End pieces of tent of home-made camping outfit, and the way the design appears when closed. Note the various cross cords and tapes which permit of close tying in case of storms. Normally the side flap is tied back, with the inner mosquito netting flap acting as side wall, since the latter permits of better ventilation.
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CHAPTER VI
EQUIPMENT FOR THE JOURNEY
(See Chapter [V] on a Home-made Camping Outfit)
Motor Bungalows—Trailers—Tents: Those Extending from the Car; Those Resting upon the Ground, but Attached to the Car, and Tents Separate from the Car—How to Estimate Canvas Duck—More Elaborate Tents—Combination Tent-beds—Car Beds—Cooking Equipment—Wood, Oil, Gasoline and Alcohol Stoves—Campfires and How to Manage Them—Broilers and Grids—Cooking Utensils—Tools, Lights, etc.—Water Bags and Filters—Canvas Bungalows—Refrigeration.
Before going into details concerning the various articles in the way of equipment, such as tents, bedding, cooking utensils, stoves and the like that contribute to the comfort of the auto camper, it will be well to consider somewhat the methods by which the car itself can be best adapted to the purpose of motor touring. Prices referred to in this chapter, though based on catalogues, can only be approximate, since the market, as in other products, is variable. It has not been possible to include here all of the desirable equipment on the market. Typical examples of the more popular kinds of products are given, so that the reader may have an idea of the range of the field. [[47]]