where you are going, and to fix it in
your mind.

So many things must be done at the last moment, that it is best to do
what you can beforehand; but try to do nothing that may have to be
undone.

Wear what you please if it be comfortable and durable: do not mind what
people say. When you are camping you have a right to be independent.

If you are going on a walking-party, one of the best things you can do
is to "train" a week or more before starting, by taking long walks in
the open air.

Finally, leave your business in such shape that it will not call you
back; and do not carry off keys, &c., which others must have; nor
neglect to see the dentist about the tooth that usually aches when you
most want it to keep quiet.

For convenience the following list is inserted here. It is condensed
from a number of notes made for trips of all sorts, except boating and
horseback-riding. It is by no means exhaustive, yet there are very many
more things named than you can possibly use to advantage upon any one
tour. Be careful not to be led astray by it into overloading yourself,
or filling your camp with useless luggage. Be sure to remember this.

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Axe (in cover).
Axle-grease.
Bacon.
Barometer (pocket).
Bean-pot.
Beans (in bag).
Beef (dried).
Beeswax.
Bible.
Blacking and brush.
Blankets.
Boxes.
Bread for lunch.
Brogans (oiled).
Broom.
Butter-dish and cover.
Canned goods.
Chalk.
Cheese.
Clothes-brush.
Cod-line.
Coffee and pot.
Comb.
Compass.
Condensed milk.
Cups.
Currycomb.
Dates.
Dippers.
Dishes.
Dish-towels.
Drawers.
Dried fruits.
Dutch oven.
Envelopes.
Figs.
Firkin (see p. 48).
Fishing-tackle.
Flour (prepared).
Frying-pan.
Guide-book.
Half-barrel.
Halter.
Hammer.
Hard-bread.
Harness (examine!).
Hatchet.
Haversack.
Ink (portable bottle).
Knives (sheath, table, pocket and butcher.)
Lemons.
Liniment.
Lunch for day or two.
Maps.