The boy's camp book; a guidebook based upon the annual encampment of a boy scout troop; the second of a series of handy volumes of information and inspiration . The Sectional Stove Top in Use; Flue Not Shown had sheet steel stove tops for the different companies, butthey were not sectional. Naturally, they were awkward totransport, and inclined to warp. When the question of astove for our Boy Scout troop came up last summer, I thoughtof making a top of sheet steel, and having it in sections. Andthe result is most satisfactory. The sections are not ex-actly the same size, for the reason that th
The boy's camp book; a guidebook based upon the annual encampment of a boy scout troop; the second of a series of handy volumes of information and inspiration . The Sectional Stove Top in Use; Flue Not Shown had sheet steel stove tops for the different companies, butthey were not sectional. Naturally, they were awkward totransport, and inclined to warp. When the question of astove for our Boy Scout troop came up last summer, I thoughtof making a top of sheet steel, and having it in sections. Andthe result is most satisfactory. The sections are not ex-actly the same size, for the reason that they must nestone in the other, for transportation. Each one beingturned down all around, as shown in the sketch, the top isthoroughly stiffened, and as the material is 16-gauge steelthere has been no tendency to warp. The sections are con- 5* TEE BOTS CAMP BOOK nected by wiring through eight small holes drilled for thepurpose. Dimensions of the largest section are 15 x 24inches. The holes are standard size, 8| inches in diameter,one in each *m7/ Cross-Section View of the Sectional Stove Top, Fire Pit, and FlueA tile or a tin can will serve for the chimney. The trench for the flue is covered withbrush, then with earth. A hillside site, with the flue uphill and the entrance to the Are pitdownhill, adds efficiency, but is not always feasible. Directions for using these stoves should not be necessary. The Tinware. — Cooking and mess utensils may befew and simple. But they must be good. The troopshould buy them weeks before camping time, for the reasonthat they cannot bo bought in the average housefurnishing
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