Evening star., 1935-07-20

sake of your nerves and your DISPOSE
tion-don't try to cover too many miles
In too short time. Map your course
thoughtfully, beforehand, with an eye
to possible mechanical delays. bad
roads, storms and so forth. allowing
ample time to reach each nights destl-
nation. Forced driving is unsafe and
is one Of the best illustrations Of the
old adage, 1.-THE more haste, the less
speed" in the long run that I know OF.
The best procedure is to loaf along at
Just fast enough clip and make your
next stopping place with q margin OF
time and comfort to spare.
Secondly, travel as light as possible.
Wear simple, easily cared for clothes
and don't take flock Of extra changes,
necessitsting innumerable suit cases
and bags. Reduce everything to q
minimum-you won't need much. trav-
cling In this way, and certainly the
other occupants of the car will be Tar
more comfortable and happy without
being battered and squeezed by noun
tains Of luggage.
Leave a general itinerary with some
responsible friend or relative, so that
YOU will not be entirely lost to the
family during the trip, in case some
emergency should arise which would
neceSsitate immediate communication
with you. Nothing Is more maddening
for the fellow on the searching end
TO have to contact some one who has
apparently sunk without trace. Much
valuable time is lost, and, in some in
stances, tragedies may follow.
"A LII these points apply equally to
the luxury traveller, and to the
one who intends rolling his own"
For the former, however, we have no
more suggestions-they may go their
own way, and here's wishing them a
delightful vacation. But for the latter,
there are many details still to be
discussed.
Comfort and efficiency are the key
notes of the successful motor camping
tour. After long day spent driving
over miles of roads, no one feels much
like struggling with faulty or made
quate equipment. The evening meal
usually falls to mothers lot, while
father attends to the tent, and other
big jobS-neither Of them will object
if they have sufficient help in the
form Of smoothly working material.
First and foremost there is the tent.
TO be sure that it Is entirely water
proof, when you buy it, have it set
up in the shop so that you can step
inside and look through. II the ma
terial appears to be thin, and to have
tributed over its surface, it is not
waterproof. Also be sure that your
tent is equipped with q cloth floor, a
high doorsill, netting over doors and
windows, and that all seams are well
reinforced against undue strain. There
are many types of tents, for individual
needs, and it should be easy to choose
one that embodies all the necessary
features mentioned.
CAMP cots or beds are also avail
able in different styles, and may
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of air mattresses. Added comfort
may be had with the use of sleeping
bag-so simple, snug and easy to pack
and unpack. These do away with the
necessity of extra blankets, thereby
eliminating bulk.
Lighting is an important problem
when camping far from electricity
or tourists camping grounds. There
Is q new tourist and garage lamp
which makes use of the electricity
accumulated during the days run, and
ean be used for two hours at time,
when the car is not In use. Then,
Of course, there are the modernized
kerosene lanterns, that cannot blow
out, which will burn for "a hours at
. time, and the gasoline and electric