Boy’s Life – 1945-12 – How to Make a Tent Pail Stove – William Hillcourt

Boy’s Life – 1945-12 – How to Make a Tent Pail Stove – William Hillcourt

Boy’s Life Magazine Random Interesting Articles

Good Article on how to make a tent pail stove

Another article that demonstrates the type of projects the scouts were expected to complete in the 1940

I don’t see this type of project often in current scout literature

This design would probably violate current Scout rules for heating and flames

These articles led to a monthly column in Boy’s Life – The Slide of the Month by Whittlin Jim Column

W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles

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Boy’s Life – 1945-12 – How to Make a Tent Pail Stove – William Hillcourt

Boy’s Life Magazine Random Interesting Articles