. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. Tightening Up a Bit. taking care that both sides are as evenly balanced as possible. It is im- portant tliat an equal distribu- tion of weigflxts be made; let the hea- vy soft or bulky articles go on first, so as to form a resting support for other and smaller ones. An exper- cper- ienced packer can adjust and secure a pack load alone, yet ordmarilf two persons will be necessary one on each side (nigh and off side packers;) the nigh packer passes the hitch rope over the load well t
. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. Tightening Up a Bit. taking care that both sides are as evenly balanced as possible. It is im- portant tliat an equal distribu- tion of weigflxts be made; let the hea- vy soft or bulky articles go on first, so as to form a resting support for other and smaller ones. An exper- cper- ienced packer can adjust and secure a pack load alone, yet ordmarilf two persons will be necessary one on each side (nigh and off side packers;) the nigh packer passes the hitch rope over the load well to rear of the animal, the off side packer now does his trick, which consists of pulling it to- ward him, until he has sufficient rope to form a slack loop, which he returns to his partner, who stands with the hook of the cinch in his hand ready to en- the i loop, cinch- ing it to thei animal's body or bel- ly, return- ing back ?t"un^?r^the '^^® ''Diamond'' without the Loops, standing rope, looping it as usual; tightening up every inch of slack already about the pack, pass- ing the loops well to the front and rear, engag- ing them with the ends and- hauling as tight as possible (don't be afraid of getting it too tight) in- deed old army packers punch the animals' ribs, for they have learned the trick of filling their stomachs with wind so as to avoid a tight pack; by. 462. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buzzacott, Francis Henry, 1861- [from old catalog]. [Chicago] M. A. Donohue & co
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