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