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I sweat to death in them, but it may have to do more with the blend than the actual vent. | |||
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Also, if you use the "bra strap" bino harness, you will depress the vent, thus reducing its effectiveness. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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I cant stand synthetic material like that of the vented fishing shirts. My work shirts on the other hand are cotton with some venting and are great. | |||
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I have a couple old Cabelas Safari shirts that are ripped in the back from use over the years, does that count as vented? Larry Sellers SCI Life Member | |||
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Really enjoy them for fishing and hunting when there is any kind of breeze. Binos buddies do press them down and reduce effectiveness of the vent. I wore them the first few days in Zim, and found that the tsetse flies loved them! Crawl right up under the vent and drill you thru the mesh. Switched back to my heavy cotton Cabelas hunting shirts after that. | |||
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All but maybe one or two of my vent back shirts are 100% cotton and they work provided there is a slight breeze and if I am not wearing compression bino straps. All are quick drying though, which is a big plus. However, they won't last long in thorny safari habitat. Just fine in mopane though. "...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 | |||
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Got the idea.... Thanks | |||
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Anything that makes it easy for tsetse flies is something I have no use for! I've given enough blood to those bastards! I do like the fishing shirts for fishing from a bass boat in Texas heat however! I have a bumper sticker on one of my old gun cases, put there by my PH in the Luangwa Valley that has a picture of a tsetse fly on one end, and reads"I gave blood in Zambia"  ....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  | |||
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That definitely applies to the Kafue region as well. Wish I had such a sticker. As an aside, Capstick's Safari had recently been published before I went there and in it he recommended bringing a couple of wire screen fly swatters, which I did. As soon as we arrived in camp, they were appropriated by the wife of Granville Potgieter, one of our PHs, who proceeded to whack the tar out of every tsetse fly in sight. IIRC, she wore them out in two days. Norman Solberg International lawyer back in the US after 25 years and, having met a few of the bad guys and governments here and around the world, now focusing on private trusts that protect wealth from them. NRA Life Member for 50 years, NRA Endowment Member from 2014, NRA Patron from 2016. | |||
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Hate them...the nylon netting drives me nuts. Lightweight cotton is best in my experience. Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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I've been wearing the Columbia PFG Bone Head shirts on safari for 15+ years. 100% cotton poplin - stay away from their nylon shirt. The Tetse did love to get inside the vent but they also bite through the fabric. Only time this was a real problem was in the Selous in September 2001. My whole back looked like one giant welt! Missed half a day hunting and used the antihistamine oral meds and cream. Miserable creatures! Great shirt however. Mike ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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I can't speak to all vented shirts, but I really like the ones made by TAG. 405wcf | |||
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+1 for Tag. | |||
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minus five for tsetses | |||
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I just pic my safaris in the Tropics and go in June or July. Never had a problem with heat or bugs. It was actually a little chilly in the mornings. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Other than TAG, any other recommended brands for vented back shirts? And since the original post in 2012 has the consensus changed for use on humid early season or late season hunts? Or are they still just a way of making it easier to give blood? Formerly Gun Barrel Ecologist | |||
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Mine are Cabela's brand but I am not sure they still offer the exact same design. Edit: They are similar to these if not the same. Vented Shooting Shirt ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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If you're hunting in a tsetse area, Mac has it right. Why give them another avenue? Use bug dope and treat everything with permethrin. | |||
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Hell, cotton period " Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins. When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar. Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move... Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies... Only fools hope to live forever “ Hávamál” | |||
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If you go synthetic, make sure the camp girls don't iron them. The concept of a cold iron has not reached Africa. The iron they use will trash the synthetics right now! | |||
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Yep, cotton is still king in southern Africa. It might get you killed in Alaska, but it is all that is needed in Africa. Take old, breathable shirts and leave them there. | |||
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I have never hunted in tsetse areas- that said I wore vented shirts in Zim and RSA and wear them 8-10 months out of the year here in Texas. 100% cotton only. I love them. "The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane." Mark Twain TANSTAAFL www.savannagems.com A unique way to own a piece of Africa. DSC Life NRA Life | |||
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Medium weight cotton shirts and pants have served me well in 8 different countries June-Oct. I've tried light weight cotton and synthetic. Neither fabric held up. The light weight cotton got shredded on the thorns and the synthetic with or without vents didn't hold up to camp ironing. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Mark, Reminds me of the time I was sitting on a granite boulder on top of the escarpment, scrambling around trying to get a shot at a bushbuck below. The granite completely shredded my pants, leading to a rather embarrassing rest of the day sans pants. | |||
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