I recently returned from Namibia on my first PG hunt. If I had to add anything to my list next time it would be a battery powered lantern and extra batteries. I found very poor lighting in almost all rooms I stayed in. If I wanted to read before going to bed, I was up the proverbial creek. Next time I will have extra batteries. However, I did't forget to bring a couple Surefire flashlights which were very helpful.

Bad lighting is almost guaranteed in a hunting camp and it drives me crazy also. I've found the best way to get over the problem is to use a LED head torch. They're small and light, pack down easily, very convenient and the batteries last nearly forever.

On every one of my safaris the one thing I would have added to each would be a BALE of United States $100.00 bills.On each safari I thought I had enough but in each case I ran short in the end. LOL
Wesley

+1 on the LED cap lights. I gave my wife an inexpensive clip on and she loves it as a reading light.

+3 for the headlight.

With a LED headlight and a few spare AA or AAA batteries you're good for a complete safari.

My list of things that I wish I would have left at home is a lot longer than the list of things I wish I had brought along.

I would look at a better equipped safari company. I hunted Zimbabwe with CM Safaris, and we had bright lights from generator power every night.

Rich
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ISS

Not sure what time you went to sleep, but no safari company I know runs a generator all night and they usually shut down prior to 11p.m.

Daylight comes about 6am in the Makuti area. If you are hunting DG you WILL be walking miles and miles every day, like ten or eleven hours worth.
You will have better things to do, like sleeping, than staying up late reading. I was in bed by 9pm every night and up at five every morning. If I wanted to read, I'd have booked a weekend at Barnes & Noble. I was hunting Cape Buffalo, and I wanted a good nights sleep every night.

How late at night did you stay up reading your last Safari?

No offense meant to anyone here, but who in the heck goes to Africa to catch up on their reading?

Rich
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Last time I had at least three books along with me for the flights and I generally read during siesta time rather than sleep. As ISS said, I generally went to sleep early enough as I was tired from that day and had to get up early the next.

I'd really rather not bring much more gear than I can cram in a carry on bag. I appreciate and understand that ammo and firearms must be checked, but the camera, bino's, clothes, toiletries and boots do not. I just don't get all the extra junk like gps's that some seem to feel the need to have. The trackers, case in point are the african gps's. bringing yours won't help you in the slightest.

Rich,

My wife was reading. I was writing about the days events in my journal.

Did you have something to contribute to the discussion or do you just a problem with reading?

My wife!

AFter staying in a camp last November in Zim that had a tin roof. I will take a hammock to string up outside during seista time. Trying to sleep in the cabins with the ten roof like trying to sleep in a steam room or worse.