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...eleven Southern states, the craze, in the words of park officials, is "blowing sky high." In Georgia alone, the "camper days" (number of campers multiplied by number of days camped) are expected to jump 15% over last year's 1,362,000. ¶In the Rocky Mountain national forests of Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska, 2,000,000 appeared last year; in 1961, 100,000 more are expected. ¶In the camp-crazy hot spots of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, where visitors logged 2,000,000 camper days last year, the 1961 projection indicates another...
Once these major items are secured, the camper must stock up on food (Armour & Co. now markets a variety of lightweight, dehydrated foods that require no refrigeration) and cooking utensils. A nested set of aluminum skillets, bowls, cups, etc., sells for about $8, and a knife-fork-spoon combination that clips together costs 70?. A length of nylon line is handy for lashing bedrolls and tents. Flashlights and spare batteries should be packed, as well as a small kerosene lamp, books, matches in a waterproof case, first-aid kit, candle, knife, hatchet, bucket, small trench shovel, mosquito repellent, aluminum foil...
...throes of facing the wilderness, get a portable gas stove, grub box, cots, air mattresses, an air pump for the mattresses (one model gets its puffs from the automobile exhaust pipe), charcoal grill, folding toilet ($11.95) and canvas bathtub ($17.50). If the car battery is in good shape, the camper can also load up a small refrigerator, tent heater, fluorescent lamp, electric smoker for chicken, and coffee maker-all of which can be wired like an umbilical cord into the dashboard cigar lighter, a versatile instrument that can do almost anything but whistle Tenting Tonight...
...more money to spend, the camper can look over the variety of mobile campsites in the showrooms. Volkswagen's Camper comes fitted with bunks and a sophisticated assortment of kitchen equipment, sells for $2,973 (plus taxes and shipping); Chevrolet has a similar model, and both Land-Rovers and Ford station wagons are promoted with special camping equipment. There are small house trailers mounted on pickup trucks, also called "campers" (some are available on a you-rent-it basis), which feature refrigerators, butane or propane stoves, utensils, even hot and cold running water, showers, toilets and air conditioners (about...
Loading Up. If he is wise, the camper with a new tent will set it up first in his own backyard, cook a little something on his stove, light his lantern and pump up his air mattress. "Everyone should do his staff work before he starts out," says Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Lemuel Garrison. "Too many people think they have inherited Daniel Boone's knowledge as well as his spirit. They haven...