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CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTI20A set of pot-chains with hooks (Fig. 74) is worthtaking. With one of these (weight 2 oz.) a kettlecan be suspended at any desired height above thefire.Ordinary coffee pots are not suitable for camping.A good pattern for the purpose is shown in Fig. 72.It has a bail, folding handles, and a solid spout thatcannot melt off. A cheaper but very good article intin (Fig. 73) is known as a "miner's coffee pot."When very compact nesting is sought, discard thecoffee pot for a lidded pail: it has the merit that noaroma escapes through a spout. For tea, have analuminum tea-ball ; then you will not commit thecardinal sin of steeping the leaves too long.Cups, to nest inside the coffee pot, have the lowe'part of the handle free (Fig. 74). In tin, tht^13^-pint size is best (5 x 2% in.). Small cups andsmall plates are impertinences to anybody with awoods appetite. Tin is not so bad for coffee, butaluminum blisters the unwary mouth. Enamel isbest for cups and plates, no matter what the materialof the rest of the kit may be. It is so mucheasier to clean than tin or aluminum. If the platesare deep and generous (9^-inch soup plates, nest-Fig 74.— CupFig. 75.— Miller Frying Paning in the frying-pan) there will be no need ofbowls for soup and porridge.The frying-pan handle is a perennial problem.If detachable, it is likely to be lost. The best foldinghandled pan that I have used is the Miller pattern(Fig. 75). A common pan may be adaptedby cutting off all but two inches of the handle andriveting a square socket to the top of the stub sothat a stick may be fitted to it when you cook (if