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What did you steal from Africa?
13 March 2011, 05:23
BlacktailerWhat did you steal from Africa?
On our first safari in RSA we enjoyed the braii so much that when we built our patio, we added one of our own.
The fire is started in the firepit area (with a gas starter

) and sundowners are consumed. Then when the coals are ready, we shovel them to the grill area that swivels and adjusts with a trailer hitch jack.
When dinner is over we put more logs on and sit around the fire pit, with more sundowners

.
What did you bring home besides trophies and memories?
Have gun- Will travel
The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark
13 March 2011, 06:08
SGraves155Neat!

13 March 2011, 06:18
CrazyhorseconsultingReally don't see that as stealing, I think of it as taking a good basic idea and making some improved modifacations.
Looks rerally great and I bet it works really good.
Even the rocks don't last forever.
13 March 2011, 06:30
Jorge400I don't know if I stole the idea but I built a biltong box a few months ago and have been making biltong all winter. In fact, I just got finished spicing up 3 flank steaks cut into strips and placed in the box. Should be ready in about 4 or 5 days.

"...Africa. I love it, and there is no reason for me to explore why. She affects some people that way, and those who feel as I do need no explanation." from The Last Safari
13 March 2011, 06:41
johnfoxquote:
Originally posted by Jorge400:
I don't know if I stole the idea but I built a biltong box a few months ago and have been making biltong all winter. In fact, I just got finished spicing up 3 flank steaks cut into strips and placed in the box. Should be ready in about 4 or 5 days.
I'm just in the process of finishing my box off.
I brought a bag of Freddy Hirsch biltong spice back from Namibia, and I can't wait to use it.
13 March 2011, 06:44
WV2WYI dont know if you would call it stealing, but there have been many times I wished I had my tracker from my first Safari here in the US when I was tracking wounded game.
13 March 2011, 06:52
FjoldI don't think that I stole anything from Africa but I think that Africa stole part of my soul. There's no other reason why I would have this intense burining desire to return.
Frank
"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953
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13 March 2011, 06:54
BloodnativI have been trying to figure out how to buid something exactly like this. Could you elaborate on the design and construction of the trailer hitch jack grill?
13 March 2011, 06:57
BriceI collected sand from the Kalahari and various grasses. I used those to develop the colors for my trophy room.
13 March 2011, 07:32
Crazyhorseconsultingquote:
I dont know if you would call it stealing, but there have been many times I wished I had my tracker from my first Safari here in the US when I was tracking wounded game.
Didn't Madonna adopt some kids from Africa? Maybe you could do the same with a tracker? Maybe you could get a tax exemption for an adopted child, tell folks he is big for his age.
Even the rocks don't last forever.
13 March 2011, 10:00
John FrederickA piece of wood called "Rodney".

13 March 2011, 16:51
Die Ou JagterI brought a bag of sand from the flat along the Zambezi where I shot my Chobe Bushbuck last fall and it will be used in the life size mount - the sand not the bag.

13 March 2011, 17:25
xausaOn my first trip in 1971 my PH wanted a smoke, but discovered he had no matches. I don't smoke, so I had none either. He turned to the tracker, who, without further ado, whipped out his knife, took a couple of dead branches, each about a foot long, split a notch in the end of one, into which he placed a short pointed piece of some harder wood and bound it with a strip of bark, then cut a notch in the middle of the other branch, laid it on the ground, placed the pointed end of the other artifact into the notch and started twirling it between his palms. In due course, smoke appeared, and shortly afterwards a blaze sprang up in the tinder he had placed under the lower branch.
I still have the firemaking tools, but making a fire with them has eluded me.
13 March 2011, 17:39
Aspen Hill AdventuresMy version of a braai pit. I put one up at each house I have lived in. I don't have lots of coin so I build with free materials.
I named this one 'The GROTTO' as is is stone and water.
Right now it is burried under five feet of snow so these photos kind of freak me out. It is a great place to hang out in nice weather. The stream is full of brookies and some rainbows.
~Ann
13 March 2011, 19:34
retreeverI have brought home some small rocks from RSA 02, more little rocks from Zim and seeds 04, Tanzania more rocks, ivory, quills found chasing buf, leopard bullet went thru chui & right into tree and dug it out, more Rocks, feathers, and quills 09, an lifetime of memories. She still has her grip on me.
She is calling me back 2012.
Mike
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14 March 2011, 02:27
JBrownBlacktailer
I like your Braai set-up. I sure don't have anything that elabrate, but I did bring back a Panda Kerosene(parafine to you Africans). I enjoy using it in hunting camp.
I also brought back a Potjie(sp?). I love that thing, I just wish I have brought more than one home.
quote:
Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:
My version of a braai pit. I put one up at each house I have lived in. I don't have lots of coin so I build with free materials.
Ann
Your set-up is outstanding! I showed the photos to two people who are much more experienced than I when it comes to outdoor design. They were both very impressed also.
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
14 March 2011, 03:09
cable68Last trip I snuck in some ricketsia africanae with me.

Caleb
14 March 2011, 03:46
TheBigGuyquote:
Originally posted by cable68:
Last trip I snuck in some ricketsia africanae with me.
Yikes! Hope your all better!
14 March 2011, 08:44
wannagoSome Zim-dollars!
A nation with dogs and whiskey beats Nazis. A nation with cats and spritzers is asking to be shoved around.
14 March 2011, 15:58
Die Ou JagterMike, that looks like a posed picture, no sweat or dirt.

14 March 2011, 21:16
prof242And definitely a serious look on his face!
Max
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14 March 2011, 22:17
Die Ou JagterMax, you know he is always serious when it comes to Africa.