The Bushcraft Bible by James Henry

Author:James Henry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2015-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

The ditty-kit.

A practical mess-kit for scouts.

1. Frying-pans; 2. Bread-pans; 3. Pot; 4. Cup; 5. Plate; 6. Provision bags; 7, Provision cans; 8. Butter jar; 9. Lard tin; 10. Milk bottle; 11. Salt shaker; 12. Bread pan bail; 13. Knife-sheath; 14. Ditty-kit; 15. Dish-towel, gauze, assorted safety-pins, and a glass vial of tincture of iodine with rubber stopper.

If hiking in a snake country it is well, though not so necessary as is generally believed outside of snake country, to carry in addition a hypodermic syringe and the antidotes that go with it, a solution of potassium permanganate and another of strychnine. For directions for using these, consult your Scout Master. In passing, I may say that among the natives of real snake country, carrying a hypodermic is practiced to about the same degree that the carrying of a compass is practiced by the bushmen of the Canadian wilderness, which is to say that nobody but a tenderfoot or a stranger carries one.

The tin cup goes in the pack on top, where you can get it easily. Same applies to the pocket camera, if you have one. The 31/4 x 3 x 41/2 size I find the most satisfactory, after trying many different ones. A good place to carry a map is in the pocket of the flap of the bag, along with the plate. There are, of course, a few extras which are desirable but not necessary. They all add to the load, and I think it best that they be distributed around among the party.

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