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On my last trip if it was not for good coffee I would not have made it. I was leopard hunting in RSA so I was in a blind all night and hunting other game during the day. Only sleep I got was a couple hour nap before going to the blind. God bless coffee!! Good Hunting,  | |||
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Not sure what I was drinking in the Selous, it was black, had a vague smell of something familiar, but is was not coffee  The crap served with breakfast in SA was the same, whatever it was. Don't care what they say, to call it coffee is far removed from the truth. HOWEVER..... for a small premium at the JNB airport I was pleasantly surprised with what was described as "Filter Coffee". A fitting end to a great hunt. Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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I am not a coffe drinker but have developed a liking for their teas over there. The next trip I will take my Chai Tea with me on my next trip over 2010. | |||
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You mention the tea, I really liked the red bush tea they have over there. Good Hunting, | |||
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GOOD coffee is one thing I really miss on a safari. Last month I almost took my own one cup coffee maker but did not. I missed it too. They almost have me converted to tea after a few days. Are coffee makers that expensive in Zim????? | |||
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TGT's coffee at early dawn is pretty hard to top, hearing Lions roaring near by only makes it better | |||
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as far as Bovril or Marmite, if i wanted to eat s--t, i would start the morning at the outhouse instead of the breakfast table. this past trip to Moz 2 months ago was the FIRST time i have gotten brewed rather than instant coffee for breakfast and it was a very pleasant surprise. Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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I listen to all the folks demanding coffee this way or that. I've never developed a taste for it, and quite frankly am tired of all the cr!p I get when I say I don't want any. On one of my hunts, one of the PH's insisted that I had to drink coffee, so I said coffee with bourbon. Dumped that motor oil stuff and drank the bourbon straight. At least I never heard about coffee again after that morning..... Coffee and Bovril are currently occupying the same food niche with me- I suppose I could eat it if I'm starving, but given how much I weigh, it would be well after the hunting trip ended. | |||
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AH HA!!! But what if they did not have Bourbon??? Bottom line is a Safari is supposed to be enjoyable. Most Safaris are not like a backpack hunting trip... If there are a few things you like, make sure they are in camp... And if they do not have what you like in Africa, then take it with you... DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Little secret my friend. That press now does not leave my presence....  ...You converted us all.....See you in Dallas.Charl van Rooyen Owner Infinito Travel Group www.infinito-safaris.com charl@infinito-safaris.com Cell: +27 78 444 7661 Tel: +27 13 262 4077 Fax:+27 13 262 3845 Hereford Street 28A Groblersdal 0470 Limpopo R.S.A. "For the Infinite adventure" Plains Game Dangerous Game Bucket List Specialists Wing-Shooting In House Taxidermy Studio In House Dip and Pack Facility In House Shipping Service Non-Hunting Tours and Safaris Flight bookings "I promise every hunter visiting us our personal attention from the moment we meet you, until your trophies hang on your wall. Our all inclusive service chain means you work with one person (me) taking responsibility during the whole process. Affordable and reputable Hunting Safaris is our game! With a our all inclusive door to door service, who else do you want to have fun with?" South Africa Tanzania Uganda | |||
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When I am spending over 2K/day to hunt, I prefer instant coffee and my meat cooked to the texture of shoe leather. Sorry guys, but Africa food stinks compared to what a guide on a packstring hunt can do over a woodstove. Why everyone raves about food in Africa is a mystery to me. It is the "softest" hunting known to man but with the worst food. | |||
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english breakfast or rooibos for me normally. i love marmite and bovril especially on buttered toast. mind you we always have a good coffee press in camp when we go and you can get good beans from most supermarkets in RSA now...its just the rest of the continent that suffers. "one of the most common african animals is the common coolerbok(or coleman's coolerbok). Many have been domesticated and can be found in hunting camps, lodges and in the back of vehicles." | |||
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Instant coffee...WTF? Anybody who drinks instant coffee probably shoots a Rem 700 and hunts with Matchkings 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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There are coffee singles available, coffee in a filter like a tea bag. Hot water + dunk it = coffee. Might be worth taking a few. Google "Folgers coffee singles". | |||
