Here now,
Any of you chaps longin' fer the days of proper outfittahs like Army & Navy need to take a lookout at www.tagsafari.com and invest'gate the pith helmets. Not only do they carry the usual Indian style but they have now added the right cavalry model that protects the back of yer neck. Excellent product, what? 've had the milliner make me up one in green t'use in the Zambezi swamps and it's quite the bees knees, don'tcherknow. 'll post self-portraits soon's 'can unpuzzle out the camera thingy instructions.

I can imagine the look on the PHs face if you rock up to a safari wearing the pith helmets, jodpurs,knee high boots and sporting a handlebar moustache . All the hat is missing is the leopard skin band around it to realy crack everyone up.

I must say that compared to the helmets, the rest of the clothing sadly lacked in style...

Should I go on safari, I should not like to see my butler turned out like that (provided I had one).

Regards,
Martin

Sarge,

Looks a bit like this, wot? This is the Tag pith helmet (lion's tooth necklace optional ).



Actually, I was in the Tag Safari Clothing store in Bulawayo a couple of weeks ago. This seems to be sort of a factory outlet since they are made there. The shirts were about $10 each, and I got a nice jacket for a little over $30. Pith helmets were about $30. Really good prices if you happen to be in the Bulawayo area.

Jim

Must say I admire the lion's tooth, James old boy, and that's the original pith helmet they offered. The range is larger now, by two. I've 'bout got the digcam figured out so I should be able to post one of the other versions tomorrow.

As you were Sir! Pleasin' though it may be to see a sensibly shaped sun helmet, the shirts on that site had me hurumpfin' into my copy of the London Times. Sink me, what sort of a fella buys a two colour shirt? Buy one and be damned Sir!



There remains the last bastion of proper headgear, being Mister Lock in St James's. For the general enlightenment of the readership I attach a link to their site hereto.



Quality hatters, damn yer eyes.



Your servant



Major, retd, Deerdogs, lately of Her Majesty's 19th Regiment of Foot.

Cliche as they may be I wore a pith helmet that we had laying around back in my lifeguarding days, they plain work! Keep you nice and cool.

A James Lock Pith helmet, a pair of custom Lobb hunting boots and clothing from The Supply Company in RSA (particularly the khaki drill range).

http://www.supplycompany.co.za/html/khaki_drill.html



Best,



JohnTheGreek

And, actually, for those in the US, I carry the Supply Co line of clothing. Long Grass Men's Shirts
Great stuff!