I'd like to get either some Roorkhee chairs or Martin safari chairs but can't afford the prices I see from UK and US makers.

I am working in Saudi right now and can get things made by the locals for reasonable prices if I can provide plans.

Are plans for campaign & safari furniture like this available anywhere? I wouldn't mind paying a reasonable amount for them if I can find a source.

look at the Africa Sporting Creations website. We have their stuff in our office and get lots of compliments.

Ya, the price some of these places charge for what amounts to "camping furniture" is ridiculous and only highlights the degree to which many businesses try to screw over hunters who they think have big money.

I would bet anything that you could go to the local furniture bazaars armed only with pictures and get comparable and serviceable stuff made.

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Ya, the prices some of these places charge for what amounts to "camping furniture" is ridiculous and only highlights the degree to which businesses try to screw over hunters who they think have big money.

I would bet anything that you could go to the local furniture bazaars armed only with pictures and get stuff made.

tendrams,

You hit the nail on the head. These "Creations" are massed produced and as such a Roorkhee chair or Martin safari chair should be $100 tops if made of finest heavy canvas, dense hardwood, and heavy brass. If made of pine and lighter duty nylon "canvas" they should be maybe $30.

To get 4 to 6 made special "one off" custom in Pakastan in rosewood and leather and then shipped to a retailer in Saudi who will mark it up about x4 and gouge me with the western expat gouge price will cost me around $150-$200 each. A Packy or Filipino would probably get the same for less than $100 here.

This is utilitarian mass produced camping furniture and places like African Creations charge for it like was the actual furniture Wellington sat on at Waterloo

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http://jandrguram.com/

These comp had some really nice looking items.

That looks like the Lewis and drake stuff. They have nice large sized pics on their website as well.

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Originally posted by ALF:
... Paul Zway a friend and former Kruger National park Ranger operates an operation called Exclusive tents and their interior decorating section with campaign furniture goes under Barefoot interiors .com. jandrgurham.com

If your Paul Zway lived in Tucson for a few years in the early 1990s and was briefly involved in an import business, please say hello to him for me.

Bill Quimby

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Originally posted by ALF:
Bill, I actually spoke to Paul 3 days ago, he lives in Vail AZ and has his house in the market for sale, once he sells up he is moving to Belize. I believe he has shut the import business down and is now only consulting and doing the tents etc.

Vail is a suburb of Tucson. I wasn't aware that he still was in our area. He dropped off the screen after the import business folded. At any rate, say hello for me.

Bill Quimby

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Try Lewis Drake

I guess plans don't exist, but I thank you all for all suggestions. All referenced companies sell "custom creations" priced the far side of the moon. I'll see if I can get some made based on pictures alone.

I'd guesstimate that there is no more than 6 board feet of wood in one of these. "Bloodwood" costs around $8-9 per board foot from what I googled. The vendor who brought up the cost of wood gets $599 each for these. I think I see a post retirement business opportunity.

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