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The car was turned wet to my brother, who designed and
built boxes and containers for our particular equipment. We cab-
inets were placed in each i'aar interior corner of the car and
obove the level or the bed. One was arranged for the nested pots
and pens, the lantern and other smaller articles. The other had
space ror the gallon jug, camera, wash basin and odds and ends.
A bin was placed in the rear of the cor below the level of
the rear window and between the two cabinets. Its depth was eight
inches and its width six inches. This container took care of all
toilet articles and towels.
A box was bolted on top or the roof of the ear for the tent.
spare tire, extra oil and a can of grease. The bottom of the box
was slatted so as not to hold water. '
A smell bed roam chest was mounted on the rear hunper. This
provided space for the stove, its table end stand, fresh veget-
ables and canned feeds. '
The refrigerator wee restened to the top of the chest.
These two boxes were protected by a canvas slio cover which
buttoned at its bottom.
Also on the rear blmpex', there was a five gallon can for
spare gosolene.
Screens were inserted in the windows of the two rear doors.
shsdes on rollers were put on the {our windows of the doors.
and o curtain for the wind shield glass.
with all these additions we still had the use of the four
doors and could look to the reer tnru the rear window.
Personal equipment was limited to one suit case full for
each of us.

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Now being-fully equipped, we loaded everything to make a
practice rm} and to Visit the home of 1L's Fo'lks. A very pretty
150 mile drlve thru the Pocano Mountains. Scranton and along the
East Branch of the Susquehanna River.

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