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A tin of Daybreak or Ricoffy a kettle and maybe some milk if you can find some and you are sorted! Even the worst cup of 'coffee' can taste like the finest mocha when you are thirsty and cold in the bush. If you have the time to play around with plungers and coffee machines you probably have not been worked hard enough in the field... though I feel that once you have a good coffee machine and regularly drink quality filter coffee it is difficult to go back to the coffee substitutes. | |||
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As I live in coffee culture central (PNW) I learned after my first trip to bring a couple of stainless french presses and my own coffee over there.  --------  www.zonedar.com If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning DRSS C&H 475 NE -------- | |||
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Got to get me one of those.... Gerhard FFF Safaris Capture Your African Moments Hunting Outfitter (MP&LP) Proffesional Hunter (MP&LP) History guide Wildlife Photographer www.fffsafaris.co.za | |||
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I wholeheartedly agree with every word you said! | |||
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Thanks for all the votes and opinions. As for those who dont like Bovril and Martmite they will be brought into play on poor shooting at the range.... anything bigger than an inch grouping means a teaspoon of the sticky stuff... lol Frech press it is!!! | |||
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I very seldom had bad coffee all the years I lived in Africa... but i am crazy for coffee and I knew where to go. It is much harder to find good coffee in america than in Namibia. It must be the german influence. I prefer to roast my own in Africa or America. I like Etheopean Yirgaceffe the best. A coffee press is by far the best way to make it - although I also use a mokajava stove top espresso maker. I travel a lot and take my coffee with me. I can make it along side the road, in a hotel, where and when i want to... I use a camping stove. I'd take a press and my own beans on safari. I love boveril too... especially if you make a sandwich with left over french toast with some kind of cheese (aged gouda being one)and a very thin layer of boveril in between... It's fantastic! | |||
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You'll get a helluva lot better coffee from a pot of boiling water with grounds tossed in than from a French press. Easier to clean up too, and that "coffee maker" can be used for soup.  All you have to carry is the coffee, very few places don't have a pot around. xxxxxxxxxx When considering US based operations of guides/outfitters, check and see if they are NRA members. If not, why support someone who doesn't support us? Consider spending your money elsewhere. NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR. I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process. | |||
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Gatogordo, I disagree. Boiling water is too hot to get the best taste and coffee should be extracted at 180-190 degrees. I can make great coffee without a press and only use a pot... that is for certain but prefer the press to keep less grounds out of the coffee. | |||
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Live on caffine...don't much care if it comes as coke, red bull or coffee Having grown up with the smell of coffee cooing on a wood stove I appreciate the 'value' of 'the right atmosphere' that coffee brings many people. Consiquently I bought a large Cabela's coffee pot (one with the little glass area on the lid that the coffee 'boils' up into after passing through the grains) and every day starts with that on the fire. Even if the client doesn't drink Coff a) I do and b) the smell alone gets people going... maybe even better than the smell of bacon and boerworse grilling. And yes, geting anything approaching decent coffee in zim is a handstand. We used to have our own trees but the 'war vets' cut those down... I also learned to cary a (very battered) coffee perculator in my truck when working free lance- few things assist in the tip department faster than being able to whip up a good cup of coffee for an addict when all the camp has is 'coffee time' (contains up to 5% coffee!!! I am sure many a member has been fed that s%$t) | |||
