It was just
about dusk one day when we discovered a temporary camp at which a couple
of men were preparing dinner. They informed us that they were naturalists
on a two weeks' outing. At their invitation we joined camp with them. They
had a small "A" tent of balloon silk, under which they kept their
provisions. The tent had no ridge pole, but was supported instead by a
rope stretched between two trees (see Fig. 205).
A Camp Chair.
[Illustration: Fig. 206. The Camp Chair.]
[Illustration: Fig. 207. Pockets in the Canvas Back.]
The camp was also furnished with an easy canvas chair, made by driving a
couple of short posts in the ground for front legs and a pair of longer
ones for the back. A piece of canvas was hung over these posts, forming
both seat and back. The posts were driven into the ground on a slant, as
illustrated in Fig. 206, and the canvas was formed with pockets at the
corners which were hooked over these posts. This made a very comfortable
chair, though, of course, it was fixed to one spot. When the men moved
camp they would carry with them only the canvas piece, and at the next
stopping place new posts were chopped and used for legs.
[Illustration: Waiting for a Bite.
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