Hi All,

Just getting ready for my long hunt in the jungle.
Any recommendations re. clothes and in particular what gaiters would you recommend?
Cheers

I spent a month in Northern Vietnam during the rainy season digging up POW/MIA remains. I think you'll have more tree cover but the weather will be similar.

I'd find a military 8-10 inch boot that has really good drainage, like old Vietnam era jungle boots. Don't do goretex, or anything that is waterproof. I wore Corcoran jungle boots.

I never did gaiters. I bloused my boots military style and lived with that. I have done gaiters in the desert and swear by them, but I am not sure I would there.

For clothing I'd do a ripstop lightweight ( if they had 6 oz material, id do that). fatigue pant in dark green. Not sure if camo is legal in Cameroon or not.

I wore cotton long sleeve shirt and pants.

High top sneaker type shoes

I also took a couple rolls of duct tape for use instead of formal gaiters.

I had issues with ants only once, and that was in my shoe, not up the leg.

Whatever clothes you take are probably ruined afterwards. I kept one pair of the sneakers and one shirt. They still smell of the rotting jungle here - about a year and a half out.

Don’t take anything that you are not willing to throw out.

Get some antifungal powder and a battery operated fan for the bed area unless your operator has a/c chalets. I’d also take some gator aid powder or other electrolyte drink stuff.

Two pairs of high top Converse Canvas Sneakers, for alternate days. They drain well. If stuck in calf deep mud they won't pull off. Gold Bond powder.

Give them away when you leave.

I like BWW's idea of bloused boots. If you use gaiters, use canvas so they will dry.

not cameroon but i used in CAR all the stuff in coton nothing else uncluding underwear and socks. i had a poncho, a headnet and for the boot i used pataugas and it worked great.

now may experiences are long time ago but i doubt you will find new kind of gear for the jungle ...

i may add a pair of gloves as you may walk and fell a lot ...

whatever you are doing you will be wet be ready for that. will be from the moisture your sweat or the rain.

you will enjoy that adventure.

i may add what your outfitter is recommending?

* Ripstop shirts and pants
* Palladium boots . . . two pair, one pair to wear while one pair dries . . . sneaker soles are too slick
* Leather gloves
* Bug nets . . . several
* Tuck your pants into your socks in lieu of gaiters
* Battery operated fan as noted above
* Re-hydration packets

Thanks. Being 6ft 7inchs will be fun in the jungle!

As said above” long socks and tuck your pants in your socks. Leather gloves. Somethingh to dry your sweat from your forehead to prevent it from dripping in your eyes. Something to stop your glasses from fogging if u where them.

Rail rider pants. Pricey, but lightweight, ripstop, and dry extremely fast.

Duluth Trading Armachilla shirt. Long sleeve, no vents for critters to crawl, same as above, lightweight, ripstop, and dry extremely fast.

Some type of synthetic material sock that will dry fast. Under Armour or similar if you wear tee shirts. Under Armour underwear.

Bates Recondo boots. I walked miles in mine while they were wet before the trip, it was my most difficult choice, but I was pleased with them. Just make sure they are “walk dry”. Anything that is waterproof would be useless.

I was wet everyday, we crossed water first thing every morning. I also never put on rain gear. The clothes listed dried fast even in the humidity and held up in the thorns. I did not use gloves. Maybe next time.

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Originally posted by jcorry:
Thanks. Being 6ft 7inchs will be fun in the jungle!

I am 6-3. Following pygmies in the rainforest was tough at times. A pair of garden snips would not be a bad idea.

Read my hunt report.

We left all of our clothes behind. Take light, quick drying clothes. For shoes, canvas sneakers are the best. Take pruning shears for the vines. Take a roll of duct tape to wrap around your ankles to keep the ants out.

Have fun.

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