. The book of woodcraft . lTicli^nTacic((c5 in i)UcK,whaeHree^. 33 iT>chts land Some Indian Ways 471 THE INDIAN OR WILLOW BED The only bed I know of which is light, portable, scout-like, made of wildwood stuff that can be got anywhere,and costing nothing but a little labor, is the willow or prairiebed used by all the Plains Indians. This is how it is made: On your first short hike to thecountry go to some stream bank or swamp, and cut aboutseventy straight rods of red willow (kinnikinik),gray willow,arrow-wood, or any straight shoots, each about as thick as apencil, when peeled, except one
. The book of woodcraft . lTicli^nTacic((c5 in i)UcK,whaeHree^. 33 iT>chts land Some Indian Ways 471 THE INDIAN OR WILLOW BED The only bed I know of which is light, portable, scout-like, made of wildwood stuff that can be got anywhere,and costing nothing but a little labor, is the willow or prairiebed used by all the Plains Indians. This is how it is made: On your first short hike to thecountry go to some stream bank or swamp, and cut aboutseventy straight rods of red willow (kinnikinik),gray willow,arrow-wood, or any straight shoots, each about as thick as apencil, when peeled, except one or two that are larger,up to half an inch thick; and all thirty inches long. Tiethem up in a tight bundle with several cords until you gettime to work them. Peel them, cut a slight notch in thebutt of each rod, three quarters of an inch from the end,and you are ready to make the bed. And here I may say that some fellows, who could not getto the country to cut willow rods, have used the ordinarybamboo fishing-poles. These are sawed up in 30-inchlengths and spl
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