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

[mdwest]

OK ...so what exactly is a dude wipe?....

Missed this before…

DUDE Wipes

BILLIONS OF BUTTS WIPED: We make flushable wipes—billions of 'em—assembled right here in the USA. We started this hole revolution against toilet paper from our apartment and now wipe over 1 billion butts every year. So join us. You'll have never felt so fresh after that morning coffee

dudewipes.com

It’s a brand of wipe… much larger than a typical baby wipe… made of biodegradable material… that is advertised/marketed to men…

At TTHA they had barrels of them individually wrapped.. the little foil wrappers with a single wipe inside are just barely bigger than a zeiss wipe… I literally grabbed about a hundred of them.. can keep a few in the pack (weigh nothing and take no space), a few in the glove box of the truck, etc…

They saved my ass (literally and figuratively lol) in a deer blind after a couple of outrageously strong cups of morning coffee last season lol…

I’m hoping they come back to TTHA again this year… I’ll grab a hundred more….

They also sell them in bulk super cheap at Costco…

 

[Jaegerstu]

Duct tape. Misc repairs

Destin. Used for diaper rash and cures chafing.

R

Bag Balm

Good Times

 

[Jaegerstu]

Missed this before…

DUDE Wipes

BILLIONS OF BUTTS WIPED: We make flushable wipes—billions of 'em—assembled right here in the USA. We started this hole revolution against toilet paper from our apartment and now wipe over 1 billion butts every year. So join us. You'll have never felt so fresh after that morning coffee

dudewipes.com

It’s a brand of wipe… much larger than a typical baby wipe… made of biodegradable material… that is advertised/marketed to men…

At TTHA they had barrels of them individually wrapped.. the little foil wrappers with a single wipe inside are just barely bigger than a zeiss wipe… I literally grabbed about a hundred of them.. can keep a few in the pack (weigh nothing and take no space), a few in the glove box of the truck, etc…

They saved my ass (literally and figuratively lol) in a deer blind after a couple of outrageously strong cups of morning coffee last season lol…

I’m hoping they come back to TTHA again this year… I’ll grab a hundred more….

They also sell them in bulk super cheap at Costco…

Don't be a Dude be a Viking

 

[Hedge774]

Wet Wipes LOL

Amen

 

[Hedge774]

Most valued non hunting related item: dude wipes... not just for the obvious emergency use.. but also for simply cleaning up a bit in the field when you get particularly sweaty or dirty.. 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..

Most valued hunting related item: a wide brimmed hat. I typically start the morning out with a thin beanie on just to keep my head warm.. but as the day goes on, I prefer protection from the sun and the mid day heat, and will swap out my beanie for my faux tilley (looks a lot like a tilley airflo adventurer.. but was just some hat I picked up at COSTCO probably 8-10 years ago thats still going strong)..

Dude Wipes! I thought I was the only one!

 

[G Skinner]

SD card to put in the PH .s trail cameras ..... you never know it might catch that once in a lifetime shot !

 

[thoma018]

Bag Balm View attachment 719016
Good Times

The absolute best item to keep on hand, whether in the barn or on the med shelf. A bit of this in an old pill bottle goes handily in the back/day pack. Good for the utter or any other bag, hanging and chaffed !

 

[Hedge774]

Care to elaborate?

I call them "Idiot Biscuits" because when I take them, I say all kinds of crazy shiz that I don't remember...

 

[Hedge774]

Two pairs of extra contact lenses, cleaner, case, and drops. Nothing can ruin a safari like being temporarily blind!

 

[VAHunter]

Benadryl Spray. We were low crawling last month and my sleeves were pushed up due to warm temps. Something i crossed over caused a nasty rash on my forearm within hours, but the irritation lasted for days. A bit of antihistamine spray would have knocked it out quickly.

 

[Rumrunner]

All great suggestions. I will make sure to have a couple electrical outlet converters. Last time the outfitter had one that three of us had to share.

 

[mark-hunter]

On my first trip: I missed having quality camera. For next trip, I was set up.
A thermal spotter is good to have, and also worth noting.