I was thinking of doing things in the traditional way and here is a bit of the kit I had in mind.



Safari rifle (8 bore single):







Safari car:







And my passage to Africa:







...all in good fun.

Good show ol' chap, knew you would come to your senses eventually . Don't forget the pith helmet, riding pants, and Jodhpurs.



Since you are going traditional, maybe you should leave the safari car off altogether. I hear that porters may still be available if you "jump off" from Mombasa. Getting the ivory out of country might be a bit of a challenge however .



Trader Jim

Don't forget to add a bench seat to the back of the safari car.

How many steamer trunks will you take?

Id join you in a second! What could be better than waiting for the smoke to settle to see if you made a good shot or not. The ship passage might be a bit tough, But you would have to stay for at least a month or two.
When does the boat pull anchor?
PS I can fix a model A for with somer wire and a pair of pliers a model T should be a piece of cake.
Dean

You might want to check out "African Gamelands" by Prentiss N. Gray. It's a compilation of letters written to his sister during his year long safari in 1929. He also photographed the eclipse of the sun that year. He drove customized Model A's, I think, which were built to haul all the heavy photographic and technical equipment for capturing the eclipse.



There's a picture of an amazing sable as the cover photo.



My buddy, who hunts and also restores Model A's and other vintage cars, really enjoyed it. Considering that at that time, there were no real roads, just game trails, those old cars sure held up!!

Beautiful rifle. One day I would love to own one like that.
Frank

Your time draws near! The excitement level must be rising. Dreams are only of Africa!

Wouldn't that be something else, to travel by steam ship from America to Europe or the Med. Then by train down to Africa (wasn't that the way they used to get there). Then to go on horseback or on a carried thing like Sutherland used to. (wasn't it sutherland that was carried around by 6 guys and had close to a thousand bearers?).

I can imagine the real khaki clothes, absence of phones and televisions. Wow, thanks for giving me a good way to start my day.

Red

Don't forget to stop off at the bespoke tailors for the fitted safari jacket and clothes.

Actually, I'd love to have the time to be able to travel for a safari by boat. I believe I'd enjoy it, though I know it's not for everyone. What did that amount to--a 10 day crossing thereabouts?