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Kilts in Africa?
01 January 2007, 23:05
Bill/OregonKilts in Africa?
All right, it's rather silly I'll admit. But have any of the folks here wor a kilt or Utilikilt on a hunt? The heavy canvas Utilikilt that looks it was made by Carhartt would actually offer more protection than the hunting shorts so often seen.
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
01 January 2007, 23:15
DC300You'll likely get laughed out of camp!
DC300
01 January 2007, 23:33
john.d.mIf your gonna wear one Bill, you HAVE to post a pic.
02 January 2007, 00:31
TemboBe sure to wear a pith helmet with the kilt.
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02 January 2007, 00:41
billinthewildIn camo?
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02 January 2007, 00:55
oupaPerhaps in the East Cape.
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02 January 2007, 02:13
Charles_HelmIt is Jan 1 and not April 1, right?
02 January 2007, 02:19
BriceHey Bill,
Tell'm to go pound sand. Us Northwesterners (I'm up here in Seattle) are pretty independent. So are PH's and the lot, and frankly, I'd think the folks there would get a big kick out of it. If you are in RSA, remember that the Boers still don't think a hell of a lot of the Brits. Kind of like the Scots. So you might find them pretty simpatico.
Go for it!
02 January 2007, 02:24
ndlovurokkies wil sy dra maar niemand kyk na haar...
anticipation of fear is worse than fear itself
02 January 2007, 02:34
Bill/OregonGuess it's not such a hot idea, although you couldn't have told that to Gordon-Cumming ...
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
02 January 2007, 02:40
kayakerquote:
Perhaps in the East Cape.
I was just gonna add that too - also parts of the KZN Midlands. Despite what some may think, kilts and bagpipes are quite easy to find around SA....
The english/Afrikaaner tension is nothing more than good natured rivalry these days - I'm a half breed andI can only ever remeber people who have now passed being really anti english or afrikaaner, its all but gone for real, except some isolated times....like Bulls vs. sharks
02 January 2007, 04:17
Seqquote:
Guess it's not such a hot idea, although you couldn't have told that to Gordon-Cumming ...
Roualeyn George Gordon-Cumming "The Lion Hunter"
One of Africa's earliest and greatest.
S.
02 January 2007, 04:20
PalmerIn Months of the Sun, Ian stated he hunted in a loin cloth and it gave him more stamina than hunting in traditional pants.
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What spires, what farms are those?
That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.
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02 January 2007, 05:04
Russ GouldDie bosluise sal lekker byt!
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02 January 2007, 05:27
Kyler HamannIf "more protection than the hunting shorts" is the goal... how about
pants.
It would seem that something that loose (hanging away from the body) would catch on brush and thorns a whole lot worse than shorts or even pants.
If it's just to prove a point have at it.
Kyler
02 January 2007, 05:38
kayakerquote:
Die bosluise sal lekker byt!
Jou string en ballas ja!
02 January 2007, 05:52
Mickey1quote:
Originally posted by Kyler Hamann:
If "more protection than the hunting shorts" is the goal... how about pants.
It would seem that something that loose (hanging away from the body) would catch on brush and thorns a whole lot worse than shorts or even pants.
If it's just to prove a point have at it.
Kyler
I'm not sure if the Kilt would catch on the bushes so much as the panty hose might run from thorn damage..
02 January 2007, 11:47
500nitroGanyana has been wanting to wear a skirt, sorry, kilt, for years. He has already qualified for the blouse
02 January 2007, 14:43
Don_GSelous hunted for years in nothing but a long shirt.
Of course there was no one around to post his pic on AR!
Don_G
...from Texas, by way of Mason, Ohio and Aurora, Colorado!
02 January 2007, 16:05
Head TraumaAs far as the call of nature goes, it's easier to run with your kilt up than your pants down.
02 January 2007, 16:33
1115I just want to hide and watch when the first Tsetse flies under the kilt and tries to make a meal out of something tender. Talk about dancin' a jig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02 January 2007, 18:42
Seqquote:
Originally posted by Don_G:
Selous hunted for years in nothing but a long shirt. Of course there was no one around to post his pic on AR!
I don't know about you, but it looks to me like those shorts were airbrushed in!!
S.
02 January 2007, 19:00
Saeedquote:
Originally posted by DC300:
You'll likely get laughed out of camp!
