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Title: The American boys' handybook of camp-lore and woodcraft
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941
Subjects: Camping Camping -- Equipment and supplies
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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d very difficult forone man to pitch alone—unless one knows how. Tent Pegs Are necessary for almost any kind of a tent; you can buythem at the outfitters and lose them on the way to camp;they even have iron and steel tent pegs to help make campingexpensive, and to scatter through the woods. But if you area real sourdough you will cut your own tent pegs, shapedaccording to circumstances and individual taste. Fig. 286shows the two principal kinds: the fork and the notched tentpegs. For the wall tents one will need a ridge pole (Fig. 288),and two forked sticks, or rods, to support the ridge pole;the forks on these should be snubbed off close so that theywill not thrust themselves up against the canvas on thetop of the tent and endanger the fabric; these poles shouldbe of a proper height; other^vise if the poles are too long, thetent will not touch the ground at all, or if the poles are tooshort, the tent will wrinkle all over the ground like a fellowstrousers when his suspenders break.
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CHOOSING A CAMP SITE 207 See that the ^ound U comparatively level, but with aslant in one direction or another so that water will drain offin case of rain. Never, for instance, pitch yoilr tent in ahollow or basin of ground, unless you want U) wake up s^^menight slopping around in a ptxA of water. Do not pit^jh yourtent near a standing dead tree; it i.s liable to fall over andcrush you in the night. Avoid r;amping under grf;en treesvsith heavy dead branches on them. RememFx*r the realcamper always has an eye to safety first, not because he Is acoward, but bc^ause the real camper Is as brave a person asyou \^*ill find anywhere, and no rc^al brave person behevesin the carelessness which produces accidents. Do not pitchyour tent over protruding stones whi-rh will make stumbling-blrxjks for you on which to stub your toes at mght, or tr^rtureyou when you spread your blankets over them to sleep. Usecommon sense, use gumption. Of crjurse, we all know thatit hurts ones head to think, but we m

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