Four Ohioans Travel at $1.00 per Day Each
A party of four Ohians from Cleveland took a twelve-hundred-mile motor camping trip through their own and one or two adjacent states. They report that it cost them from a dollar to a dollar and a half a day to run their car. They state that their meals for four averaged two dollars and fifty cents a day. Lodging cost nothing. They had delicacies, too. Their refrigerator basket kept the butter cold and enabled them to have deliciously cool cantaloup, lettuce and tomatoes.
Personal baggage was kept down to the lowest possible amount. Two double suit cases rode on the baggage carrier, and two large duffle bags were placed in front of the suit cases. They also carried a tool outfit including a spade, hatchet, pick-ax and a coil of strong rope; also the usual repair kit for car and tires. The outfit just described weighed two hundred and fifty pounds. This list was found to meet every requirement and was easily packed in the car.
In addition to the articles already named the following items were also carried:
- One canvas tent 8¾ feet square.
- One A tent 8 by 10 feet.
- Four folding stools and cots.
- Blankets, ponchos and pneumatic pillows.
- Two waterproof duffle bags.
- Canvas water bottle.
- Folding water bucket and basin. [[14]]
- Two hatchets and clothes line.
- Aluminum cooking set.
- Alcohol stove and fuel.
- Two vacuum bottles and a refrigerator basket.
- Two electric flash lights.
- Camera and tripod.
- Fishing tackle.
- Canned provisions, coffee, sugar, etc.
- Tarpaulins and assorted straps.
From the experiences given the reader may see how widely equipment and expenses may vary according to the choice or economic ability of the motor camper. The equipment in addition to the car may range from almost nothing to what is quite elaborate. But whether simple or elaborate, motor camping is seen to be an economical way of taking one’s vacation. [[15]]
CHAPTER III
THE WEEK-END CAMPER
Week-end Wild Men—Numerous Camping Sites Near the Large Cities—Camp Sites Near New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles—The State Forester—Clothing—Bed—Bedding—Expense—Food—Fire and Fuel—Tools—Tents—Hammocks—Medical Kit—Children—Church.