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Alcatraz Escape — Part 17
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an inflator that plugs into an auto dash-
board. These windaavers range in price
from 70¢ to $13.
The three inflators sketched here are from
the Hirsch-Weis Canvas Company in Port
land, Ore. The accordion-pleated, cone
shaped pump on top (55) operates by hand
or foot. Manufactured in Germany, it is
made of red rubber and utilizes a coil spring
for fast, easy operation. The tip will fit metal
salves, and it comes with an adapter to ft
rubber vaives. The center pump is called an
all-purpose Sports-Lung ($1.35). Itisa hand-
operated bellows, it is metal-reinforced on
both sides. and the beliows is made of rub-
berized blue cloth. The rubber hose will fit
any air mattress. The botiom inflator is
called a Lectro-Flate air pump ($13). It elim
inates all the work of hand, foot or mouth
inflation because it plugs into the lighter
socket on an ai dashboard. It will inflate
anything, from inflatable cushions and de-
coys to station-wagon mattresses, backyard
swimming pools and boats, 11 comes with &
rubber adapter hose for metal valves and
operates on 12 volts.
The Voit Rubber Company has a hand-
operated Infiato-Bug Air Pump (7c)
which is made of heavy plastic and is de
signed 10 trap a large volume of air through
light hand pressure. Air moves through an
attached tube that fils onto all oversize
valves. Voit also makes a Lung Pump (82)
of heavy-gauge viny! that measures about 12
inches by 6 inches and is almost fat. It oper-
ates with coil-spring action for fast inflation
by foot or hand. Compressed CO; gas cy
inders of cartridges are also available for
rapid inflation. They can be obtained from
the Gokey Company, St. Paul (four for
$1.20, postpaid,
The large Voit two-man utility bost
(550) is designed for hunters, fishermen,
skin divers and vacationers, 11 is 84% fect
tong, 4\4 feet wide and 20 inches deep
and is made of blue double-gauge exira-
heavy-duty laminated vinyl. Three separate
ait chambers plus a concealed inner tube
give it maximum safety: either of the (no
main chambers is supposed 10 keep 1wo
adults and a 30-pound motor afloat. Each
it chamber has 2 one-way valve that lets
‘ir in but prevents i from escaping. To de-
fate, a small toot is inserted into the valve
and is locked there until ali the air has been ,
removed. The boat comes equipped with a
sea anchor, tow rope, tie-on ropes for oark,
repair kit with extra deflating tools and a
heavy-duty bag-type inflator. Diagrams for
installing seat and motor attachments also
come with the boat. Thousands of these little
boats are owned by hunters and fishermen
because of their usefulness and because of
the ease with which they can be transported
and stored. Skin divers who carry & lot of
heavy gear should put an inflatable mat-
tress in the boat to protect the craft frone
sharp spears and equipment.
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WPLATORS COME mm A VAMETY OF sizes
The Neptune Kayak (5150) is a two-
seater sports boat made by Metzler of West
Germany for Healthways, Los Angeles. It is
6 fect long and has five air chambers. Bright
red in color, it is made of extra-heavy-duty
Tubberized canvas, Best of all, it will fold up
imo » shoulder carrying bag.
‘Voit has copied the adull utility boat for
youngsters ($6) and added a feature that
should give extra interest and enjoyment,
A transparent viewing port in the bottom
Of the boat provides a clear underwater
view. The boat is $2 inches long, 27 inches
wide and 10 inches deep and has two sepa:
rate sir chambers with double laminated
sears. There ia water chamber in the bot-
tom of the boat that helps keep the craft
upright while boarding F.A.O, Schwarz
has an inflatable boat ($25), made in Austria
Of heavy-gauge vinyl, that looks like a com-
fortable bathtub. It is 70 inches long, 36
inches wide and 14 inches deep and has five
separate air chambers, one on each of the
four sides and another on the bottom. The
inflatable bottom is to insure comfort as
‘well as balance in the water.
‘Air mattresses have been designed this
season for a wide variety of vecs. Some have
Bromumets attached to them $0 that two mat~
tresses can be snapped together to make a
wall-to-wall seeping avea in a station wagon.
‘Other mattresses are made in new longer
Jengths to Bt inside sleeping begs. The most
comfortable air matiresses (all are guaran-
teod never to have lumpe) are the ones con-
‘Mructed with tufts or squared quilting. These
will not roll and provide a uniform and
comfortable sleeping surface. Most have
‘built-in air pumpa.
F.A.O. Schwarz carries an elegant all.
Durpove air mattress (335), made in Austria,
that can be used as a sunning mattress,
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