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Oh and yes, pedal-bike.

Thank you all very much for sharing your experiences and advice! It's certainly very useful, and great that you care enough to give it. However I am not going to heed any of the advice regarding how sensible an idea this trip might be. I'm only looking for whatever help or information you can...

Hey, I think we are wandering a little off-topic here. I am really just looking for information about the gun laws for these countries. How/whether I can import a hunting rifle, how I can transport it, where I can hunt, whether accompanied/unaccompanied, etc. Thanks again for all your...

Honestly, I think you are overestimating it. I think if you travelled pretty stupidly, you could end up in those situations, but I think for the most part the general populace is friendly and you will have little trouble. Here are a few travel accounts (all cycling) I found interesting and...

Do you think, though, having a rifle in these places increases the likelihood that potentially violent folks will want to attack me to obtain it? or even see me as unfriendly therefore induce violence where it wouldn't have occurred otherwise?

Thanks, you're right to want to warn me, though I don't agree it's as dire as you describe in all areas. It'd be like avoiding Malibu because you're afraid of trouble in, say, Detroit's ghettos. However I am aware of the dangers. With regards to the license, how does it differ from other...

Hi, I'm new to the forums. Great forums, btw. I'm planning a solo cycle-touring trip through Cameroon —> Equatorial Guinea —> Gabon —> Congo —> DR Congo —> Tanzania. Hopefully spending the most time exploring DRC. I'd like to bring a rifle along so I can hunt some food along the way. I'll...