
proof without affecting its hightness or 
pliability. 
The tent, when set up, accommodates 
two sleeping-cots. Hinged poles are 
provided which are easily erected, and 
the parts do not get separated and lost. 
The weight of the tent is about 35 
pounds, and the size when packed is 
approximately 48 x 12 inches. In this 
form it can be easily carried on the car 
in the waterproof bag provided. 
KAMPKOOK STOVE FOR 
AUTO-CAMPERS 
HE illustration shows the new No. 
7 Kampkook Stove. This was de- 
signed primarily to meet the demand 
for a stove with a large cooking sur- 
face, the size of which is 10% x 19% 
inches. The stove is equipped with a 
steel top, iron grates, a folding adjust- 
able windshield and a tank which 
holds four and a half hours’ full sup- 
ply for both burners going at full ca- 
pacity. The legs are permanently at- 
tached to the case, and when locked 
in position hold the stove rigidly and 
firmly. They can be folded and con- 
cealed inside the case when not in use. 
There is also a new stand on the 
market to be used in connection with 
this stove. This stand is of one-piece 
construction with sliding joints. It 
folds up compactly and packs inside the 
Kampkook when not in use. When 
set up it brings the top of the stove 
to a convenient working height of 27 
inches. While this stand is very light, 
it is also very strong and will support 
a weight of 200 pounds. 

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CHECKING A STOCK 
‘THE worst happened to the old Mar- 
lin and I had to build a new stock. 
The local lumberman gave me a piece 
of walnut that had served as a sill in 
our first court-house over 100 years ago. 
You’d be surprised what you can do 
with a couple of chisels, a spoke shave, 
a pair of calipers and a little patience. 
I actually made a beautiful stock 
with the identical drop at comb and 
heel of the old one. After oiling and 
rubbing and varnishing and again rub- 
bing, I concluded to make the old stock 
look like $100; so, after sanding with 
00 sand-paper a little, I drew the check- 
ing design shown with a soft lead pen- 
cil; then breaking off a three-cornered 
file I carefully followed the lines, goug- 
ing out a shallow groove. The cross- 
checking was done with a flexible rule 
guide. Repeating the same on the op- 
posite side and forearm, and again oil- 
ing and varnishing, I have a job that 
would turn any average store-box whit- 
tler to more respectable realms of 
endeavor. As a suggestion, if you do 
no wish to do the work offhand, draw 
your design on an exact pattern fitting 
the parts. Then transfer to the stock 
with carbon paper. 
J. T. GARVER, 
Huntingdon, Tenn. 
EVERYMAN’S SPORT— 
AUTO-CAMPING 
H EALTH and pleasant recreation are 
regarded as the prime factors jus- 
tifying an indulgence in that most re- 
cent form of outdoor activity—auto- 
camping. While these are doubtless the 
essential considerations, there are sev- 
eral by-products, so to speak, of this 
sport which are exercising an enormous * 
influence, subtle but none the less defi- 
nite, on the intellectual, political, social 
UP re ts 
and commercial development of the 
country. 
The educational value of auto-tour- 
ing manifests itself by the extent to 
which it stimulates interest in history, 
nature study and the manners and cus- 
toms in different sections of the coun- 



try. Boys and girls in their teens to- 
day exhibit as great a knowledge of 
these matters, due largely to this in- 
fluence, as do their parents. Such 
knowledge, because it is imbibed uncon- 
sciously and in a totally pleasant man- 
ner, is retained over a longer period of 
time and exerts a greater influence on 
the lives of the younger generation than 
the learning more or less laboriously 
obtained from text-books. Then, too, 
auto-camping has its xsthetic value— 
it stimulates a love of the beautiful, 
sublime and artistic that cannot be 
overestimated. 
The man of the West in the same 
way learns at first hand the reasons 
for the political opinions entertained 
by his brother of the East. The infor- 
mal dissemination of such information 
produces a profound influence upon the 
political and social history of a nation. 
The effect that tourist campers have 
upon trade conditions even in the most 
remote corners of the country is little 
short of staggering. Some evidence of 
this is presented in the advertising 
campaigns, exhibits and conventions 
organized entirely or at least for the 
most part to reach this portion of the 
traveling public. Commodities are in- 
troduced into sections where they had 
never been seen or heard of before, 
thereby creating an increased demand 
for a manufacturer’s product. This 
results in a reorganization of merchan- 
dizing methods to meet the demands of 
the auto-campers. 
These are just a few of the outstand- 
ing developments. Their untold rami- 
fications could be extended indefinitely. 
