This will really date me...
"Survival" 1950's style....10-14 years old?
Camp out gear...Hadn't heard about bushcrafting yet.....
BOV
Huffy...24" w/ paper basket.
Shelter:
Red Ryder umbrella tent.
Fathers painter drop cloth tarp....canvas,... water proof but smelled from all paint, turpentine, mineral spirits ......
Sleeping gear:
WWII Mummy sleeping bag...smelled like old sweat, and when wet, ...chicken feathers.
Patch quilt from Grandma.
Pack:
Lucky guys...WWII Musette from father...not so lucky, pillow case.
Paper boy paper bag worked well....original sling pack?
Water, cooking,:
WWII canteen/cup and mess kit from junk yard (big pile of surplus).....$.25 cents each.
Sauce pan, frying pan, soup pot....cooking gear was split up between the guys.
Hobo coffee can stove (BSA )w/one pound can card board and wax.....
Sharps:
Barlow, or BSA folder.....
If you had a cool grandpa .....Imperial, Schrade,Western, Marbles.... belt knife
Shingle hatchet (looked cool like a tomahawk, Borrowed)
Rich kids had the Western knife/Hatchet combo.
Food:
Hot dogs, bread, peanut butter, can of tuna, can of beans, can of cherry pie filling....
Cookies....
Soda..
Cool aid.
Candy bars....
First aid kit.....couple of band-aids, bottle of iodine, tape/scissors.....ammonia capsules(?)...in old metal band-aid box....I suspect these were to make this stuff smell first-ad-y
Matches...strike anywhere....Candle ....(In first aid box,....maybe the inspiration of the Altoids tin PSK ?)
"The Good flashlight"
Cordage.....Mom's clothes line......(honest, Ma...I'll put it back)
Flannel shirt, corduroy pants, spenders, cotton socks, Red Ball Flyers and lace up high top leather shoes
Jacket, baseball cap.
T-shirt, briefs, or swimming suit
Towel washcloth, bar of Ivory soap (floats)
Tooth brush, comb (had teeth and hair back then)
Extra pair of socks....always got them wet getting up and taking a whizz when the grass was dewy.
MBR.....
Daisy Red Ryder...w/ compass insert in stock....(didn't really need the compass, as we were in the back yard).
Later years, woods and parks...
Goal was;.... make it all night outside rather than ending up on someone porch or car.
BOL's:
Camp fire in brick back yard grill.....Or park fire ring.....
The Woods were 2 blocks away, lake and mound (for climbing)...i mile away
Probably forgetting some stuff.
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