Dyrehandler Clausen modtager en ærefuld opfordring til at vikariere for tropsføreren i den lokale spejderbevægelse, og Olsen vinder et to-personers skovmandstelt med vandtæt bund.
Clausen, being an old scout, has received the honour of substituting for the local scouts troop leader and Olsen has won a tent in the scouts' lottery. The two set off to test out the tent and their skills on the embankment, well laden with drinks.