so OUTDOOR SUPPLEMENT —

MAY, 1971

Compact equipment latest trend

“By FRED MILNER

Taking a tip from the textile
trade, the auto manufacturers
and. the spacemen, -. the
. manufacturers. of ::outdoors

equipment have moved into the
‘mini and the compact field.

This year there is a definite
trend towards lightweight tents,
sleeping bags, utensils, pack
boards, and even. dehydrated

towards lightness in materials
but everything is. compact.
With the compact car and the
compact camper moving to the
front in popularity. the outdoor
equipment. and the provisions

_ must follow the same line.

If you. are renewing . your
camping: equipment this year or
are just joining the growing
army of carnpers here are a few
ideas to help you in camping and
hiking.

Many outdoorsmen are now
using their camper as only.a base
for their activities. They carry
extra lightweight tents, sleeping
bags and packboards for over-
night camping on the trail.

Thus they can. plan an over-
night fishing trip to some remote

lake or stream, a hike to a pic-

turesque plateau for color photos
of the sunset and dawn or.a
climbing expedition to some
distant peak.

food. Not only is the trend

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. and a way to catch trout but is a
~ year-round, hobby f for. many fly

7 : months the fisherman is happy
trying his overcast ona iake, a~
7 changing flies, leaders; ‘trying :

the wily trout...

“will find him. sitting beside fly-

“there are. many mountain lakes

trout are spooky and anything — a
that is foreign to their native Jo °°.
ee habitat i is eyed suspiciously, ao Geo

~~ their natural food, metal lures

the nylon, terrylene, dacron or..

replaced the bamboo rod and silk . /

> dn-weight and this.in turn means

the rods,. as .

Hiking and rock. climbing
equipment should be purchased at
a reputable outdoors store where
you can be sure the clerks know sleeping bags and other equip-
what they are talking about: ment. The frame is usually made
Be sure you have a good pair of of lightweight aluminum,
boots, an extra sweater and a_ replacing the heavy wooden type
waterproof covering in your of a few years back.
pack. Mountain weather can be The material is usually. a
treacherous, especially at the lightweight synthetic fabric that
higher altitudes. is showerproof. The carrying
'The new pack boards on the © straps are adjustable so as to get

market have several | pockets,
some aS many. as six, for
carrying - provisions, tent,

TH ESE F \ N E fine trout were caught on flies displayed in
box. The place? Astream in the west.

ishing can. be
year-round hobby —

By SILVER, DOCTOR - - that are the favorites of three top
“Fly. fishing is not only.a- sport fly fishermen.

if...the

von

fishermen and: if
biting they usually catch fish.
. Some are both wet and dry, in
different patterns,
should have both in your fly book.

fishermen. > ~
in the spring, summer and fall

li t I st
roll cast ona. small’. stream, Dry flies: ‘Grizzly King, Royal

Coachman, Silver Doctor, Red
“Tag, Cowdung, Iron Blue Dun,
~ Western: Bee; Black. Gnat,

everything and anything to snare

Come ‘the winter months: you :

ying vise «surrounded ‘by Brown. and. White: Bi-Visible,

i, thread ‘and ’h
ool, thread and hooks. Ginger Spider.

et flies Royal Cosehman,

imagination of ‘an. artist.
In: ‘Alberta’ and B.C where: '

the load “‘high up on your back”.

The higher the load rests on your
back the easier it is to carry. If
you have an. extremely heavy
load be sure to have a tumpline
strap that goes from the load
around your forehead. 7

There are small tents, that will
sleep two, on the market that
weigh only a pound or so and
even less. They fold into one of
your pack board pockets. They
are made of plastic material and
are waterproof.

‘There are dozens of types of
sleeping bags on the market

these days andthe main_.con-

sideration is the price and what

_time of the year you will be using

it.

If its for summer then a
lightweight bag filled with
synthetic man-made materials is
sufficient. If its to be used out-
doors in the winter then go for a
down-filled .bag or other. thick

synthetic material.
You can pick up plastic plates,

cups, knives, forks and spoons in
a department or outdoors store
and many of them have survival
kits which - include . special
rations, fish hooks, compass and
other. items for the lost. out-
doorsman.

Then of course there is the
necessary plastic flashlight and
don’t forget to take a lighter and
matches in a. case.

As you see it’s the. age of the
mini and the compact for the
outdoorsman.

They are popular with most fly:
trout. are.

and you.

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‘Woolly <Worm,. Teal and Silver, :
Dark: Montreal, March Brown,

by ARNIE BARROW

My. wife .doesn’t . believe in
Women’s Lib. She has her own
strong opinions about things, and
I admire her for that. -

For four years now she has had
her own car, not a grand car by
any means, but a sturdy, ser-
viceable car bought second-hand
from an old lady who swore she
had never driven.it over the legal
speed limit.

_My. wife is an eminently
practical woman. Her car was a
means of reliable transportation,
a vehicle capable of carrying her

.. cCanvasses and_oil _paints,. her...
steady output of ceramic objects

d’art:.

“from home to the pottery kiln and

back.

