Evening star., 1925-07-12
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

Where are you going to motor camp
and when?
On these two questions hinges the
success of your camping vacation, If
the experience of seasoned campers
means anything. The time, place and
the motor camp are as one, and once
this has been digested as a basic prin-
ciple of modern motor-camping, the
proposed trip takes on an air of sta
bility
Very few of the thousands of motor
lists who load up the car zach Summer
and head for the open road appreciate
thatsthere are as many different kinds
of camps as there are makes of cars,
and that this difference is largely the
result of varying locations and vary
ing times when the camps are visited.
Too often the motorist simply consid-
ers going camping" as a fixed affair
in which every one meets with identi-
caIy the same sort of experiences,
whereas going camping is likely to
be Just as varied as going motoring" 3"
Many Important Factors.
Just as one motor ride will differ
decidedly from another, so may your
camping trip differ from the trip which
Your next door neighbor is planning.
On one motor trip a certain carburetor
adjustment may be perfect. and you
may get along famously without both
ering to see whether the universal
joints need greasing, but on another
trip everything may go all wrong. The
season of the year is factor to be
considered as we'll as the country traV-
ersed. Certain trips, particularly those
including we'll equipped public camps,
require less baggage than others. On
the other hand, thousands of tourists
accustomed to the luxuries Of
ir~1| 10 60 e tI,ot
routes may necessitate a more primi-
tive type of camping and consequently
more complete equipment.
In campdom there is a decided diff
ference between the West and the
East, which fact is of importance in
the matter of preparations. The
West is the original motor camping
country and it is natural to expect
that in visiting the national parks
or forests west of the Mississippi the
very latest in public camps will be
available. Public camp sites are
plentiful in the East, but their de-
Yelopment has been slow. The typ
ical Eastern motorist has so much
city life that he is appreciative of
any opportunity TO get off by himself.
In the West the motor tourist, after
driving miles and miles through un-
populated sections, looks forward to
fellow knights of the open night"
Equipment Needs Differ
It is almost automatic that the
farther the Eastern motorist plans to
go on his camping trip the less par
aphernalia he needs TO carry with
him in the way of camping equip
nent and the more he should take of
spare parts, tires and equipment for
l.
the most elaborate of camp sites,
with cooking facilities, tent floors,
the essentials in camp furniture,
as benches and tables, f1rewood, wa
ter and all manner of general sup
plies. But there may be long hard
roads to negotiate between stopovers,
and here he will not be comfortab BILE
unless he knows he is prepared for
any car troubles that may develop.
Almost anywhere in the East. how
ever, he will find garages and repair
shops. 1t makes a difference. Then
when the perfect motor day is draw
ing to a close he will yearn to turn
IN at some secluded spot where there
is no general store, no convenient
water supply, no kitchenette and no
amusements. Then and there he
will wish that he had brought along
an up-to-date cook stove instead of
of lubricating oil.
The time set aside for the camping
trip is closely related to the actual
route to be followed. Any motorist
knows that if he is planning to camp
in the Adirondacks he should take
along more clothing and covers than
he would need in Virginia, but there
seems to be a tendency to overlook
the variations in the months and the
added influence of the attitudes. Camp
ing in July is different from camping
in August, and the difference is likely
to be more pronounced as one Sc
lects more mountainous country for
the trip. In July there is the extreme
heat, whereas in August there are the
cool nights which to the uninitiated
are often a source of regret.
September is likely to be warmer
at night than August, assuming that
one escapes a rainy week. October
camping is of more constant type