What kind of boots can be recommended for Namibia in June? Gloves? I realize Namibia has both dry and wet areas.
Prescription antibiotics, just in case you fall ill out in the bush.
The Courtney Selous is a great boot. I've hunted with a pair all season, and often feel like I'm wearing a rugged moccasin. I like to hunt with gloves, and have basically always worn some fingerless wool gloves, or a cheap pair of leather gloves from the hardware store that I have wet and dried many times so that the leather shrinks. I recently bought a pair of Geier kangaroo leather gloves. The leather is incredibly thin and tough. You can feel the trigger through the leather, and the dexterity is incredible. The price is a bit nuts for gloves, but worth it.I use to wear Russel PH's - They are great. I now wear Courtney - They are slightly greater. I use short leather gaiters with everything. Be wary of any of the track or training style, "hiking" boots currently so popular. The man-made material of many will not stop a Namibian grass seed. Having them penetrate boots or socks is no fun.
A lot of people like to wear a light leather, unlined shooting glove in the bush. I don't, but it is a personal taste thing. I have a friend who is into the fingerless form. I wear gloves if it is cold or if I'm bird hunting or shooting clays with one of my doubles (to protect from barrel heat). Otherwise, I find them a nuisance.
In June, unless hunting the Caprivi for dangerous game, you will not get wet feet in Namibia.
Absolutely the wisest suggestion in this list. I never ever travel abroad (and have been mucking around some of the best and worst corners of the world for more than forty-years) without a broad-spectrum gorillacillin of some type (Cipro is great if you can talk your doctor into it). A handy antibiotic has saved several expeditions.
I'm a minimalist, so I don't get into camel backs and exotic day backs and the like. I carry a few band aids, but don't carry the whole med-kit thing. I used to carry a big Nikon SLR, but it always stayed in the truck. I have an I-phone and high quality pocket SLR that handle photography beautifully. I never touch the inside of a barrel once I have fired a verification shot till I get home. So my cleaning kit is an oily rag. When I hit the track, the little I take is all either in a pocket or on my belt.