Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

there be a sudden change in the tenn
| perature-one for which the motoris+
perhaps is not prepared-it Is We.
to remember that newspapers placed
on the cot or ground will effectually
| keep the cold from penetrating up
wards, thus in effect increasing the
number of blankets used in warding
off the cold air
| On cold day. should the camper.
motorist desire to heat the interior
| Of his tent. an effectual means will
he found by filling bucket with
| stones which have been made piping
| hot and then placing the bucket in
/ an inverted position in the tent.
Motor camping is one form of
vacation where efficiency and system
| play a large part i'm providing the
| enjoyment of the trip. Every camper
| should pack his equipment in a neat
and compact form, arranging it i'm
such a way that any particular part
of it will be of easy access. Tent,
| blankets and similar para phernalia
! should be separate from food and
| clothing. The food should ne kept
| in a part of the car where it is not
| likely to get dusty or oily. and cloth
| ing should be placed out of the way
where it will be kept clean. The
medicine kit also should be easily
available, a good place being one
of the pockets of the car.
Warns of Excess Equipment.
The motor-campcr should avoid TAX.
| ing an excess of equipment with him.
| Too often the inexperienced will
clutter up valuable space with many
articles which never will be used
| during the trip. or which easily
! could be disposed of by the use
of more compact substitutes. But
there is. of course, such a thing as
going to the other extreme and leav-
ing essential articles behind.
Many of the municipal camping
| grounds have facilities for enter
| tainment. among these often being
a place to dance. IL the camper en-
/ joys dancing. it would be advisable
| for him to take along a pair of light.
weight shoes which he will be able to
use to advantage.
! Something a motor tourist always
must watch is the sanitation which
| the camp affords. This is a vital
| factor, and of great Importance.
Great care must he exercised in the
drinking water used. and in the
| selection Of the camp site. II camp
| ing at a municipal ground, the tour
| list will have no trouble, as the water
/ pfODdDly VIII De pure ana the IOCd-
| ton good. But should he camp by
the wayside, he always should eX-
plOre the brook or other water sup
| ply for some distance upstream,
and he should be careful to choose
a spot which has a slight slope in II.
1t should be in the comparative open,
not surrounded by too many trees,
so as to allow the sun to penetrate
to the tent, since sunlight is one
of the best germicides known. This
also will keep the camp dry and
comfortable.
The essentially of having pure wa
| ter cannot be overemphasized. Impure
water may cause any of a number of
serious diseases which would turn
the trip from one of pleasure to one
of severe hardship In this matter
it is always surest to err on the side
| of safety. Never fail to boil the
water to be used for drinking pur-
| poses.
AS the campers experience broad
ems. he gradually will acquire the fun
damentals of the code of the road and
will acclinate himself to their habitual
observation. All of them are based on
common sense. and by the use Of
sound judgment in their execution the
motor-camper will be laying the
groundwork for a happy, healthful
outing.