Outing . 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, f
Outing . 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. FIG. 2. THE LATEST U. S. ARMY MESS KIT OF ALUMINUM (OPENED FOR USE) The meat can combines frying-pan and baker; deep bottom also serves as soup-plate and the lid as serving-plate. [353] 354 OUTING is the first consideration. One does notwish to carry heavy stove utensils norare such needed. They must be strongenough, however, for hard service. Inthe second place compactness is a de-sideratum, for we must reduce common utensils of the shop willnot nest well, for they are all spouts,bail ears, handles, and cover-knobs. A mortal fear of their early so-called armor-steel, which isstrong, stamped steel with heavy tinning,is quite good if one can get nothingbetter. Enamel-ware is the easiest to keepclean, and its poor heat-conducting prop-erties make it for some things preferableto the lighter aluminum articles. Its
Size: 1986px × 1258px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade, booksubjectsports, booksubjecttravel
