Minimum for comfortMaximum
Felt hatFelt hat
Silk kerchiefSilk kerchief
WaistcoatWaistcoat
Buckskin shirt or sweaterBuckskin shirt and sweater
Gray flannel shirtGray flannel shirt
2 undershirts and drawers

2 undershirts, 3 drawers
(includes one suit you wear)

Trousers—buckskin over khaki Trousers
3 pairs heavy socks4 pairs socks

3 pairs moccasins1 pair boots
orMoccasins
1 pair bootsSlicker
1 pair moccasinsGloves and leather cuffs
Gloves and leather cuffs

CHAPTER IV

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT

(Continued)

Matches

MATCHES, knife, and a compass are the three indispensables. By way of ignition you will take a decided step backward from present-day civilization in that you will pin your faith to the old sulphur "eight-day" matches of your fathers. This for several reasons. In the first place they come in blocks, unseparated, which are easily carried without danger of rubbing one against the other. In the second place, they take up about a third the room the same number of wooden matches would require. In the third place, they are easier to light in a wind, for they do not flash up and out, but persist. And finally, if wet, they can be spread out and dried in the sun, which is the most important of all. So buy you a nickel's worth of sulphur matches.