It was while returning from a
‘trip to the pottery kiln that the

car was reduced to a point of»
. extremis. My wife failed to see a
“large pot hole in the asphalt.
The right front and rear wheels
thudded in and out of. the crater .
‘and the car’s tattered raiment~
» fell away from it like the clothes
. from last year’s scarecrow

‘Eviewed the cadaver with dee
compassion. and: turned. t

I said, and J meant it.
“Something — neat,.

EP comfortable ‘and’ | with: an “un- ~
“blemished skin.’”

- manner,

_It-was her.means of getting to.
and from. the: landscapes and.
Seascapes she loves to paint, and

~ she used it to truck her pottery

“I’m not. interested in looks,
dear,” she informed me, ‘‘just
good transportation; something
to carry my things in.’

“What are you looking for?” I
asked trying to keep justifiable
sarcasm from creeping into my

track?”

She maintained her poise.
“Naturally I want a reasonable
amount of comfort, good lines but
not gaudy. I’d like to be able to
lead large  canvasses into _ it,
perhaps a ceramic. kiln from
time - to - time. It should have a
heater: that works.”

reasonably. ‘“‘You can’t have the
features of..a -sedan,
ruggedness of a gravel truck, and
facilities for an art gallery all i in
one package.” :

“She was. silent, her face ex-
pressively expressionless.

“Take my case,” I argued,
“ve always wanted a camper...
Both of us have always wanted a —
camper,” I reminded her. “But I.

had to settle fora sedan.” -

“Why did: you ‘have to settle for :

“a sedan?’

» ¢ down t to automobile row ‘until Te “
= spotted what T was looking for, a re

“A” war assets half- .
_ Said, ‘‘try this one.’

Darlin ne Pree
lad estes no: one: Car’ Can aso
everything,’? I told. her

_ the™

-.. “Because Pm in “business. IT.
: drive to and from the office. I...

compact little pickup in robin’ Ss
egg blue.

The salesman agreed | to let me

. drive the demonstrator back ‘to

the house where I sat leaning on

the horn until my wife came out

to have a look. ,
“You wanted a truck, baby,” I

She cheated me’ out of my
victory by climbing in. behind the
wheel and taking off ‘with an
impressive burst of acceleration.
I didn’t see her again for the
better part of. an hour, and by
that time I had been joined by. a
neighbor.

corner and: came to a. precise

stop. “It’s nice,” she said. ‘It’s’
everything I need: Tl take. ite
“Ws a> truck, honey,” rT

protested. ‘‘You don’t want to be
seen driving a truck!”’.°.

“Why not??? she: said: ‘It’s

- very attractive, comfortable ...”’

“Transportation,” I yielded.

things, and».I can

“sink in the back.)
“Those’ Datsun : ‘pickups com:

: neighbor, told me. “One: of thes

days y you. should treat yourself to to

“My wife wheeled’ < around the Aue

“The heater is marvellous. The |.
engine has all the power 'Mever
Need. There: are’ nice little extra...
carry
everything including the kitchen

ery highly. recommended . the

-and streams the. fishermen have
found the fly catches: more’ fish:
than the metal jure and even, the “
worm. we

Reason for this is “mountain”

Flies and other” insects. ‘dre

are not. Similarly many of these ..
lakes are surrounded by. rocks : ieee
and do not have the soil to sup. ee : os
port worms or’grubs. ° OP Se es Oy

Today the fibreglass fly rod,” ne ee

-other synthetic fibres have’.

line of yesteryears.

“TE you're not a fly: fisherman
and still have some doubts on.
casting . techniques, fly knots, a
length of rods, leaders, what flies
to use and when to fish, my an-
swer is just forget those doubts
and get out there and fish,
Length of rods vary from 7 to 12
feet and they. can be whippy,-
medium or stiff, They also vary.

fitting different. weight lines. to.

There are at least two sporting _
poods. firms that are: now mat.
ching rods, lines and reels by
: numbers so you don't have te
Worry about fitting or balancing
the equipment. i
“Main thing isto zeta rod that peo
“will he of weight that you can .
handle and fs of a suitable length
_ for the type of fishing you intend
la do,

For example; it would be
foolish to try and fish a@ small”
tree-lined stream with a 12-foat
rod, even if you ure wading. You
would probably end up with the om
line snagged ona branch or the

bod caught on a tree,

The techniques of dry fly or wet:
fly. fishing can be learned from a
fisherman's class or your club | Q
members, Sulficient to say here

Tis is taking for granted that you ve gat

And even wilh a camper on top, a Dalsun

is, dry {les float, resembling
May flies, sedges; and” other
_ aquatic inseets that are skating:
Gn lop of Wa wader,

Wet Mies are below the surface
film of (he water and are mide to
resemble such creatures that are

Poin the Walor suchas sedge, true,
Crane, Alder and Caddis -{ ty
laryaes, or nymphs such us the
Stone My,

The difference Delwecn “ity
and wet fly fishing, aside from
flies, is the line and Jeader. In dry
fly fishing the Jeader and line
flant, In wet fy fishing they sink.

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and you're ready to qo. gas at no more than $$ a day..

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