10 PREFACE

towel; can opener; and for each person, tin cup (not aluminum), tin plate, spoon, fork and knife. If batter pan can be had in which pails will nest, it will prove useful as dish-pan, etc., as well as for cooking.

FIRST AID KIT:

Laxative; small tube of salve; aseptic bandage; adhesive tape; small aseptic cotton; talcum powder; chlorozone tablets.

FOOD SUGGESTIONS:

Choice of food is largely an individual matter and the appended list can be modified to suit individual tastes. The various foods and the quantities, item by item, needed by any party contemplating a trip can best be determined by planning the menus for all the meals before departure. Avoid carrying foods containing a large amount of water, and look into the possibility of using some of the dehydrated foods, notably potatoes and milk. To offset the digestive effect of concentrated foods, carry along some dried fruits, especially apricots, raisins and prunes (the last excellent also for alleviating thirst). Dried cereals that are in compact form are excellent, especially with raisins cooked in. Bread, though bulky, will keep well if wrapped in paraffin paper. Study your trip with reference to the possibility of replenishing food-supply en route at farm houses or by parcel post.

Dry stuffs should be carried in waterproof cloth bags; butter, cocoa, powdered milk, etc., in tins with friction tops and round corners; bacon well

GET A GUIDE BOOK No two-legged guide needed.

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wrapped in cloth, saving original grease-proof paper packing; empty friction-top tin about size of 1/4-lb. tobacco can in which to pour surplus bacon grease for use in later frying.

Butter and bacon grease in friction-top tins. Tea, coffee, cocoa sugar, salt, pepper, bread, bacon, dried beef, cheese, apricots, prunes, raisins, dried vegetables, prepared pancake flour, sweet chocolate, dried milk, rice, cereals, fresh meat for first meal out, macaroni, canned goods; sauerkraut, corn, grapefruit, baked beans, peaches, pineapple, cherries, soups.

There may be accidents or delays, but with these necessities almost any situation can be met.

THE PACK is important. A medium-sized knapsack or pack frame with broad leather shoulder straps is best. Canvass straps, unless very heavy, are apt to curl and cause discomfort. A tump line when properly adjusted is very helpful, though not necessary. A second-hand old-style army knapsack makes a very satisfactory outfit. A knapsack is usually too small to take blankets, which should be rolled in a long thin roll, wrapped in a poncho, and attached around the pack like the tire on a wheel. A blanket roll across the chest is probably the poorest way to carry duffle. It is hot, uncomfortable, and must be opened entirely to get out anything. The equipment should not exceed thirty pounds, the less the better.

WARNING

Be especially careful about fire. Remember that in the best camping weather the woods are very dry; the soil is inflammable, especially in pine woods. A fire should never be built against a log, nor on humus; it may smoulder underground for