Not in our camp he won't
02 January 2007, 19:39
Bill/OregonGeez, if I had realized how many guffaws this thread would elicit, I would have posted it last year. Saeed: Your photo is priceless.
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
02 January 2007, 20:04
Aspen Hill AdventuresBill,
If you do decide to wear a kilt please make sure I get a photograph for my website.
~Ann
02 January 2007, 21:17
MacD37quote:
Originally posted by Kyler Hamann:
If "more protection than the hunting shorts" is the goal... how about pants.
It would seem that something that loose (hanging away from the body) would catch on brush and thorns a whole lot worse than shorts or even pants.
If it's just to prove a point have at it.
Kyler
I'd be far more worried about the Tsetse flies, and Mosquitoes than the thorn!
....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1
DRSS Charter member
"If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982
Hands of Old Elmer Keith
03 January 2007, 02:02
SBTquote:
I'd be far more worried about the Tsetse flies, and Mosquitoes than the thorn!
Its the "thorn" you might get when you bend over that I'd be worried about!
"There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark
03 January 2007, 03:35
.366torquequote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by DC300:
You'll likely get laughed out of camp!
Not in our camp he won't
Holy Crap!!! You could put a warning post ahead to warn us the IMPENDING DANGER!!!!!
Good Lord that's HORRIBLE!!
03 January 2007, 04:03
BriceMan, That must have been a looooong safari.
03 January 2007, 07:22
billinthewildUm boloo mlanga chiamba bona tsetse makumba
golongo
"When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all."
Theodore Roosevelt
03 January 2007, 09:47
NitroXA kilt in Africa?
Only with a red jacket with shiny brass buttons.
The real question is, can you put your cartridges in your sporran?
03 January 2007, 20:19
MacD37quote:
Originally posted by Don_G:
Selous hunted for years in nothing but a long shirt.
Of course there was no one around to post his pic on AR!
And Taylor hunted in a diaper,just like his favorite tracker! I think you would look better in a kilt, that John Taylor did in a diaper!
....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1
DRSS Charter member
"If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982
Hands of Old Elmer Keith
03 January 2007, 20:41
MuletrainAt a big gun show near Seattle there was a strange fellow walking around in a Carhart UtiliKilt. He also had a scary looking felling axe over his shoulder so I tried not to stare.
If you want to wear one on safari go ahead, it's your money and nobody elses business. We go hunting for our own pleasure and if wearing a kilt makes the experience more enjoyable then it is all good.
Maybe you could wear one to the deer camp to sort of try it out. Please post pictures.
Best Regards,
Don
Elephant Hunter,
Double Rifle Shooter Society,
NRA Lifetime Member,
Ten Safaris, in RSA, Namibia, Zimbabwe
03 January 2007, 21:01
Bill/OregonDon: Perhaps it would be more appopriate to wear the kilt round the campfire for drinks and dinner. The Utilikilts are made in Seattle. Perhaps I shall wear one with my pith helmet when testing loads from the Martini Henry, what?
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
03 January 2007, 23:11
Bill/OregonWhat the hell. Ordered one from these guys:
http://www.utilikilts.com/store/index.php?cPath=13But even with the kilt and the foreign service helmet, I won't be anywhere near Walter's league ...
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
03 January 2007, 23:15
dogcatquote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by DC300:
You'll likely get laughed out of camp!
Not in our camp he won't
Is she available/married/whatever? I have a bunch of roughnecks that would be all over that in a heartbeat...
03 January 2007, 23:26
Bill Cquote:
Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
What the hell. Ordered one from these guys:
http://www.utilikilts.com/store/index.php?cPath=13
Hey why not!!! Another option would be a cute pair of knickers...
03 January 2007, 23:36
Stevequote:
Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
What the hell. Ordered one from these guys:
http://www.utilikilts.com/store/index.php?cPath=13
Hope you ordered the leather one...
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04 January 2007, 02:21
ndlovuman! do these guys acctually sell kilts and make a living? leather? tux? they ultimate workman? jeez......
anticipation of fear is worse than fear itself
04 January 2007, 02:48
NitroX
Very pretty. Also comes in "sky blue".
For the "rugged" client on safari.
Have you heard of the three Glaswegians who went on safari wearing kilts, "Iva Bigun, Ben Dover, and Phil McCafferty."
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