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To each his own, but your choices are not those of most coffee aficionados. Practically every coffee expert in the world agrees that the best coffee is extracted at 195 to 205 degrees. You boil the water in the pot, turn it off, and throw in the coffee and let it sit for minute or two and then settle the grounds, or you can strain it through almost anything including a paper towel if you're in caffiene withdrawal. If you happen to be at higher altitudes (7000 feet would be perfect) then you don't turn it off since the boiling point is about 200 degrees. Equally, I've never read a review of the various means of making coffee that found the French Press to be anywhere near the best. I've drank many a cup of French Press created coffee and completely agree. Almost any drip coffee maker (admitedly not practical on a safari) makes better coffee. That said, I'll take a cup of French Pressed Community Dark Roast, or some decent French Roast, or expresso over anything that most places in Africa serve. As you mentioned I've had good coffee in Namibia, and mostly have had HORRIBLE coffee in S. Africa, even when they used real coffee. The last place I hunted in SA was the rare exception, but the lady in charge of the kitchen was from Mozambique and that may have made the difference. I also agree that good coffee in the US is fairly rare. Most of it is too weak and too old. Good coffee is even better with cognac on the side and a campfire.  xxxxxxxxxx When considering US based operations of guides/outfitters, check and see if they are NRA members. If not, why support someone who doesn't support us? Consider spending your money elsewhere. NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR. I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process. | |||
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Gato, Sound like you know more about it than me! Aaron | |||
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I have heard all the stories of terrible coffee in Zim and was prepared for the worst. Maybe that is why I was not disapointed. In Nixon's camp, we had instant, but it was the best instant I've had. I have no regreats. "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | |||
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I have insulated stainless french press's in all of my camps here in AK. For overseas trips a small french press is easy to pack and if you throw in a lb of coffee you should be good to go for most hunts. Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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Thats just mean....  I will have to start practicing before I go with you to the range.... Gerhard FFF Safaris Capture Your African Moments Hunting Outfitter (MP&LP) Proffesional Hunter (MP&LP) History guide Wildlife Photographer www.fffsafaris.co.za | |||
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What about Vegimite? I much prefer that. Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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quite no coffe out of Italy, bye Stefano Waidmannsheil | |||
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I forgot to say that I bought very good African coffees in a Windhoek souvenir shop. bye Stefano Waidmannsheil | |||
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I have a new hero......I do not know why the rest of his post is not qouted.... Charl van Rooyen Owner Infinito Travel Group www.infinito-safaris.com charl@infinito-safaris.com Cell: +27 78 444 7661 Tel: +27 13 262 4077 Fax:+27 13 262 3845 Hereford Street 28A Groblersdal 0470 Limpopo R.S.A. "For the Infinite adventure" Plains Game Dangerous Game Bucket List Specialists Wing-Shooting In House Taxidermy Studio In House Dip and Pack Facility In House Shipping Service Non-Hunting Tours and Safaris Flight bookings "I promise every hunter visiting us our personal attention from the moment we meet you, until your trophies hang on your wall. Our all inclusive service chain means you work with one person (me) taking responsibility during the whole process. Affordable and reputable Hunting Safaris is our game! With a our all inclusive door to door service, who else do you want to have fun with?" South Africa Tanzania Uganda | |||
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If you know the finer points about boiling coffee...a press is just an extra thing to tote.[/quote] [quote]ledvm one of us Posted 19 November 2009 23:51 Hide Post quote: prefers his coffee from a French press, has no business going hunting! As I said!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Nothing gets one up and going in the morning before work better than a good cup of coffee. An espresso or two cetainly ignites any embers and puts you in gear. | |||
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This past June we had both a French Press and a drip coffee maker in the camp in SA so we had decent coffee every morning and for lunch if we wanted it. Marmite is just not something an American is going to eat voluntarily. Elephant Hunter, Double Rifle Shooter Society, NRA Lifetime Member, Ten Safaris, in RSA, Namibia, Zimbabwe | |||
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Nzou: You need to try a woman from somewhere other than England. 114-R10David | |||
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Didn't Starbucks start selling singles recently. | |||
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The food I had in the camps I was in, was first rate. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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My food has always been top-notch as well. Once I got the coffee situation lined out...it was 5-star. I always eat a piece of toast with some Maramite or Bovril just to prove I am tough enough...but just one!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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