The book of camping and woodcraft; a guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness . e erected at a con- Ground venient distance apart for the ridge-pole or rope, the tops of the tripods inter-locking as shown in the illustration. A self-supportingframework for a shed-roof camp is also shown. ( and 5.) To make a bed of browse, first smooth the ground, leaving no stubs, stones, or hummocks. Then cut Browse Bed ii^cad- and foot-logs a foot thick, and side-logs, which may be somewhat THE CAMP 77 smaller, and pin them down with inverted crotches,making a rectangular framework on the groun
The book of camping and woodcraft; a guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness . e erected at a con- Ground venient distance apart for the ridge-pole or rope, the tops of the tripods inter-locking as shown in the illustration. A self-supportingframework for a shed-roof camp is also shown. ( and 5.) To make a bed of browse, first smooth the ground, leaving no stubs, stones, or hummocks. Then cut Browse Bed ii^cad- and foot-logs a foot thick, and side-logs, which may be somewhat THE CAMP 77 smaller, and pin them down with inverted crotches,making a rectangular framework on the ground to keepthe browse in place. Next fell a thrifty balsam or hem-lock (spruce, pine, or even cedar will do in a pinch)and strip off the fans, using none that cannot be brokenoff by ones fingers. Now lay a course of boughs afoot long against the head-log, butts down and to thefront, then shingle another layer in front of these, andso on down to the foot of the bed, leaving only the tipsof the boughs showing. Such a bed is luxurious inproportion to its depth and freshness. It should be. renewed erery day. It takes considerable time andlabor to make. I prefer the individual bed-tick, filledby each man to suit himself. Hang the salt pork or bacon to a tree beside the fire-place, where it is handy; it will not spoil in the . If mice, wood rats, porcupines, skunks, or other thieving varmints annoy you,hang the edibles by wires or cords from branches, orfrom a stout wire run from one tree to another, andshelter them from sun and rain. Put matches andcandles where they can quickly be found in the dark. When camping with a pack-train, pile the packs 78 CAMPING AND WOODCRAFT neatly together and cover them with canvas, and simi-larly pile and protect the saddles, making especiallysure that the lash ropes cannot get wet, and that noth-ing will be buried out of sight, off somewhere by itself,if snow falls during the night. Soldierly system in allsuch matters pays a big dividend in
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