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If you have hunted bongo in Cameroon and the rain forest, what clothes did you take and use? Assuming it is wet and damp and hot, what worked, what did not? Am going this summer June and need some advice. Thanks | ||
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No Bongo, but I was in LD Eland camp with a hunter that was going to the forest for bongo later that year with the LDE outfitter. Their suggestions: (1) rip stop pants and shirt; (2) two pair quick drying shoes/boots; and (3) a set of ratchet shears/cutters sheathed on each hip. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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I hunted Bongo in June and Derby Eland Dec/Jan 2008. I did reports. Heavy cotton only, long pants and longsleave shirts. Palladium boots or SEAL boots (check Orvis) 2 pair. Liners and hiking socks. Headbands, cotton. Skip the shears you don't need them. Wear clear shooting glasses. the glasses will prevent you from being a pirate when you leave. PM me and I will try to find the packing list my wife and I used for Cameroon in June. I had no equipment or other failures. | |||
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SG Olds has a good list. Long sleeve shirt tucked in to long pants, light weight cotton ripstop. 2 pair of light-weight leather police gloves with a kevlar or similar lining, stops thorns. Tall gor-tex snake boots, not for snakes but for heavy,thorny vines and wading shallow streams. Head bands. Cabela's safari sling, so your rifle hangs parallel to the ground at your side. Medicated body powder. That's about it. I have been lucky enough to have bayed 17 bongos in Cameroon with dogs and enjoyed it tremendously. Contact me if I can help in any way. Mike | |||
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Excellent suggestion. Converse canvas all-star shoes work well (I'm sure you would look funny hunting in them, but they are cheap and the canvas drys quickly). 2 pairs for about $50, you can throw them away before you head home. Greg Brownlee Neal and Brownlee, LLC Quality Worldwide Big Game Hunts Since 1975 918/299-3580 greg@NealAndBrownlee.com www.NealAndBrownlee.com Instagram: @NealAndBrownleeLLC Hunt reports: Botswana 2010 Alaska 2011 Bezoar Ibex, Turkey 2012 Mid Asian Ibex, Kyrgyzstan 2014 | |||
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I have to disagree with the canvas shoe idea. The area I hunted in SE Cameroon we had constant number of thorny vines dragging at your ankles and lower legs. | |||
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Have hunted bongo´s 2 times. You will love it. REMEMBER GLOVES AND TALL BOOTS MADE OF ANY STRONG MATERIAL THAT DRY´S QUICKLY. Anti fungus powder for the boots or they will become smelly as your feet. If you wear glasses make sure you take catcrap because if not they will fog. I had laser surgery after my second trip to cameroon ´cause it drove me mad. foggy glasses are not good for hunting diego | |||
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This is probably not what it sounds like...? (Sorry; no kidding, this is actually an exceptionally interesting thread.) - Lars/Finland A.k.a. Bwana One-Shot | |||
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Cat crap is a grease you put on your glasses and it stops them getting foggy. An american friend gave me some it is a registered trademark and works beautifully diego | |||
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diego and all; Nikon has a product called FOG eliminator, reuseable cloth, that works great and the name isn't quite so bad.  Larry Sellers SCI Life Member
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And we all know that looking the part is the top priority....  Just kidding! I did hunt my elephant(and buff and lion) in low top converse all stars. Light weight, fast drying, and quiet. What's not to like? Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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I outfit in Cameroun and just came back. I have a post for a hunt on the Outfitter’s section. I wear true military spec Vietnam jungle boots, 2 pr. Socks of polypropylene, rip stop pants from Rail Riders, and collared rip stop shirt. Pruning shears are good, but give them to the tracker ahead of you to use. You will be struggling just to keep up no matter how good a shape you are in. The best hunts in the world await you.. Feel free to PM if qiuestions. Camshaft | |||
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