The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 May 1973 — Page 26

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 23,197$

Boating offers wide choice in outdoor fun

The lure of outboard boating has come a long way since the early advertisements of a half-century ago teased boaters with the question, “Why Row?” Today, with more than 50 million U.S. and Canadian participants, the attraction of boating is a lot like the call of the barker at the county fair. “Come one, come all,” he says. “There’s fun for the whole family.” The attraction today isn’t just the outboard, but what the outboard will let you do. Outboard models for 1973 include everything from the tiny Johnson 2 h.p. with selfcontained fuel tank, for canoeing, dinghies and the like;

all the way up to 150-horsepower-plus plants, like Johnson’s Stinger GP, for the outboard racing circuit. For one user, it’s power to take the family water skiing. For another, it’s away to get to his favorite fishing hole, •fast. For still another, the outboard lets him cruise, camp or’=picnic on some of this country’s scenic waters. For most, outboarding is a combination of these. Yearly Study The Boating Industry Association makes a yearly study of what new boat and motor buyers use their equipment for. The figures show the percentage of mentions each activity received among outboard and boat buyers. Many buyers put down several activities, which is why the percentage figures total more than 100. Water skiing has taken over the number one spot, edging out the long-time leader, fishing. Water skiing received 51 percent mention from the respondents in 1971 while fishing placed second with 47 percent. The 1972 figures are not available. Fishing Tops Until 1971 fishing had always received the most mentions. In 1970, for instance, fishing received a score of 55 percent, while water skiing received 45 percent. The market research experts point out that the figures do not mean that fewer people are fishing, but that the interest in wateroriented activities like water skiing has greatly increased. The figures support the theory that boating equipment buyers are increasingly turning to areas in which skill and expertise may be practiced. Cruising Third But back to the study. Cruising retained its third place stance, with 33 percentage points, and just managed to stay ahead of hunting which registered 30 percent of the mentions. “Other,” that übiquitous category which lumps all those commercial fishermen, sailors, scuba divers, dinghy users et al., remained steady at seven percent. So, as the old advertisement said, why row? Why not, instead, water ski, fish, cruise, camp, picnic, or generally have fun like the millions who have discovered the lure of boating. Fishing for success in trolling? To help make fishing from a boat more productive, Johnson Outboards offers these tips for the most effective use of your outboard: • Explore a new lake first. Cruise around and note fish covers, shady'spots, deep holes. Consult a topographic map of the area. • Check to see if state regulations permit trolling. • By trolling with the lure in the water, you’re covering a lot of territory. Use a deep weedless plug. If this fails, try a shallow diving plug. Vary trolling speeds. Check plug action. • When fish are found, anchor and cast in that For Sale Vacuum lawn sweeper. Condition good as new; gasoline engine driven. Bargain priced for quick sale. Mary Bushong 48 N. Shore Drive Syracuse Phone: 457-4312 Wawasee Insulation R. 3 — Syracuse Blown Fiberglas Insulation Commercial And Residential New Construction Rates Phones: 457-3584 457-3425

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area. When the action stops, start trolling again. • Reverse trolling is one of the best techniques for fishing the shoreline. You can go slower and work an area more carefully. • When fishing weed beds or holes in open water, use the outboard to run upwind of the area, then drift. In a nutshell, if you have an outboard, use it. Explore. Troll. Work a shoreline. Cast. Camping vacation makes sgnse and saves dollars Wondering what to do or where to go on your vacation this year? “If your vacation plans have been stymied in the past by expensive motels and hotels, it’s time you discovered the great outdoors and the wonderful world of camping, particularly the serenity of being at one with nature that comes naturally when a tent is your shelter,” advises Jack Hamilton, camping expert at the Thermos Division of King-Seeley Thermos Co., a company well known to campers for its vacuumware and outdoor living products. “At little more than the cost of staying home, a camping vacation can be one of the most rewarding and relaxing experiences you’ll ever have. “In addition to being kind to the family funds, a

camping trip can be a longterm investment in your family’s future enjoyment. Once you have purchased your basic equipment, you and yours can look forward to years of pleasure. “Camping vacations can\_ be as long or short as you wish —a weekend, a week, a month or the whole summer.”

