Motor Camping

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Chapter I. Over the Horizon Line        1

Introductory—Extent and Growth of Motor Camping—The Touring Spirit—The Economy of Motor Camping—Week-enders.

Chapter II. Saving Money by Motor Camping        5

How One Family Saved Money—How a Farmer Did It—A Boston Woman—Two New York Couples—Four Ohioans and Their Outfit.

Chapter III. The Week-end Camper        15

Week-end Wild Men—Numerous Camping Sites Near the Large Cities—Camp Sites Near New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles—The State Forester—Clothing—Bed—Bedding—Expense—Food—Fire and Fuel—Tools—Tents—Hammocks—Medical Kit—Children—Church.

Chapter IV. Camping With a Ford        31

Number of Fords, Mobility of Fords, How to Camp with Them—The Foldaway Bed—The McMillan Bed—The Carefree Folding Outfit—A.B.C. Bed for Fords Only—Universal Car Bed.

Chapter V. A Home-made Camping Outfit        38

Standing the Test of an 8,000 Mile Trip—Good Water Supply Everywhere—Army Cots and Canvas the Basis of Outfit—Complete Directions—Mosquito Netting Sides Permit Adequate Ventilation.

Chapter VI. Equipment for the Journey        46

Motor Bungalows—Trailers—Tents: Those Extending from the Car; Those Resting upon the Ground, but Attached to the Car, and Tents Separate from the Car—How to Estimate Canvas Duck—More Elaborate Tents[vi]—Combination Tent-beds—Car Beds—Cooking Equipment—Wood, Oil, Gasoline and Alcohol Stoves—Campfires and How to Manage Them—Broilers and Grids—Cooking Utensils—Tools, Lights, etc.—Water Bags and Filters—Canvas Bungalows—Refrigeration.

Chapter VII. How to Choose a Camp        80

Securing Permission—Church Grounds and School-yard Camp Sites—Municipal Camp Sites—Autumn and Winter Camping—Water Supply—Wells and Springs Doubtful—Selecting a Camping Site—Disposal of Refuse—Latrines—National and State Forest Camps, General Regulations—State of New York Regulations—New York State Parks and Forest Preserves—Adirondack and Catskill State Parks.

Chapter VIII. Fire and Food for the Camper        96

Raw Foods—Hotels—Various Fuels Compared—Fireplaces Provided at Most Camp Sites—Wet Weather Fire-making—Primitive Cooking Methods—Prepared Foods—Corrective Foods—Camp-fire Cooking—The Dingle Stick—Forestry Regulations Concerning Camp Fires—Coffee and Flapjack Making—Wayside Markets—Men Cooks—How to Cook a Quick Meal—Improvised Fireplaces—A Varied Dietary—An Ideal Meal—A Balanced Menu—Recipes for Camp Cooking—A List—Biscuits, Flapjacks, Corn Bread, Corn Meal Mush, Fish, Rabbits, Squirrel, Game Birds, How to Boil Potatoes, Baking in Clay, etc.

Chapter IX. Camp Health and Recreation        122

Making a Pleasure Rather Than a Business of Camping—Coöperation in the Camp—Rightly Selecting the Camp Site—Playing by the Way—Basket-ball, Quoits, etc.—Exercise—Emergencies, First Aid—Prone Pressure Method of Restoring the Unconscious—Poisons and Antidotes—Position of Tent—Supposed Hardships of Camping Mostly Illusory—Keeping Dry—Keeping Out Insects—Sample List for a Medicine Kit—Care of the Car—Evening Sports.

Chapter X. Sleeping Quarters        140

Importance of Comfortable Sleeping Arrangements—Methods of Sleeping in the Car—Sleeping on the Ground—Beds of Boughs or Browse—Autumn Leaves—Folding Cots—Air Beds—Sleeping Bags—Combination [vii]Bags and Beds—Home-made Mattresses—Sleeping in Hammocks—Night-caps—The Touring and Sleeping Outfit of a Tourist Veteran of Ten Years’ Experience—Driving Out the Sleep Disturbers, Flies and Mosquitoes.

Chapter XI. Primitive Camping        157

How Two Adventurers Can Rough It—Simple Supplies—Making One’s Own Coffee Pot—Plentiful Food in the Wilds.

Chapter XII. Where to Go        168

The Motor Camper’s Continental Range—The Consequent Need of Provision for All Touring Emergencies—The Great Continental Highways—East and West, Bankhead, Dixie, George Washington, Lincoln, Old Trails, National Parks, Pikes Peak, Ocean to Ocean, Old Spanish, Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt International, Park to Park, Yellowstone—North and South, Atlantic, Dixie, Jackson, King, Jefferson, Lee, Meridian, Mississippi Valley, Pacific, Pershing, Puget Sound to Gulf—Also Many Others of Less Importance Listed and Described—Description and Lists of National Parks and Forests, State Parks and Forests and a Few Leading Municipal Camping Parks, Followed in Next Chapter by a List of These Camp Sites Arranged Alphabetically by States—Description of Methods in Vogue in National Parks and Forests in Connection with Motor Campers, and Provision Made for Their Comfort—The National Parks Listed—Dates of Seasonal Opening of Various National Parks—State Parks and Forests in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin—The Most Striking Municipal Camping Parks, Such as Boise, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Denver, and Alameda, California—Desirability of Attracting Motor Campers.

Chapter XIII. List of Camping Sites by States        204

A List of About Two Thousand Camping Sites Arranged Alphabetically by States—Municipal Camp Sites, State Camp Sites, and Camp Sites in National Parks and Forests, Beginning with Alabama and Closing with Wyoming—This List Indicates in Tabular Form the Facilities Offered at Each Camp Site. [viii]

Chapter XIV. State Rules and Regulations for Motor Tourists        312

Motor Laws of the Different States as Affecting Motor Tourists from Other States—States Listed Alphabetically—Also Trailer License Laws of the Several States, Each State in Alphabetical Order—Suggested Regulations for Camping Parks—Tabulation of Information Concerning the Fishing and Game Laws of the Various States—States Given in Alphabetical Order. [ix]