t camp-bed made. When at your
elevation of six inches above the ground you look down from one of them
upon a comrade in a sleeping-bag with rivulets of rain and a tide of
muddy water rising above him, your satisfaction, as you fall asleep, is
worth the weight of the bed in gold.

My carry-all is of canvas with a back of waterproof. It is made up of
three strips six and a half feet long. The two outer strips are each two
feet three inches wide, the middle strip four feet. At one end of the
middle strip is a deep pocket of heavy canvas with a flap that can be
fastened by two straps. When the kit has been packed in this pocket, the
two side strips are folded over it and the middle strip and the whole is
rolled up and buckled by two heavy straps on the waterproof side. It is
impossible for any article to fall out or for the rain to soak in. I
have a smaller carry-all made on the same plan, but on a tiny scale, in
which to carry small articles and a change of clothing. It goes into the
pocket after the bed, chair, and the heavier articles are packed away.
When the bag is rolled up they are on the outside of and form a
protection to the articles of lighter weight.

The only objection to the carry-all is that it is an awkward bundle to
pack. It is difficult to balance it on the back of an animal, but when
you are taking a tent with you or carrying your provisions, it can be
slung on one side of the pack saddle to offset their weight on the other.

I use the carry-all when I am travelling "heavy." By that I mean when it
is possible to obtain pack-animal or cart. When travelling light and
bivouacking by night without a pack-horse, bed, or tent, I use the
saddle-bags, already described. These can be slung over the back of the
horse you ride, or if you walk, carried over your shoulder. I carried
them in this latter way in Greece, in the Transvaal, and Cuba during the
rebellion, and later with our own army.

The list of articles I find most useful when travelling where it is
possible to obtain transport, or, as we may call it, travelling heavy,
are the following:

A tent, seven by ten feet, with fly, jointed poles, tent-pins, a heavy
mallet. I recommend a tent open at both ends with a window cut in one
end. The window, when that end is laced and the other open, furnishes a
draught of air. The window should be covered with a flap which, in case
of rain, can be tied down over it with tapes. A great convenience in