door at each end of the tent and the door ties made of cotton cord instead of tape. Double pieces of sewed in all the

Tent Wisdom

canvas should be corners and places Manilla rope is best preferable to wood.

where there is unusual strain. for guys, and metal slides are If the tents are made to order, have a cotton cord about two feet long sewed in each seam just under the eaves, so that one end shall hang down inside the tent and the other outside. The walls of the tent can then be rolled up and tied so that the tent will be thoroughly aired. Make sure that the end of the ridge pole and of the upright poles have iron bands to prevent splitting of the poles.

For a short-term camp, pine boughs make the best kind of a bed (see chapter on Tramps and Hikes for description of bed). Sometimes a rubber blanket is spread upon the ground and the boys roll themselves up in their An old camper gives

Bed on Ground blankets.

the following suggestion to those who desire to sleep in this fashion: "The bed should be made in the afternoon while the sun is shining. To make the bed, clear the ground of twigs and stones. The space should be about 6 x 3 feet. A shovelful of dirt is removed, making a shallow, transverse trench, A "Hip Hole" about midway of the bed. This trench is the "hip hole" and the making of it properly is what renders the bed comfortable. In making the bed the following order should be observed: (1) spread the rubber

blanket; (2) the blanket spread so that one-half only covers the prepared couch; (3) then spread the woolen blankets so that the "hip hole" is in the right place; (4) add the pillow; (5) fold the blankets over you and pin them with big safety pins across the bottom and along the side."

Stewart Edward White in "Camp and Trail" tells how to keep warm when sleeping on the ground: "Lie flat on your back. Spread the blanket over you. Now raise your legs rigid from

the hip, the blanket, of course, To Keep Warm draping over them. In two swift motions tuck first one edge under your legs from right to left, then the second edge under from left to right, and over the first edge. Lower your legs, wrap up your shoulders and go to sleep. If you roll over, one edge will unwind but the other will tighten.'

A bed tick 62 feet long and 212 feet wide, to be filled with grass, leaves, straw or any available stuff makes a comfortable bed.

A comfortable bed used at Camp Durrell, is made by driving four posts in the ground and nailing a frame work of saplings on these To Make a Bed posts. Rope is then interwoven from side to side in somewhat the fashion of the old-time cord bed. Pine boughs are then placed "shingle" fashion in the cording, making a very comfortable bed.

Many of the long-term camps, however, have cots or bunks with canvas bottoms. This is the best way to sleep for boys who are going to be in camp

the entire summer. The following type of doubledeck bunk is in use at Camps Adirondack, Becket, Wawayanda and Dudley. The illustrations give a

clear idea of its construction.

Double-Deck Bunks Use wood as free from knots as possible. Spruce seems to

be the best kind as it is both light in weight and very durable. The top section upon which the canvas beds are tacked is bolted to the uprights which makes a bunk easily taken apart. Three of these uprights, one at each end and one in the middle, will make a bed section accommodating four boys, two on the "first floor" and two on the "second floor." In this manner eight boys may be comfortably housed in a 12 x 14 or 14 x 16 foot tent, with room for baggage in the center, as shown in the illustration on page 37.

Always remember that to keep warm while sleeping in a cot or bunk, you must have as much thickness of blanket under you as above you. Blankets Usually boys will pile blankets on top of them and have only one blanket under

them and then wonder why they are cold.

A pillow may be made out of a bag of muslin or dark denim and stuffed with a sweater or Pillows extra clothing. Much better-take

a

small pillow with you with removable and washable "case" made of dark green or brown denim.

In purchasing kitchen ware, a mistake is frequently made by getting a cheap kind of ware unfitted for the hard usage of camp life. The kind

manufactured for hotels and restaurants and of sufficient capacity, is more expen

Kitchen Ware sive, but will out-wear two outfits of the cheaper type and is really more economical in the long run. In the buying do not omit that most adaptable and convenient of all cooking utensils for camp-a wash boiler. Get one that is copper-lined and made of the heaviest tin.

Campers prefer the white enamel ware on ac