El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01

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comfortable says Frank H Trego in
Motor Age.
Now. this is all a mistake, and one
may be practically as comfortable in
! camp as anywhere else il he or she
| has but the skill and experience to
use with intelligence the equipment
and the things which nature supplies
] free. The object of this article is TO
, give, in as few words as possible. ad-
vice so that the mOtorist may camp
where he pleases and at the same
F, time enjoy the experience
In the first place. refuse TO rouSh
I IL and so prepared for the work ana
! insist upon being comfortable In the
| second place makeup your mind 10
| dress for the work or you can not
| possibly be comfortable White coLeE
and cuffs are impossible IN camp and
soiled linen looks a thousand times
worse than a soiled flannel shirt
This is a very hard subject 10
cover on account Of the fact that II
ranges from q transcontinental tour
! to an outing Just over sunday IN a
thickly settled district It strikes me,
therefore. that if I deal with the long
tour. the reader may modify the out
fit 10 suit the less eNactinE require
, ments much easier than he can evolve
| the long distance equipment from a
description OF the lighter preparation
Give Careful Study.
"Give the problem sufficient thought
I a long time ahead of the starting
date You not only viii get lot OF
fun out OF this. but benefit as we'll
As YOU are planning the trip. make a
list of every article which IS 10 90
into this outfit Add TO this from time
TO time. also eliminating some things
! When the time draws near get an
Of this material together and splle Il
up on the floor Now 60 over II care
fully and slowly. one item at time,
and talk to yourself about each piece
II you have not mighty good rea-
son for taking any certain piece along,
I lay 1t aside in one pile for future con-
sideration, and at the same time ulake
a pile Of those things without when
/ you think you can not possibly get
~sef this last pile aside for a day
or two for future consideration Do
not consider again the pile you set
| aside as doubtful
You will be sure to take along
some things which you never vii use
so make these as few as possible,
= until you learn the game and auto
/ matically cut down on those things not
/ necessary
! in a five passenger touring car OF
| standard size and have plenty OF room
I to ride comfortably There VIII De
/ little difference in the bulk OF me
| eoufpnent for a week end; the great
I item to shrink in that case would be
81" Be Wen Fitted.
/ BE fitted and fit yourself. and this
I will go a long way toward making the
I trip a complete success, no msJter
/ what happens The real hardships
/ only happen to those who are III pre-
pared or ignorant Of the uses OF the
..If the rear wheels are stuck "a the
I mud. dig holes in front OF the front
! wheels for them to fall into TO give
the initial start and Il the car does
wheels instantly and repeat the oper-
| alton. Place brush in front Of the
| rear wheels and turn them as slowly
! as possible to keep from churning- II
( one rear wheel is on good road, try
( putting on the hand brake fairly
tightly to destroy the action or the
differential. or fasten the lnireo Wnesl
/ so that II can not turn and the oLher
/ wheel will do the work and slide the
| mired wheel along the ground
THE instant you realize you are
| getting stuck in sand or mud, stop
/ right there and look over the situa-
| tion, instead OF fighting the car and
burying it deeper and deeper.
start early and stop before dark
| to select the camp site.
] Always keep a small whisk broom
in the tent to sweep out the dirt
: dropped in by your feet This broom
/ viii be very serTiceable in brushing
dust from your clothing.
You can get up I'm this tent 20
I dress and undress, and II makes
| good shelter IL forced 10 lie by in wet
/ weather. The only trouble with II =
/ common to all tents Of waterproof
! material. They will sweat on the in
| side from your breath IN cold wealth
| er, and therefore should be thorough
| " aired before being rolled up or
! stored for any long period
| Unless the weather IS warm, sleep
J with your clothes on; simply remov-
I ing your shoes, ieggins, hat and neck
| erchief Crawl in under as many lay
! ers Of blankets as you think viii keep
/ you warm and throw your mackinaW
coat over your shoulders, where you
I
| sary. Wear mOccasins in bed, and then
| IL you have TO get up in the night,
you are ready TO walk out on the
| ground, and in addition 70 this, they
| viii keep your feet warm when in
~Wear your sleeping cap II e is at
all cold, and keep the little window
open, as well as the front flaps OF the
tent If you get chilly, don't wait IN
til you are all tired out from loss OF
sleep or shivering, but get up and
start up the fire, OF run up and down
until you are thoroughly warmed be-
fore going back 10 bed again. It is sur
prising how tired one may get from
Maintain Order.
Have your sleeping quarters al
i ways in perfect order. Many campers
are very careless about this impor-
tsnt item and therefore are far from
| comfortable small alarm clock IS
not a bad thing 20 have slowed away
] often one wants 70 get an early start.
and II is hard TO wake up II you are
comfortable
After you have undressed as much
/ az necessary. place the clothes you
! have removed alongside the blankets.
| down near the foot of the bed but not
! near enough to the door to get wet II
| it should rain during the night. Soft
| garments NAV be placed under the
| blankets at the head end TO add TO
| the pillow. is desired. Shoes. leggins.
! etc. should so at the foot.
| When breaking camp. straighten
out the bedding. then fold down the
walls and begin at the head end TO
1 roll Up the tent. thus bringing your
| extra clothing, etc, 10 the center OF
| the roll. You viii now see that this
tent IS your house. your trunk and
| your bed. all in enc. In the case of
side trips on horseback, the tent will
| be dashed over the back saddle by
bending II over the saddle crosswiss.
pitch your camp where the natural
drainage viii carry off the water in
case Of rain and be careful not TO get
/ into a hollow, which will become wet
in case of rain In the forest. put a
lot Of small pine branches, no larger
than your finger. and rlprap these
| with the stems 70 the foot, making a
I pad the full width OF your tent and