and to these one word of warning is 
advisable : don't carry fire-arms. Even if these can be got 
through the Customs at the port of entry, inside the country 
there is a spy mania, especially among the less educated 
(Contintml on page 109) 
If your car is tyred in this way it 
is safely equipped for winter work 
a and b Dunlop steel-studded tyres, 
c anil d Dunlop grooved tyres. 
IF you wish to be adequately equipped against skidding 
you cannot rely on rubber alone. On certain kinds of 
greasy surfaces rubber is unable to grip with sufficient 
power. Similarly, the steel-studded tread alone is ineffectual 
on a smooth glassy surface, and thus the only safe plan 
is to use the two kinds of tyres in conjunction. With 
DUNLOP 
grooved tyres and Dunlop steel-studded tyres you will be able 
to drive during winter with the greatest degree of immunity 
from skidding. 
The Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd.. Founders through- 
out the World of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry, 
Avion Crost, Birruineham J 4 Reg'Mil Street. London, S.W. 
Parii : 4 Rue du Colonel Moll. 
DUILOP SOLID HREt FOR HUVY COIIERCIAL VEHICLES 
Trade mark. 
By appointment to 
H.M, THE KING. 
ii 
AQUASCUTUM 
J J 
Regd. 
FOR ACTIVE SERVICE 
Extract from Letter j'tist receiieJ: 
Sydney, N.S.W., 
Sept. 1 6, 1 914. 
" I might add that never have I 
had an overcoat that so fully lived 
up to its claims as "Aquasciitum" 
No, 48313 purchased Irom you. 
It has been with me through many 
a tropical storm, and in not a 
single instance has wet pene- 
trated it. G. H. D." 
Officers who have worn the 
"AQUASCUTUM" 
FIELD COAT 
on Active Service will have no 
other. Orders are being received 
daily on their recommendation. 
See that your Field Coat 
labelled ** Aquascutum." 
"AQUASCUTUM' 
MILITARY 
WATERPROOF, 
Lined with Wool or Detachable 
Fieccc, from 3 guineas. 
AQUASCUTUM" 
BRITISH WARM 
Lined with Fleece, Fur, or Leather 
Specialised in and made only by 
"AQUASCUTUM," Ltd 
Sporting and 
t^ilitary 'bailors, 
100, REGENT STREET, LONDON, W. 
SAM BROWNE BELT 
Made from best BRIDLE Leather. 
Price 50/- 
FOLDING 
MAP 
CASES 
Pigskin 
21/- and 25/- 
Khaki Canvas 
16/6 
BEST 
PIGSKIN HOLDALL 
For Toilet Articles. Lined Waterproof. In two sizes. 
28/- and 35- 
. . Extra Large and Strong . . 
HAVERSACKS 
made from an Officer's design. 
12/6 
Price 
WIRE NIPPERS 
Insulated Handles. Complete in Leather Case. 
12/6 and 17/6. 
Send for Full List of 
War Equipment. 
SWAINE 6 ADENEY 
H> appuiiitiiiciil to 11- M. The KinK 
185 PICCADILLY, W. 
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