Outing . is sameluxury, if the second man wants it badenough, becomes forthwith a necessity. When you have to carry your own kitday after day the number of things youcan do without is extraordinary. Youwill have boiled it down to the essen-tials when you carry it from one seasonto another without adding to or sub-tracting from it. This, then, is yourideal kit, for it has withstood the acid-test. It is really astonishing what smallamount of duffle is needed for campingout. Practical woodsmen have learnedto supplant the handy contrivances ofcivilized usage by substituting with whatthe wilderness
Outing . is sameluxury, if the second man wants it badenough, becomes forthwith a necessity. When you have to carry your own kitday after day the number of things youcan do without is extraordinary. Youwill have boiled it down to the essen-tials when you carry it from one seasonto another without adding to or sub-tracting from it. This, then, is yourideal kit, for it has withstood the acid-test. It is really astonishing what smallamount of duffle is needed for campingout. Practical woodsmen have learnedto supplant the handy contrivances ofcivilized usage by substituting with whatthe wilderness offers. Apropos, in theculinary department one really does notneed a city bakeshop oven or even theDutch oven or clever reflecting baker;very acceptable breadstuffs can be coaxedout of a combination of camp-fire heat,dough, and the much-abused , the frying-pan itself may be dis-carded, and in such a contingency hecan make good bread by winding dougharound cleaned sticks and slanting them. FIG. 1. THE COMPONENT PARTS OF THIS OUTFIT ARE EASILY PROCURABLEThe authors own outfit which has stood the test of use—cup, knife, fork, spoon and canteen. up by the side of the fire. Such breadsI have heard called dough gods, butwhether of the world below or above de-pends on the cook. Many cook outfits offered by sportinggoods houses are too complete for a placein the hikers kit, in fact their very com- pleteness renders them impractical be-cause of weight, bulk, and the numberof utensils to be kept track of. Theyare made more in answer to the call ofcity sportsmen who, as a rule, favor moreelaborate equipment throughout. In choosing a cooking outfit lightness
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