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Basic equipment should include a tent, ice chest, picnic jug, vacuum bottles, stove, cooking utensils, and a lantern. \lf you’re a tenderfoot camper, it’s advisable to make your own backyard your first campsite some weekend early in the season. Then you’ll be able to familiarize yourself with the equipment so you’ll be an old hand at the routine once you’re far from home. It’s a good way to ease the family into camp life, too. Camping provides a good opportunity to build environmental concern in your children. If everyone looked upon the great outdoors as their own backyard, this might solve all our country’s littering problems. After all, who wants to disfigure his own backyard? ‘Pop’ tent is quick aid to outdoor fun , If convenience is the name of the game at your house and your coffee is instant, your waffles come come out of a toaster and your trash is mashed, why should you struggle with an old-fashioned tent when you go camping? Even those who are all thumbs can cope with a Pop-Tent and get it to pop into shape so it’s ready for occupancy within two or three minutes. It requires no stakes and can even be moved once it’s up. Available in two sizes, the seven-foot one sleeps two; the nine-foot model, four. The smaller tent comes in red or gray; the larger one, in gray only. A carrying case makes either size easy to stow when not in use. The waterproof sewn-in floor is a cinch to keep clean and the zippered door and window have storm flaps and complete mosquito netting for privacy and comfort. Remember the Pop-Tent isn’t just another tent—it’s also a campsite saver, an instant cabana, an extra bedroom, a shelter for boat campers, a portable home for families who fly to their campgrounds. 'Spare passenger' needs checking You’ve packed all the JUggage, kids and camping /gear into the car and now J you think you’re ready to go into the Great Outdoors. But there’s one passenger you might have overlooked — your spare tire.

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Vega adds new sth wheel models to line

The popular sth Wheel trailers designed to be trailed by pickup trucks have been added to the Vega Corporation’s recreational vehicle line. The local firm, which is well-known throughout the industry for travel trailers and truck campers, has introduced the Vega sth Wheel in and 26Mj foot sizes, with a choice of rear and center bath floor plans available in each size, for a total of four new models. The new Vega sth Wheels are especially easy to tow, since the tow point is located slightly forward of the axle centerline on most pickups. As a result, the truck’s drive wheels control movement, for “sure-footed” tracking. The sth Wheel is available in a choice of Vega’s popular Early American or Modern interiors.

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Depending on the floor plan and equipment options chosen, it can provide comfortable sleeping accommodations for four to eight persons. Kitchens are equipped with four-burner range with eye level oven; also standard in Vega sth Wheel kitchens are cu. ft. gas-electric refrigerators with separate “zero-degree” freezers and stainless steel double-bowl sinks. The extra-roomy private bath found in each of the four Vega sth Wheel models has a full-sized molded-fiberglass tub and shower combination. Other “like home” conveniences of the Vega sth Wheel bathroom include builtin vanity with lavatory, medicine cabinet with three-way mirror and flush toilet. The streamlined Vega Air Flow exterior, which uses contoured

leading edges to cut down wind resistance and further Increan* trailing ease, is standard on the two new Vega 28*4-ft. sth Wheels and available as an optional extra on the two 28'6-ft. models West Wind sth Wheel Also Introduced A sth Wheel, the 24‘4 ft Thermopylae, has been added to the moderately priced West Wind line also. A four-sleeper, it is designed with twin lounge dinette area and a private bedroom that is available with a choice of twin beds or full-size double bed. An optional overhead bunk can increase sleeping capacity to six. The conveniently arranged kitchen of the Thermopylae is equipped with three-burner range with oven and six-foot refrigerator.

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