Word: waterproofs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Light clothing for day wear is essential. Lightweight, waterproof, ankle-height boots are necessary for climbing and long walks, and convenient even for sloshing around the camp in the rain; and a warm jacket will come in handy at night. Many campers pick up inexpensive Army knapsacks at surplus stores, generally a good source of equipment...
...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, toilet paper, foul-weather clothing, cameras, binoculars, a good topographical map (available at park and forest headquarters), handy nature guides and a Thermos...
...color, are the big highlights. Leather, knit and tweed are big (often combined, particularly by Bonnie Cashin). Cassini and Pauline Trigère have richly printed brocades, Dior-New York shows them in fine, polished, often solid colors. Tiffeau is using lizard in trim and whole cloth for a waterproof, black evening raincoat. For shimmer and shine, the original beads-and-glitter girl, Roxanne of Samuel Winston, has some old-style heavy beaded dresses as well as new lighter ones. Scaasi's long dresses have so much sparkle that many come with protective theatrical capes. Larry Aldrich has combined...
...tough, porous surgical tape, made by Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., which can be used in place of stitches to close incisions. Successfully substituted for surgical stitches in 300 trial patients with a wide variety of wounds, the tape is waterproof and non-irritative, reduces the risk of infection and undesirable scar formation...