Some campers are careful to trim the car, as it [[32]]is called, by balancing the load with about equal weights of equipment on each side of the car. Roughly this may be easily done, but usually the passengers are stowed without regard to balance or trim, and the camping outfit will not be more disparate in weights than the passengers are likely to be. Unless the difference is very great between the loading of the two sides it will not matter much.
Two views of the Foldaway bed for Ford sedans; above, showing it in use for the night, and below, serving as a part of a dressing room
Different Colors for Different Goods
Considerable space may be saved by having duffle bags of the round type, and smaller bags that will fit within the larger bags. These small bags will pack better if of cheese shape, and there will be less difficulty in locating the contents if they are of different colored goods—a color for each classification of stuff; say, white for underwear, blue for canned goods such as evaporated milk, and red for dry groceries like coffee and flour. These duffle bags and the contained bags may just as well be home-made with the resulting saving. The outer bag may be made of heavy canvas, or even stout drilling. Burlap, although a little coarse and rough, would serve if canvas or drilling may not be had conveniently.
Need for Waterproof Protection
Whatever is to be carried outside the car must, of course, be wrapped up in flexible oilcloth or [[33]]other waterproof material, as the rain is very successful in driving in through an ordinary box or suit case with results disastrous to the contents.