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Guide to backpacking survival given by Scouter John Sharpies With the comfort of both hog be sure to check the parents and boys in mind the temperature range on the first Acton Seoul troop held a hag This range Is applicable backpacking equipment seminar at the Scout hall Thursday Scoutmaster Sharpies included in his discussion to parents and boys many of the Important things to look for when shopping for equip ment Many of the topics cussed apply not only to Scouts but to hikers in general Before discussing equip ment John went through a list of personal gear necessary to a hiker Boots must be leather with good ankle support and a thick solo John explained that inadequate footwear can lead to future health pro blems for the boys Parents were warned only when used In a tent and with a foam pad underneath If a bag Is there should be storm flaps inside the zipper Other suggested features arc down feather or down- feather combination fill for bags Polyester is not as good but it Is more reasonably priced suitable for summer camping and also mended for people with allergies Other fills are feather down and Mummy object is collapsible bucket for campsite duties A fullyequipped first aid kit is a must for campers For those planning on hiking salt tablets are good for replacing the salt lost from the body When purchasing and packing food for the back packing trip it Is Important to keep some basic rules In mind The food should be light in carrying weight low In bulk nutritious fast cooking simple to prepare and have a low chance of spoiling The water content must be kept to a minimum and heavy packaging materials manufacturers instructions for cleaning and these should be followed If the sleeping bag is dry cleaned always air it out thoroughly as dry cleaning chemical fumes are toxic This should be done outside and with a good wind Air all bags immediately after each hike In bad weather the bag can be put in the dryer on fluff Down and feather bags should be stuffed in a stuff bag for safe storage Rolling or folding a down or feather bag may crush or flatten the fill After an overnight hike or camp check the sleeping bag for damage and repair immediately Wash the liner after each use and air It out It is very Important that boats be looked after properly for the protection of the hikers feet and back Good and clean damage Stoves should be kept clean After shopping around in with the burners checked different sports and camping regularly for clogging stores John was able to price Nozzles and valves should be equipment and see all that replaced when damaged as available His own practical inefficient parts can be very camping experience baa dangerous Be sure to pack taught many of the be fuel containers carefully to has learned for successful prevent puncturing or hiking JOHN SHARPLES demonstrates a fully loaded backpack at the Scout equipment seminar last Thursday evening John is the Scoutmaster of the troop and instructed the seminar for parents Insulation hot topic during energy seminar Checking the depth of snow on the roof is a useful gauge of beat loss an audience at the first Hills Con Centre seminar learned last week It snow remains on the roof there is little heat loss but if patches of the roof ore bare the owner is paying to melt snow That was one tip from the film The Insulation Story About people wat ched it plus another film then took part In a question period with Eric Scheuneman a guest speaker from Ottawa One of Scheunemans suggestions to stop heat from escaping the home was to plug the windows at night with a flammable material or treated polyethene In daylight the plug would be removed so that the room could gain the suns heat Scheuneman said Approximately people attended the three hour listeners It has been were recommended meeting in Guelphview scientifically proven mat it but not essential are a two Square in Georgetown costs no more to leave a compartment sack pockets Many in the audience furnace on all night than to in the sack a support frame turn off the furnace and sack self healing restart it in the morning zippers and strap holders Insulation can be a good compartments and investment according to pockets arc suggested rather Scheuneman In four years or buckled or laced less insulation pays for itself pockets and it oil in Canadas tanks A good well designed pack thats not being used he said Home owners at the seminar also learned that a clean furnace Is yet another step towards saving fuel There is free trained labor available to Insulate homes for certain people Scheuneman said Such people would be senior picked up conies of booklet entitled Keeping the heat In which one man described as a gold mine of Information The booklets subtitle is How to reInsulate your home to save energy and money and bo more com too At least two couples started right there in the meeting to fill out a regarding a federal energy mines and resources department bags are warmer and Most food should lighter rectangular bags All bags should have a bags with complete washable inner in one package with a liner to absorb moisture The label Low density items such average person will perspire heavily after hours in a crackers be avoided against buying denim pants sleeping bag This dampness ingredients whenever the life of for hiking because they causes the camper to become possible Always avoid Una as Reboot New boots should be not flexible enough too hot cold however flannelette percent to Seated around the seams and absorb too much absorbs moisture and can weight of contents and w water Recommended fabrics easily be washed A carried out of the preservative product Do Included corduroy wood or drawstring to tighten the bag campsite as garbage Card- use this product whipcord around the head or shoulders board packages add five to The quality of equipment is very useful for keeping in ten percent more weight usually Improves while the heat rye or pumpernickel price increases John in