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  1. Kevin Peacocke

    What did you do with your Cape buffalo skin?

    A vertical brief case or mail bag as they were known. The stiffer buffalo hide works well for this. Shown is a similar thing made by Els Fine Leather, they are top notch.
  2. Kevin Peacocke

    What did you do with your Cape buffalo skin?

    Meat to the community.
  3. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Well done man!
  4. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Ok, busy organising
  5. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Ok, busy organising
  6. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Ok, busy organising
  7. Kevin Peacocke

    Merkel 140AE - 500NE For Sale

    Arrrrghhhhh, someone just buy it!
  8. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    PM sent
  9. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Yes RB, PM sent
  10. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    I like the zebra band
  11. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    My wife is a botanist and did a London diploma in making skin care creams. She makes a special one based upon kigelia, which is common, but hers has about four other ingredients, one of which is rare and damn expensive, I know I pay for it! Anyway it almost magically gets rid of skin cancer when...
  12. Kevin Peacocke

    Best balls

    You haven't lived until you have eaten buffalo balls, tripe and tongue, preferably from the same animal. Of course you can also try a bit of the fillet if you wish. Our foray into buffalo tail was a disaster, it needs a good 8 hours simmering.
  13. Kevin Peacocke

    Best balls

    Pickled pig trotters, the best!
  14. Kevin Peacocke

    Best balls

    I bet they spat those bit out.
  15. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    The earlier ones came with a cloth covered headband like this. Later ones have a vinyl leather band which sweats a lot. So wrap around that toweling used for tennis racket handles. The chin strap is very useful, just flip it down when needed.
  16. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Melville and Moon are the SA suppliers and they also retail through Safari and Outdoor in Johannesburg, stellenbosch and Pretoria. I think Safari Supplies (?) carries their range in the USA. They come in a light colour and brown, the brown is better for the bush.
  17. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Forget the hat, look at that buff!
  18. Kevin Peacocke

    How do you guys handle ear protection whilst on safari?

    First comes the chirp of the ox-peckers. Then they go silent. Then comes the snapped twig. Then comes the buffalo. Only then comes the bang, and to be certain at that point I would be far more interested in protecting my butt than my ears.
  19. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    A late friend of mine who was very much the Brit in Africa sort never wore a pithy. So I quizzed him as to why and he said 'the wife thinks I look like a dickhead as it is'.
  20. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Like 110f! If it is hot it has to be a pith helmet, the Akubra is for milder days.
  21. Kevin Peacocke

    Merkel 140AE - 500NE For Sale

    Have an ally case made and keep that one for home range.
  22. Kevin Peacocke

    EXECUTIVE HUNT AFRICA, Live The Dream

    You guys try very hard and it shows, you deserve success. I will hunt with you yet.
  23. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Akubra are good hats.
  24. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    It seems to be working!
  25. Kevin Peacocke

    Merkel 140AE - 500NE For Sale

    Gosh that is a lot of gun for the price, beautiful.
  26. Kevin Peacocke

    One final rodeo, bolt-action or double rifle for my last big bore thumper?

    Having had the good fortune to lay eves on more new Heym 89's than most will, and handled most of those too, I was so taken by the form of these beautiful rifles without any adorning at all that I ordered a plain one. It is like a beautiful woman with no makeup. The factory offered me edge...
  27. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    You should have seen the size of the fish too.
  28. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Wandering around tsetse country with nothing but s cap on isn't smart!
  29. Kevin Peacocke

    One final rodeo, bolt-action or double rifle for my last big bore thumper?

    This is an easy one, of course go with a double! I could say I am biased because I own a Heym, having been faced with the same choice as you are now going through. But in all honesty, after a lot of searching and examining the various features of the various offerings, their respective strengths...
  30. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    Life is too short not to be happy, and your happy and my happy may be quite different. For sure quality doesn't necessarily equate to high cost, apart from the aesthetic quality has a high component of functionality and reliability. But quality is indeed a big factor to make me happy, I despise...
  31. Kevin Peacocke

    Hats on safari

    On the boat with a cigar, my fishing buddy and I prefer the coolness. And it's cool!
  32. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    Reading the politics thread these days I am reminded of the scale of polarity: Points of view to opinions to entrenched positions. And the actions it precipitates: Disagreement to vehemence to anger to aggression. It seems that in an election cycle everything gets more scratchy, even on...
  33. Kevin Peacocke

    Any Other Interests???

    The flesh is great tasting, but it is riddled with tiny sharp bones, so hardly worth the effort. One compromise is to fillet off slabs to exclude as much bone as possible then fry it in batter and pickle it with onions and pepper corns. Three weeks later and the fine bones are less daunting...
  34. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    Sounds familiar.
  35. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    It is extremely obvious Saul, the ones who type the teleprompter!
  36. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    I simply cannot understand this thinking. Noem has done a great job in SD, she has served her country well for a long time. One silly incident and you are all ready to disqualify her? I hope you have some angels in reserve to meet all your lofty criteria and run the states or the country for...
  37. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    What of Tulsi Gabbard?
  38. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    Biden's speech on Holocaust remembrance day was good. Credit where it is due.
  39. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    Hamas only made a move when the Rafah mobilisation began, and by every example we have they are just trying to play the Israelis once again.
  40. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    It might just work if Russia got Crimea too, or half of it. Finland and Sweden were an immense victory for NATO, don't bee too greedy.
  41. Kevin Peacocke

    SOUTH AFRICA: Two Buffalo Cows And A Wildebeest Charge. Who Gnu?

    Some years ago in the Eastern Cape a man and his son were both killed by a blue wildebeest.
  42. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    Negotiated ends to wars happen when nobody really gets what they want, but all are satisfied that they will be secure in the outcome they get.
  43. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    Favourable outcomes are not merely hoped for, they must be engineered. Remember entropy has a human dimension.
  44. Kevin Peacocke

    Politics

    Yes, but if something is bad as you concede it is Saul, I think what would be far more unifying would be to hear that from the Democratic leadership too. Silence is acceptance I am afraid.
  45. Kevin Peacocke

    Spomer's new Parkwest falling block

    These sound to me like fairly minor mods, has anyone done such? Then again, for a basic starter package that good, for that price, I would say there is an awful lot of change for upgrades if that is what you want. I personally toyed with upgrading the stock wood and shape on my No1 375H&H, but...
  46. Kevin Peacocke

    Do the 577 and 600 nitro really offer anything?

    Back to the topic. I don't own a 577 or a 600, mine is a mere 450/400, but it is what I chose. And I love it. One sometimes needs a certain calibre and one sometimes just wants one. Both are absolutely acceptable. The operative phrase here is one enjoys having it, or using it, or both. I have...
  47. Kevin Peacocke

    John Deere 440 Dozer/Crawler For Sale

    All good Craig, I just got out of the wrong side of the bed. Hope it sells. Kevin.
  48. Kevin Peacocke

    Spomer's new Parkwest falling block

    It certainly looks beautiful, but to be brutally honest I still prefer the lines of the Ruger No1, with the signature forend and all. And it works flawlessly out of the box.
 
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