New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
Autoists Heed
Call of Camp
7 Life for Fall
Many Enthusiasts Assert
They Are Preparing TO
DEFY Shows and Dwell
in Open During Winter
Real Sport Is Slogan
CITY Folks With Utensils
Bullying From All Parts of
Cars Now Crowd Roads
Sport Is Slogan
By II. Clifford Brokaw
Technical Director. Vest Side Y. II
e.. 4. automobile School

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Camping by automobiIists bids fair
10 be popular outdoor sport until
late in the fall. Some enthusiasts have
zone as far as to declare their jnten-
ton Of keeping it up all winter What
we have found to be such an excellent
recreation during the summer these
campers declare, ought to be lust as
much fun in the cooler months Of
the autumn"
Certainly no small proportion OF the
ears seer on the highways during the
heated term just drawing to a close
have carried evidences of camping ex-
pcriehces. Blanket roofs, pillows. fold
ing beds, bedspreads. tent poles and
cooking Utensils could be seen bulging
from all parts of cars or hanging on
the sides. fronts and rears. not TO men
tion the large number Of trailers that
ono sees hitchcd TO touring autos.
Some cities do not consider it too
much trouble to turn over their best
parks for motorists, who are urged to
honor their municipalities by camping
in their midst. Even the smaller towns
and, in the country, farmers have gone
in for the same sort of hospitality to
travellers in motor cars. They provide
tables, fireplaces, toilet facilities. drink
ing water and ali sorts of convcniences,
and one usually finds these places used
by these vacstionists. On the other
hand, many spurn such modern con-
veniences. They prefer TO rough it
more. Consequently it is not uncom-
mon to see autos parked anywhere
along the highway and tourists busy at
outdoor cooking and erecting tent3
Fall Has Its Advantages
summer should become extinct in the
fall is irconceivable. In fact, sonle
who are seasoned in this sport claim
that when the leaves begin to fall na
ture puts at the disposal of the auto
ist a copious supply of material by
which more satisfactory sleep can be
secured. Some have complained that
the ground has been rather hard COM
pared TO their mattresses and springs
at home. These assert that with few
armfuls of leaves q camp bed can uv
created which will make the house bed
feel like a row of boards in COM
parison.
Another advantage which is men,
toned is. the exclusiveness which can
be secured. A great many of those
who tour in the summer, not apprecia:
ing the enjoyment to be had during
the autumn, will stay at home ween
ends and attend the football games.
This will give those who do venture
forth less crowded roads on which to
drive and doubtless exclusive use OF
their favoritc places. Some are Sc
Letting semi permanent sites, which
they expect to improve each week end,
and they are fairly sure that on their
return to them each time they will not
he occupied by others as would be apt
to be the case in the summer.
While most of the summer campers
will not admit that they were incop-
vcnienced in any way by mosquitoei :,
bugs, or insects of any sort, yet those
who contemplate camping this fall are
quick to agree that one advantage OF
this sport in cooler weather will be the
absence of many such pests. They ad-
visc, however, that motorists should
take along with their tents a bit of
mosquito netting to cover up the
openings.