The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25
TIPS FOR CAMPING NOWCES.
BEWARE OF THE OLD-TIMER WHO
WOULD ADVISE YOU.

made I'M your mind fully to go camping
and have spent all your spare time and
most of your vacation money in getting
toqether what you fondly believe is as
complete and compact a kit of camping
utensils as can be found anywhere, some
friend-a veteran camper himsef-will
come along, take one look at your outfit
that will blister the bottom right out of
vour nice little basting pan and command
Won to throw the whole thing away
81 thought you were going camping"
he will sheer. Il didn't know you intend
al to open a department store out in the
Wilderness
Then he will pick up your trim little oil
stove that you spent four days and Sc
in getting and he will hold it at arms
length. so as not to be contaminated by it,
and he will ask why you didn't get blast
furnace or hotel range. THE first time
I went camping" he says to you, Il was
fool enough to get one of those things
myself I smashed it with an AK the sec
ond time used it. l wouldn't have one of
them now if they made 'em in sterling sill
yer. They are all right to look at, but
when il comes to cooking anything on
them, why they are not as good as a jap
anese lantern. Now what you really want
is one of those Dutch ovens. They can't
be touched for cooking anything you will
shoot or catch. If 1 were you I would
get it exchanged before 1 started"
After that you will begin to be suspi-
cious of your trim little oil stove and will
have about decided to exchange it, when
your friend the veteran camper turns him
self loose on your carefully selected bed
ding. In two minutes he figuratively has
torn your blankets into ribbons, he has
punched all the soft plumpness out of your
tat little pillow, and he has wooed you
from the cot you thought so much of be-
fore he came to inspect your layout. SO
he will go through all the list of your pur-
chases, SCATTERING a tin pan one moment
and wrecking a coffee pot the next.
1t is best not to pay too much attention
to your friend the veteran camper. He is
a necessary evil of camping, and there are
lots of him. If you give heed to them all
you will either go upon your little outing
clad in a wistful yearning smile and an
automatic reel, or else you will start
equipped for a six years expedition with
an army train in your wake.
For quiet two-weeks' vacation spent
under a tent that is pitched out in the
woods or by the banks of a lake or stream,
too great care cannot be taken in the Sc
lection of your outfit, but there is no wis
dom in worrying yourself into nervous
prostration over the advice your friends
who have been there before pour into your
ear. For example, if a man comes to
you and warns you against a pug dog in
camp because his wife tried it last year
there is little necessity for you to go around
getting the latest quotations on pugs. Lots
of klndhearted persons have been persuad-
ed by their wives to give the effete pugs a
little glimpse of roughing it, and they will
tell you with sobs and profanity that they
would rather chaperon a farm full of
fresh air fund youngsters than one adult
pug dog. He can upset more plans and
mlk-cans than flock of elephants. The
pug is one article of your equipment which
should be left unanimously at home.
1t Will not be necessary for you either
10 sow mint-julep bed in the front of
your camping ground. Your friends who
are coming to visit you over Sunday will
try earnestly to persuade you to, but you
should resist them There are plenty of
wild mint-julep beds waving in all parts
OF the country and it will be good exer-
else for your friends to go out and harvest
a little before dinner.
Although nine-tenths of your advisers
VIII tell you to the contrary, neverthe-
less the articles which you should take
WIN you on your camping expedition are
nearly as many as those which you should
leave behind. The things which are most
essential necessarily depend in a great
measure upon the location of your camp.
tor instance if you are going far into the
-Nottu Woods, where the nights are likely
10 oe coda larger supply of blankets than
would be required along the coast is need
eu' And, on the other hand rubber
nldhkets are impera lively necessary along
Jle borders Of an inland lake where the
"7" Is extremely heavy, while in a dry
country they would be only burden.
No"auays the sportsmen's supply
houses furnish everything that could pos
s'S oe OF any service to a camping par
~ For SIS an entire kit of utensils can
~ bought It includes all articles except
me tent and bedding The complete
e4ulphent is packed in a compact tele-
- case not much larger than those used
~ UdNellng men, and includes a stove and
So go 70 De placed over a brick or stone
st5s basting pan, Ratchet with detach-
h. Iignqe, three frying pans which can
tOiNeu up when not in use a dark
,,r,',n' pepper and salt bottles, a strong
ana ' MS hnlie' tin plates, cups and saucers
fo, 'nrl'es' forks and spoons sufficient
e!snt persons. The complete outfit
Tg ny weigh sixteen pounds.
Ne nest and most serviceable tent Is
m, esu'atlon army tent, with wall and
49, oue feet by 70 which Is large ero,,eL
o e..
d. h,l Iour persons comfortably, can
~ "olsAt for about S25, Including a Nv
thl-ounce army duck.
a.. N'"5 selected a tent and your uten-
r.rr. ana lt is difficult TO ind anything
c.sss 'NIceable than the S15-dollar
'ne next most necessary article is
4 rodnt"' i.us companion. II you yearn to
ill., N your weight get one who will wash
vbolsl 's with meat axe or viii spend
fr. Jays trying to avoid building the
an ,,., topping the wood II you want
VIII H., remedy, get some one who
4 q i,-, y, =, helplessly on you aud can't ten
am ~. ~ from hard-bolled egg. There
\ holm ,., mem 70 be found They will
H. sol 20 discipline your temper
useful articles OF wearins ano.-o,
/ j. /, h.. stands at the head OF he list
cold VIZ. lisky. IL keeps you warm in
can s.. i'her and cool IN hot weather n
bat5ro..' ',a AZ pillow. n blanket ana =
TIM y, ana Il cannot he injured by any-
/ OF G3t- l99It OF connagration. A connie
au Ia w.. '' o.a trousers. a pair OF overaiis
4 pair o., t. nae short, thick coat ana n
u,ebt ,"eaFy, thick shoes noder,,e
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