Show HANDY OUTFIT FOR CAMPERS materials needed ara an piece of cat caff vas blanket blank t and seventy five feet of strong sash cord A piece of canvas unbleached muslin a blanket or any other piece 0 of goods and 75 feet of strong sash eash cord are all the materials necessary no sewing setting is required and the outfit can be erected in a few minutes it la IS light and can be carried anywhere writes rites V W killick of los angeles cal in popular mechanics select two trees or two poles and tie the end and of the rope to one or these then run the rope around the ot other bar three times draw it taut and run mn the end back to the first support and fasten it it thus two parallel colds at any desired height will be formed between the two supports spread out tho the cloth on the ground under the two ropes so that the side of the material to form the inner part or of the hammock is uppermost lift one side of the goods and place the edge over one of the colds far enough to overlap about one third the entire length of the material lift the opposite side aido and turn its edge over in a A quickly constructed stretcher the only articles necessary being two sticks and a sheet or blanket like mariner manner and both edges will overlap in the center as shown in tho the sketch which also illustrates the way to make up a stretcher quickly the weight of the body on the edges causes friction enough to prevent the cloth from slipping to sticks of wood are placed between the parallel ropes at the ends of the cloth to hold them apart as in ili a hammock place a pillow at one end and enter being careful not to disturb the overlapped avei lapped edges of the cloth after hanging banging the hammock bed stretch another rope between the sup ll 11 6 L A hammock bed placed between two supports and a covering shaped like a tent ports about two feet above the parallel lines A sheet of canvas or waterproof material is thrown over this ropo rope and the hanging edges ar are weighted or staked to the ground lines of cord first being attached to the corners one of the illustrations shows the finished bed and cover |