Stoves fall In three bread Instead of regular parents on points to categories solid fuel liquid white or brown because it is look for when shopping for fuel and gas fuel They should and usually equipment all be light efficient and morc nutritious Packs range in price from compact Solid fuel stoves are strongly to For backpacking heated with or paraffin mended even though they are causing them to stretch trips an adjustable well and are suitable only for day fairly expensive Nutritious resulting in a loss of support hikes Liquid gas Is recom- snack foods for eaUng along especially around the ankle mended by the pros but it is the trail such as dried fruit Tento checked slightly harder to light White sunflower seeds nuts and each use and repaired if gas or is used for fuel should be included in Before putting it All liquid fuel must be carried the food plan In a proper aluminum fuel bottle Italic ESSIES should Include flnd ther damage one metal plate one cup and Even the best packs can be a knife fork and spoon A damaged by careless packing lack knife with two blades and other abuses Mud should and a can opener is best be brushed off the pack when Optional extras include dry with a brush not a closed cell construction foam wire brush After and before pad The pad should be no each hike check straps longer than the length of the buckles and other stress camper from head to mid a par any thigh and approximately two damage Keep all food fuels feet wide These pads provide liquids in con- excellent insulating and tamers so that they will not prevent moisture pene- damage the pack tratlon Bubble pads ore not Sleeping bags contain fitting frame pack is necessary Padded shoulder straps and a waist band are designed for more comfort and case distributing the weight of the pack more evenly Waist bands can be purchased separately and attached to a pack Other important qualities are that the pack is lightweight and reinforced at the stress points Some other features rest of the boot as it seals completely and does not allow the leather to breathe The whole boot should be treated with a treat Some products such as Dubbin lend soften boots too much away be sure the tent is dry CANADA LTD FINA IS PROUD TO INTRODUCE RON WHITE AS YOUR SALES AGENT FOR THE ACTON AREA RON IS WELL QUALIFIED AND EQUIPPED TO SUPPLY YOUR PETROLEUM NEEDS WITH FINA PRODUCTS FOR HOME FARM INDUSTRY hour delivery and burner service for home comfort automatic weather controlled delivery budgeting of home heating accounts available full line of petroleum products for the farm with the latest equipment tanks pumps etc fast efficient and porsonal service RON WHITE 216 ELMORE DRIVE ACTON 8532748 entitled Is to in form people of the cost of Improvements and how much the homeowner can expect to Scheuneman a federal government technical ad visor on re- ins illation dispelled one myth or his citizens single parents the days of the poor one can make or break a hiking career After a long backpacking tnp a good nights sleep depends on the sleeping equipment available Sleeping bags arc necessary for both the coldest nights of the winter and the warmest Coaching courses are run by Rec department Response was good to three of four coaching courses held by the Recreation depart Coach Level One general course designed for Wintario response good Public response to Acton librarys call for old Wintario tickets has been good accord ing to Esther Taylor librarian in Acton The tickets are used under a government program ending today to receive discounts on Canadian books and magazine subscriptions People have been bringing them In regularly said Miss Taylor We have already ordered some magazines and books under the system Wintario grant received The Halton Mills Jills Gymnastic team have received a Wintario grant for it was revealed yester day Tuesday Recreation Coordinator Karen King told this news paper she received a letter from Robert Welsh Minister of Culture and Recreation on Tuesday announcing the grant to go towards gym equipment The girls have had to match the money and did so through fund raising drives Approximately girls from Acton Georgetown and lbs rural areas ore Involved in the Jills and meet three times a week at the George town Memorial arena the person coaching any sport at a minor level was held in the Acton library April It will also run April and and May 7 Coach Level One Technical softball designed to present new ideas and techniques to the novice coach In was held April 8 in Holy Cross school Georgetown At the same place but April and is coach level one technical soccer Ontario Athletic Therapists Clinic at Gordon Alcott Memorial Recreation Complex for April and 3C was cancelled Press ACTON AMD DISTRICT handicapped and low Income earners he said The conservation centres Stan Collett said they are trying to establish a per manent energy Institution so that when the centre closes this fall the information will remain available to the public From another film The Hottest Show on Earththe audience learned North Americans compose six per cent of the earths population and they use 40 per cent of the worlds energy We waste half of it according to film narrator David Suzuki should be light eight pounds or less warm even in summer When buying a suggested because they are so bulky to and do not insulate as well as foam Often the bubbles start to burst cutting down on the insulation it does provide A few garbage bags for emergency waterproofing and small plastic garbage bags for taking out garbage arc useful Another helpful CARDS by Carlton HINTONS STARTING TONIGHT PINAFORE OPERETTA IN TWO ACTS Mckenzie smith Middle School ACTON BOULEVARD- ACTON SAVE50 SAVE PLAYING 2 NIGHTS WED APRIL 19th and THURS APRIL 20th STARTING 830 pm Admission Elementary Students Adults ADMISSION AT THE DOOR OFF PURCHASE OF I MAX FACTOR I I 1 OFF PURCHASE OF l MAX FACTOR glenlea drug mart QUEEN ST E ACTON Singles from a rare retirement or family living 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