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Title: Camp and trail
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: White, Stewart Edward, 1873-1946
Subjects: Camping
Publisher: New York, The Outing publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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titutes159 CAMP AND TRAIL the breeching rig. It is held up by a longstrap (m) passing from one side to theother over the horses rump through a ringon top. The ring is attached to the saddleby a short strap (n). Such a rig prevents the breeching fromriding up or dropping down; it gives thehorse all his wind going up hill, but holdsfirmly going down; when one part loosens,the other tightens; and the saddle cinch, ex-cept to keep the saddle from turning, ispractically useless and can be left compara-tively loose. I cannot too strongly recom-mend you, both for your horses comfort andyour own, to adopt this rigging.Kyacks The kyacks, as I have said, are two sacks to be slung one on each side of the horse.They are provided with loops bj^ which tohang them over the sawbucks of the saddle,and a long strap passes from the outside ofone across the saddle to a buckle on the out-side of the other. Undoubtedly the best are those made ofrawhide. They weigh very little, will stand160 ■
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HORSE OUTFITS all sorts of hard usage, hold the pack ropewell, are so stiff that they well protect thecontents, and are so hard that miscellaneoussharp-cornered utensils may be packed inthem without fear of injury either to themor the animal. They are made by lacingwet hides, hair out, neatly and squarely overone of the wooden boxes built to pack twofive gallon oil cans. A round hardwoodstick is sewn along the top on one side—tothis the sling straps are to be attached.After the hide has dried hard, the woodenbox is removed. Only one possible objection can be urgedagainst rawhide kyacks; if you are travel-ing much by railroad, they are exceedinglyawkward to ship. For that purpose theyare better made of canvas. Many canvas kyacks are on the market, Canvasand most of them are worthless. It is aston- ^^^ ^ishing how many knocks they are called onto receive and how soon the abrasion ofrocks and trees will begin to wear themthrough. Avoid those made of light ma-161 CAMP AND TRAIL terial.

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