How to use the axe 29

The compass and the North Star 37

A permanent camp 49

Outdoor shelters 51

Dining-tent, handy racks, and log bedstead 53

A forest camp by the water 55

In camp 57

The bough-bed, the cook-fire, and the wall-tent 59

Soft wood 63

Hard wood 65

Bringing wood for the fire 69

Camp fires and camp sanitation 81

Trailers' outfits 87

The head-net and blanket-roll 91

Some things to carry and how to carry them 101