
mit air, or the side of the tub may be 
raised slightly from the ground by put- 
ting a stone under the side. The draft 
can be regulated by letting it down as 
needed, thus doing away with the ne- 
cessity of a damper. If the stove is to 
used long in one position it is best to 
set it substantially on a level base, and 
cut small draft doors in the same as 
the main door so they can be closed or 
opened as desired. 
The stovepipe hole is best made by 
marking out a circle on the back part 
of the top, as large as the size of the 
pipe that is to be used, if any, say six 
inches across. Make six or eight cuts 
from the circle to the center and bend 
the triangular points up so as to form 
a rim to stand the pipe over. 
Cut a small hole, say three inches, 
across near the pipe for the coffeet pot, 
and two or more, eight inches across, 
for the frying pan and camp pot. Tin 
can lids make good hole covers. 
A few holes in the fire-box will 
prevent the wood lying too flat and 
smothering out the fire. 
AN emergency frying pan is some- 
times made of a lard pail by cut- 
ting off the upper part of the pail 
down to within two inches of the bot- 
tom. Leave a strip an inch and a half 
wide on each side of the seam, running 
to the top. Bend the strip out nearly 
to a right angle for a handle. Bend 
the edges of the handle down so as to 
form a tube. When using over an open 
campfire, run a stick of any length de- 
sired into the tubular handle as an 
extension. 
LONG cooking fork can quickly be 
made from a baling wire. Cut it 
to a little more than twice the length 
you want the fork handle to be. Bend 
around a stick at the middle and twist 
the wires round and round each other 
till within two inches of the ends, then 
spread the points apart and shape as 
you like. The ends can be sharpened 
by rubbing on rocks. For broiling meat 
by a campfire, the handle should be 
very long, or may be twisted on the 
end of a cane. 
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A COFFEE pot is sometimes made 
from a tomato can or a gallon fruit 
can by bending a strip of the top back 
over the side for a handle, mashing the 
sides in so as to form a spout on the 
opposite side and hanging a wire in 
holes punched in the sides for a bail. 
Coffee cups are made of meat cans by 
turning a strip of the top back over 
the side for a handle. 
J. H. FREEMAN, 
Salida, Col. 
COPTArSI BEE -sTEN ie PORE 
For many auto campers who have 
“~ the usual one-piece tent pole, the 
problem of packing it into the smallest 
space can be solved by cutting the pole 
in the middle, overlapping the ends 
four to six inches and boring holes 
through the overlapped ends to fit 
stove bolts. 
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By removing Bolt “A” the pole is 
collapsible upon Bolt “B” as a turning 
point. By replacing Bolt “A” and 
turning up the nut firmly, the pole 
will support all ordinary weight re- 
quired of it when putting up the tent. 
KAMP KOOK GAS STOVE 
SHELF 
ANY of the earlier 
campers, no 
doubt, have the old type of camp 
gas stove which is not provided with 
any shelf room. 
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preparing a meal one dish will be 
cooked first and removed from the 
stove to make room for another dish. 
There seems to be no place where the 
first dish can be kept off the ground 
and warm while waiting, and to over- 
come this I procured a piece of sheet 
iron the length of the front of the 
stove and six inches wide. I ran two 
heavy wire rods through two corners 
of this sheet iron shelf and bent the 
ends of these rods to hang over the 
top edge of the front side of the stove. 
In the two outer corners of the shelf 
I ran two legs of iron wire through 
just long enough to rest on the base 
cover so that they would support pails 
or coffee pots which I used to cook in. 
W. A. KIMBALL, 
Keene, N. H. 
AUTO-CAMPING WATER 
COOLER AND CARRIER 
HANDY running board carrier 
for water containers can be made 
from wood which solves the problem of 
keeping the water cool and in a con- 
venient place for use when on an auto 
camping trip. 
A half-inch board of width and 
length to fit section of running board 
of the car. Some blocks of two by 
four inch joist screwed upon the base 
board as the proper distance apart to 
allow you to place water containers 
between blocks. A milk can and an 
earthen jug make ideal water contain- 
ers. Screw eyes placed in the top of 
each wooden block so that a rope or 
leather strap can be attached to eyes 
and run through the handle of jug or 
can and fastened down to another 
screw eye in block opposite. A small 
rope or leather strap tacked along the 
front of blocks will keep can or jug 
in place. Space should be allowed be- 
tween blocks so that a woolen cloth 
can be moistened and wrapped around 
water containers. The evaporation of 
water from cloth will cool water. A 
porous earthen jug will give you won- 
derfully cool water when used this 
way, due to the constant draft upon 
it while touring. 
W. A: K. 
