The friction of the two woods causes the kind of sawdust which comes
from the hole to get red-hot, and if a little punk is then placed on
it and blown into, it brings a flame.
So soon as you have got your small kindling fire alight, add bigger
dry sticks, upright and leaning together, until you can get a really
strong fire going, when logs can be added.
But for a cooking fire, use plenty of sticks at first, as they make
the hot ashes and embers which are most necessary for cooking.
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TIPS FOR THE CAMPING SEASON.
If you make your own sleeping bag out of canvas or sacking, remember
two points: first, to have its flaps about a yard longer than
yourself, so that you can get well into it in case of rain, and
secondly: that to keep warm and dry you want more thickness underneath
than above you.
[Illustration: A COMFORTABLE SLEEPING BAG.]
The best way is to have a double sheet under you, or, in other words,
make your sleeping bag a double one; you can then fill the lower part
with straw, and sleep yourself in the upper compartment.
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