I place the water-buckets first in
the list for the reason that I have found them one of my most
valuable assets.
With one, as soon as you halt, instead of waiting
for your turn at the well or water-hole, you can carry water to your
horse, and one of them once filled and set in the shelter of the
tent, later saves you many steps. It also can be used as a nose-bag,
and to carry fodder. I recommend the brass folding lantern, because
those I have tried of tin or aluminum have invariably broken. A
lantern is an absolute necessity. When before daylight you break
camp, or hurry out in a wind storm to struggle with flying tent-pegs,
or when at night you wish to read or play cards, a lantern with a
stout frame and steady light is indispensable. The original cost of
the sick-room candles is more than that of ordinary candles, but they
burn longer, are brighter, and take up much less room. To protect
them and the matches from dampness, or the sun, it is well to carry
them in a rubber sponge-bag. Any one who has forgotten to pack a
towel will not need to be advised to take two. An old sergeant of
Troop G, Third Cavalry, once told me that if he had to throw away
everything he carried in his roll but one article, he would save his
towel.
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