A common tin cup is as good as any thing you can take to drink from; and you will find it best to carry it so that it can be used easily.[1]

Take nothing nice into camp, expecting to keep it so: it is almost impossible to keep things out of the dirt, dew, rain, dust, or sweat, and from being broken or bruised.

Many young men, before starting on their summer vacation, think that the barber must give their hair a "fighting-cut;" but it is not best to shave the head so closely, as it is then too much exposed to the sun, flies, and mosquitoes. A moderately short cut to the hair, however, is advisable for comfort and cleanliness.

If you are going to travel where you have never been before, begin early to study your map. It is of great importance, you will find, to learn all you can of the neighborhood where you are going, and to fix it in your mind.

So many things must be done at the last moment, that it is best to do what you can beforehand; but try to do nothing that may have to be undone.

Wear what you please if it be comfortable and durable: do not mind what people say. When you are camping you have a right to be independent.

If you are going on a walking-party, one of the best things you can do is to "train" a week or more before starting, by taking long walks in the open air.

Finally, leave your business in such shape that it will not call you back; and do not carry off keys, &c., which others must have; nor neglect to see the dentist about the tooth that usually aches when you most want it to keep quiet.

For convenience the following list is inserted here. It is condensed from a number of notes made for trips of all sorts, except boating and horseback-riding. It is by no means exhaustive, yet there are very many more things named than you can possibly use to advantage upon any one tour. Be careful not to be led astray by it into overloading yourself, or filling your camp with useless luggage. Be sure to remember this.

Ammon'd opodeldoc.Fishing-tackle.Paper.
Axe (in cover).Flour (prepared)." collars.
Axle-grease.Frying-pan.Pens.
Bacon.Guide-book.Pepper.
Barometer (pocket).Half-barrel.Pickles.
Bean-pot.Halter.Pins.
Beans (in bag).Hammer.Portfolio.
Beef (dried).Hard-bread.Postage stamps.
Beeswax.Harness (examine!).Postal cards.
Bible.Hatchet.Rope.
Blacking and brush.Haversack.Rubber blanket.
Blankets.Ink (portable bottle)." coat.
Boxes.Knives (sheath, table," boots.
Bread for lunch.pocket and butcher.)Sail-needle.
Brogans (oiled).Lemons.Salt.
Broom.Liniment." fish.
Butter-dish and cover.Lunch for day or two." pork.
Canned goods.Maps.Salve.
Chalk.Matches and safe.Saw.
Cheese.Marline.Shingles (for plates).
Clothes-brush.Meal (in bag).Shirts.
Cod-line.Meal-bag (see [p. 32]).Shoes and strings.
Coffee and pot.Medicines.Slippers.
Comb.Milk-can.Soap.
Compass.Molasses.Song-book.
Condensed milk.Money ("change").Spade.
Cups.Monkey-wrench.Spoons.
Currycomb.Mosquito-bar.Stove (utensils in bags).
Dates.Mustard and pot.Sugar.
Dippers.Nails.Tea.
Dishes.Neat's-foot oil.Tents.
Dish-towels.Night-shirt." poles.
Drawers.Oatmeal." pins.
Dried fruits.Oil-can.Tooth-brush.
Dutch oven.Opera-glass.Towels.
Envelopes.Overcoat.Twine.
Figs.Padlock and key.Vinegar.
Firkin (see [p. 48]).PailsWatch and key.