Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Coral Gables Times
Thursday, June 7, 1962, page 42 (of 64)
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A Maine Guide Looks at Don't rough it any more then you have to, is this
Your tent is your most vital item. Don't skimp on it. Harold M. Lambert from Frederic Lewis DURING the next few weeks millions of families from the cities and suburbs will take to the woods and get away from their daily routine by engaging in one of our fastest-growing national pastimes-camping. Most of these families will enjoy themselves and will return home refreshed. But let me make one prediction. Thousands will be just plain miserable. They'll spend most of their waking hours doing their daily chores the hard way. There's really no reason for such a struggle. After all, vacations are for rest and recreation. Most of the problems the suburban Daniel Boone will encounter can be solved by applying a standard backwoods commodity-common sense. A well-thought-out plan before you leave home, plus the right equipment, will save you time and work. Shelter: The most basic piece of equipment is the tent. Your choice will naturally depend on the size of your family as well as the size of your budget. Actually, any tent you buy will have to be a compromise. My family of four use a 9' x 12' umbrella tent. This allows us each 27 square feet of floor space-a good average area. But even this is a compromise with us. My daughter and wife sleep on cots while my son and I use sleeping bags on the ground. During the day the sleeping bags are rolled under the cots to allow use of the floor area for other purposes. On a hiking or canoe trip, however, this tent would be too large and too heavy to be carried easily. Whatever your choice, buy the best you can afford even if you have to forego other equipment. You can always add the luxury items later. The campfire: Even with today's modern camping stoves, the ability to build a campfire is almost indispensable. There are certain blessings of wood fires that the best mechanical equipment cannot provide. A gasoline stove can't dry clothing, it can't heat an open tent and, most important, it's less cheerful than a campfire. Woodsmen generally agree that the best tinder is the bark of the white birch. It burns readily because of its oil content. Peeling the bark won't kill a tree but it will disfigure it. Always try to locate a dead birch or a fallen tree trunk or branch. When you've gathered kindling and tinder, the secret of starting the fire is to keep the weight of the kindling from crushing the tinder. If air cannot reach the tinder, you'll have no fire. This is the source of trouble for many fire builders.
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