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TRIPS AFOOT 115Down pillow (a luxury) 1Sweater 1Sleeping- stockings (long ones) 6Extra walking socks 4Down quilt 1 10Thin extra vest (undershirt) 5Scarf 2Tooth brush, etc 3Hold-all with straps (under) 89 2For hiking Instead of cycling, a rucksack shouldbe substituted for the hold-all. Adding a towel, theweight, without food, is close to 10 pounds, withpart food 12 pounds.The "Baby" kerosene vapor stove here listed islike a regular Primus except that Its valve is indifferent position, the pump Is set In snugly at theside. It has rounded cone feet set Inward, and it isof reduced size, weighing only i pound 3 ouncesinstead of 4 pounds. A still smaller stove of thesame pattern, called the "Pocket Primus," measures2^ inches deep by 4 inches across, when packed,and weighs only i pound i ounce.Another specialty is the "So-Soon" cooking kit.The lower vessel Is a boiler 3^ by 53^^ inches, thesecond is another boiler that fits inside the first,next Is a stew or porridge pan which, inverted,makes a covet for the kit ; on top is the frying-pan,I Inch deep. All of these vessels are of stampedaluminum. A separate handle fits all of them. AThe"Baby Primus" stove fits Inside the nested pans.main boiler tapers narrower at the bottom, so as tokeep the set from rattling when carried about.Nopart has any excrescence or projection to obstructthe packing. The whole set, omitting stove, weighsT pound 5 ounces.There Is a smaller "So-Soon" set made for the"Pocket Primus," which is 3^ by 5^ inches, anditsthree vessels weigh only 8 ounces.Returning to the subject of tents : the English outfitterssupply them of many shapes and sizes and