Sit Laurens van der Post

[Kevin Peacocke]

This gentleman lived is a special time and lived large. His books are legend, and this rare footage is a unique window into that wonderful era.

 

[BourbonTrail]

I couldn’t imagine sleeping cowboy style in the Kalahari with hyenas and lions roving about.

Great video find, Kevin.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

This gentleman lived is a special time and lived large. His books are legend, and this rare footage is a unique window into that wonderful era.

Great video. Thanks for sharing Kevin

 

[Pheroze]

Leonard was allowed to grow a beard to show the march of time! Love it. Thanks.

 

[TKessel]

Thanks for sharing

 

[chashardy]

Great video Kevin! Thanks for posting it. Love those old safari videos.

 

[sestoppelman]

Sir.....

 

[PARA45]

This gentleman lived is a special time and lived large. His books are legend, and this rare footage is a unique window into that wonderful era.

Beautiful, thank you for sharing. Don't you and your group do something similar every year?

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing. Don't you and your group do something similar every year?

Yes, but not nearly as grand a scale. One of these days we will do a big one.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Sir.....

Yes, I wish a moderator would correct it. I wonder if I can?

 

[sestoppelman]

Yes, I wish a moderator would correct it. I wonder if I can?

Edit option goes away quickly. No worries, just wondered who Sit was, LOL.

 

[Dewald]

His books make for fascinating reading

 

[JPmbogo]

I couldn’t imagine sleeping cowboy style in the Kalahari with hyenas and lions roving about.

Great video find, Kevin.

Taylor did throughout his life of ivory hunting (yea, I know some would say poaching, but I would do the same then if was alive and could!). We have all become soft!

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Taylor did throughout his life of ivory hunting (yea, I know some would say poaching, but I would do the same then if was alive and could!). We have all become soft!

I believe Ian Nyschens wrote about doing that as well

 

[cajunchefray]

This gentleman lived is a special time and lived large. His books are legend, and this rare footage is a unique window into that wonderful era.

Kevin, Thank You for posting such a real video of safaris of the past. I especially appreciate the images of the Bushmen, hired to track, cook, and make camp. Indispensable members of the Safari.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Great video and thanks for sharing! I would love to go a trip like that even if I wasn't hunting.

 

[Wheels]

His books make for fascinating reading

His books that I have read are definitely interesting but tend to become too philosophical for me.

I generally read for entertainment. Perhaps I am a dullard but when he gets into Jung and philosophy I tend to skip chapters.

I have only read a couple, perhaps they are not all that way.

 

[Wheels]

Thanks for the neat video Kevin.

From what Van Der Post says, this safari took place in 1955. It is interesting that the Falls are visible from the Great North Road in the video. Has anybody else been able to see the falls from the road like this before?

It is also interesting the map shows South Africa, Southwest Africa, Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland as a single country without borders.

Yes I know, I'm weird in the things I notice.