Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
CAMPING IS
INEXPENSIVE
Tourist Statistics Show
1921 Average Cost
Per Person

II you're one Of re fresh thou
sands Of grcenhorns planning to be-
gin you first long motor tour dur
ing the vacation holidays what fol-
lows may offer you a modicum Of
wisdom gained from experience, even
If you DO rs you sarn please about
the matter. says the chrysler News.
publication Of the Carysler Sales
corporation.
One fact Is that those who feel
the urge Of the vide Cpen spaces
can wander along che road comfort
ably IN a motor car day by day
"as cheaply as they can live Al
home" the paper continues. Tour
ing club statistics indicate that for
one year the average tourist car
carried $50 persons, and each OF
these campers spent an average Oh
S5.2l . day for food, shelter, amuse-
ment, general necessities and run
ming expenses. For economy, those
figures spr-k for themselves.
~Your pcr-onal tastes and the ef-
f%iciency VI the automobile you drive
viii. Of course. g0vcrh whether your
operating expenses exceed or drop
below tnis average Of 1921 q day"
The case Of one nan who made
a 4,500-mile journey with his wife
and 7-year-old son IS Indicative Of
how muen can be accomplished at
an astonishingiy low price. This
tour, lasting five weeks and two
days. carried the party through Il
states and into 30 camps between
New York and san francisco. Their
operating expenses we're SZ45-less
than 81 = day for all three. and no
effort WAS made 20 economize.
The cost Of a return trip by auto
mobile would have amounted 20 lit
tie more than il ,3sts 10 make the
one-way trip back 20 New York BY
the shortest rail route. The camp
outfit for three. serviceable for many
years. was purchased for $500
neither a minimum nor maximum
figure.
This equipment filled three duffel
bags and O~ycrflowcd ort. tire tom
neau floor and into the space be-
meath the rear seat. Two of the
duffel bags were oorae on the UNI
ming boards with the small suitcase
IN which were packed the grocer
les.
~ AAMN VS. VI wv A4t4A1E -
umbrella variety. eigh- feet square
and nine feet high. with jointed
pole. Nine blankets were carried.
Beds and pillows were pneumatic,
being inflated by air hump. The Eas-
oline stove had two burners. and a
refrigerator basket permitted the
use Of perishable foods
In addition TO ;te suitcase ron
49, T. - .w~-
chased a wall pocket for toilet ar
ticles. folding table. three chairs.
axe, folding czndle-ilntern. folding
water bucket. desert water bag,
clOthesline and pins. blanket safety
pins. folding rubber w~ashbasin.
whisk broom. shovel. cooking and
eating utensils nested together in a
snace the size Of a six nat. electric
torch and medicine kit.
The driver may ie profoundly ig-
norant Of the internal mechanism
Of his ear. but why worry If It Is 4
make which engineers have endowed
with performance, der e~ndability and
long life. and as long as courteous
dealers dot the countryside. as eager
to render service AS The factory It
self? Be prepared hv driving an
AAA0NlDUAiN AHhA - AANNA VII ANf NNNI
Highways, powerful on the angling
inclines. strcng under tough road
conditions and safe at all times.
Then trouble isn't likely 10 mar your
pleasure. People must believe that
providence takes care OF children
and fools when .hev venture forth
in a machine that they aren't sure
will be able 10 coue with all the
e~xigencieS that can arise or a long
tour. Besides. it's a relief to drive
a car which your neighbors in camp
can't regard with dubious Elances!
Motor wandering has become so
popular as an outdoor sport that il
now ranks in the $780, Coz. 600 a year
class. This season II Il estimated
that $4,000 COO persons will make
long motor tours. of which number
a large percentage will camp en-
route.