Tin cup, seamless (1 pt.)................... 3

Nails and tacks ............................. 3

Cheesecloth, 1 yd........................... 1

Fly dope, in pocket oiler.................... 2

Talcum powder, in wpf. bag................. 1

Comb, tooth brush, tiny mirror, bit of soap in wpf. bag, rolled in small towel secured by rubber bands ........................ 6

Toilet paper ................................ 1

First aid kit................................. 5

Spare matches, in tin box secured by adhesive plaster ................................. 2

Electric flasher, flat, round corners ......... 5

Total pack without provisions. .18 3

Two Days* Rations

Lbs. oi.

Bread, or prepared flour, in wpf. bag ____net 1

Cereal, in bag ........................... " &

Milk powder, in bag (=1 qt. milk) ....... " 4

Butter, in tin ............................ " 4

Bacon, sliced and trimmed, in waxed paper " 12

Cheese, in waxed paper.................. " 4

Egg powder, in bag (=9 eggs) .......... " 3

Raisins, in bag.......................... " 4

Dried apricots, prunes, or cranberries, in bag.................................. " 4

Sugar, in bag ............................ " 6

Chocolate (for eating), in waxed paper.. " 4

Coffee, ground, in bag ................... " 2

Tea, in bag..................... ■...... " 1

Salt, in bamboo tube ............ 2

Bags, paper, tin, tube...................5

The articles in the main pack suffice for an indefinite period. If one is going out only for a couple of days he will not carry all of them. The provisions afford a varied diet, yet weigh no more than "iron rations" of hardtack, bacon, and coffee, and they keep as well. They are very nourishing for their weight, being almost water-free (except fresh bread, if taken instead of flour). Since one usually travels either where fish or game can be secured, or where farm produce can be bought, the food packed along may last longer than two days. If such rations as those here listed were carried sufficient for a week, the -whole burden would still be only about 35 1/2 pounds, allowing for a larger pack sack.

When bread is to be baked on the journey, I make up a mixture beforehand of wheat flour (2 parts), cornmeal (1 part), a little egg powder, and some baking powder sifted in. This makes a fine johnny-cake, lighter than common frying-pan bread, wholesomer, and better tasting.

Abjure all canned stuffs on a marching trip. If you test the canned meats, etc., that are put up in tins small enough for one man, you wTill find that nearly or quite half of the weight is in the tin.

The little bags mentioned above are made of the thin but stout paraffined cloth called by tent makers "balloon silk." Salt draws too much moisture to be carried in a bag, and it quickly rusts tin; so cut a joint of bamboo to proper length, put in the salt, and secure the cork with a strip of adhesive plaster. Such tubes are useful for various purposes, being very light and unbreakable.

In Vol. I. (p. 190), I spoke of the difficulty in getting milk powder made of anything richer than skim milk. Since then I have learned that a certain New York outfitter keeps in stock milk powder that contain 27 1/2 per cent, of butter fat, which is the U. S. Government standard for whole milk, cream included, and it is good.

A waterproof match box is good for emergencies, but not for a smoker's daily supply. For this I waterproof the matches themselves, as described in Vol. I. (p. 173) and carry them on my belt in a snap-buttoned pigskin case that came originally with a round carborundum whetstone. This is the handiest way I know of when one does not wear a coat or vest. A similar pocket will carry thirty .22-cali-ber cartridges for your rifle or pistol.

A bag of the cheesecloth is used to carry fish in, or to hang up game in when flies are about, and a little square of it serves as substitute for a tea-ball.

Nails are not needed unless you expect to stay several days in one place and wish to put up a lean-to of baker tent shape, with shelter cloth for roof, and thatched sides and back—then they are useful in making the frame. In that case you will want half a dozen each of 6d and 3d wire nails, and some galvanized tacks (they do not rust the cloth). A few 1-inch wire brads are handy to hang kettles on pot-hooks, as they do not split the end of a green stick, but simple notches will do.

When traveling in company through a thickly wooded region, where the men may have to scatter to find a trail or a divide, it is good forethought for each of them to carry a whistle, the army pattern being a good one. Its note carries better than the voice, and it saves breath. Have a pre-arranged code of signals, such as one note: "I am here," two*. "Come this way," and so on.

Featherweight Kits

The outfit already listed may be considered of medium weight. A heavier one, for cold weather Camping, will be suggested in Chapter IX. But what is the lightest equip" ment that will serve for tramping and camping, decently, in civilized country? Many summei outers who enjoy walking and like to explore out-05-the-way places are interested in that question.

Well, what would you say of a ready-made Camping outfit that weighs just 7 pounds? Tent, jointed poles, pegs, ground sheet, sleeping bag, air pillow, toilet articles, canvas bucket and wash-basin, spirit stove, cooking utensils—seven pounds to the very ounce; and the whole kit is so compact that it stows in a light rucksack, or a bicycle pannier, with room left for spare clothing and such food as is not bought along the route of travel. Total burden about 10 pounds, with which the lone pedestrian or cycle tourist is independent of hotels and boarding-houses!

I first heard of this campestral marvel in 1910, when a young Londoner wrote me for a dimensional sketch of a tomahawk I had recommended. A chatty correspondence followed that introduced me to a new Old World scheme of tent life very different from what I was used to, but one developed to the last line of refinement and full of canny tricks of the outers' guild.