The One Piece of Gear You Didn’t Know You’d Need in Africa

[Newboomer]

Dog Treats!

Small Streamlight with a red lens and a visor clip. Red lens preserves night vision and the clip frees up your hands.

 

[JimP]

On both of my hunts in South Africa I pretty much treated them just as I would of a hunt here in the US where the destination was a long drive away.

In reality I had everything that I actually needed and on my first trip I was way over packed with things that I thought that I would need. But everything that was disposable that I took over I left with the outfitter, most of which included some duct tape, and upset stomach pills.

 

[spike.t]

its nice to take a little 30 second break to get all of the grime and filth off of you before getting back into the bakkie after spending the previous hour inhaling red dust and getting covered in sweat while wandering through the bush

@mdwest dave didn't take you for a girls blouse..... ..

 

[ACM]

$5 Walmart headnet to ward off mopani bees

@Rare Breed mopani bees can be the most annoying thing with a pulse. I’ll take the tsetse fly bites over them in my eyes and nose

 

[Kalahari Safari NAMIBIA]

Neck gaiter

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a good coffee.
Good coffee is not a particular strength of African hunting camps (sorry Valie and other Ph's I've hunted with

Kalahari Safari believes a day cannot start without good coffee! Fresh brewed coffee every morning! (Yes, we are coffee snobs!)

 

[Ontario Hunter]

One piece of gear I didn't bring but wished I had = doxycycline antibiotic for tick bite fever.

 

[RR 314]

chapstick....I burned my lips deeply in Tanzania. Maybe should have said zinc sun BLOCKING ointment.

For the win! Absolutely essential.

 

[jbirdwell]

Chapstick and really wished I would have brought some sort of lotion for dry skin. 5 or 6 days in with low humidity and my skin was drier and rougher than it has ever been.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Luckily we do not have mopani bees in the Kalahari!

Not yet. LOL

 

[godwincp]

Gold bond powder for the hot months and spf chapstick. Also a small battery operated fan for tree Sept-Nov safaris

 

[ftrovato]

wet wipes and chapstick all day long!

 

[DieJager]

+1 for chapstick

 

[BryceM]

Spare batteries. For everything.

 

[deewayne2003]

USB battery bank - For charging head lamp, phone/camera/gopro and it really came in handy when then battery on the thermal scope went dead on our hyena hunt.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Medical sticking plasters, the antiseptic impregnated sort. Prevents minor wounds from becoming infected and creating issues. Put a few in your day kit.
A pair of long shoe laces, to tie things, form a hat hold down or even replace a broken boot lace.

 

[The creed]

mosquito vaccine.

 

[baxterb]

Eye drops and those Zeiss lens wipes.

 

[baxterb]

Small Streamlight with a red lens and a visor clip. Red lens preserves night vision and the clip frees up your hands.

100%. all of my headlamps and flashlights have a red light or filter. Indispensable.

 

[Datchew]

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the only item i ever drove to town for except beer and tabaco.

Me too!!!
Needed regular old chapstick and PH grabbed me this.
I think it's mildly addictive like carmex

 

[Rare Breed]

One piece of gear I didn't bring but wished I had = doxycycline antibiotic for tick bite fever.

I get Doxy, Cipro, prescription imodium and malaria medications for all trips from my GP