Do not attempt to carry crockery or glassware upon a march.

A common tin cup is as good as any thing you can take to drink from; and
you will find it best to carry it so that it can be used easily.[1]

Take nothing nice into camp, expecting to keep it so: it is almost
impossible to keep things out of the dirt, dew, rain, dust, or sweat,
and from being broken or bruised.

Many young men, before starting on their summer vacation, think that the
barber must give their hair a "fighting-cut;" but it is not best to
shave the head so closely, as it is then too much exposed to the sun,
flies, and mosquitoes. A moderately short cut to the hair, however, is
advisable for comfort and cleanliness.

If you are going to travel where you have never been before, begin early
to study your map. It is of great importance, you will find, to learn
all you can of the neighborhood where you are going, and to fix it in
your mind.

So many things must be done at the last moment, that it is best to do
what you can beforehand; but try to do nothing that may have to be
undone.

Wear what you please if it be comfortable and durable: do not mind what
people say. When you are camping you have a right to be independent.

If you are going on a walking-party, one of the best things you can do
is to "train" a week or more before starting, by taking long walks in