cheap and very convenient. Each man carried a section, and two made a
tent, into which two men crawled when it rained, but in dry weather
they preferred to sleep in the open, even when it was freezing.

Shelters of boughs, arranged A fashion from a ridge pole make good
temporary shelters and are first rate as wind brakes at night.

If you have to sleep on the ground, you should have a poncho, that is
a blanket faced with rubber on one side, to keep the body from too
close a contact with the wet earth. The ideal camping place is near
a good spring or beside a stream of pure water, in a natural grove
with plenty of dry dead wood in the vicinity. The dry wood should be
protected from rain if you are camping in the same place for some
time.

The camp fire should be made of two thick green sticks or legs to be
used as andirons. These should be placed about eighteen inches apart,
so as to keep the lighter, dryer fuel off the ground. They will also
serve to support the cooking pots. Where stones can be had, they serve
well for andirons.

A shack built of crossed logs requires some time to build and some
skill to make, but it is not beyond the reach of any boy who has seen
--and who has not--an old-fashioned log shanty.

Be sure to select a dry place for your camp, and if you are to stay
for any time take care to keep it scrupulously clean, burning every
scrap that might attract flies or the smaller wild animals, or might
make a stench.