Velo Dog
AH ambassador
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- Africa 7 times. And the USA - most western states including Alaska and Hawaii.
Personally, I would not go anywhere without an edge (knife) of some kind, even if it were just a small pocket knife......better to have and not need than to need and not have!
I would recommend some sort of eye protection; sunglasses are fine, but I prefer to where shooting glasses with either clear or yellow lenses (I've been told that the yellow lenses help to filter out grey, making movement more noticeable......can't speak so much for big game, but definite plus for wingshooting grouse in heavy cover!). With all the thorns, dust, etc. (not to mention snakes that spit!), I think that eye protection is a definite must!
Velodog;
I hear what you are saying about those 35mm film canisters......if you know someone who is a diabetic, you can probably get a similar canister from them; the glucose testing sticks for glucometers (to test blood sugar) come in similar vials.....a little smaller, but I think that they might fit your needs. If you can't find a source, let me know and I'll save you one from work next time I get one.
Thanks, but I have several old film canisters in reserve (I loose small things sometimes).
But, Glucometer stick canister is a great idea that I had not thought of.
I'm with you on the small pocket knife - I have carried one since childhood and even though I never seem to find anything to cut in Africa, except the occasional apple or biltong stick, I likely will always have a small blade on me, no matter what continent or archipelago I'm visiting.
Regarding the eyewear, The Almighty has blessed me hugely with above average eyesight and I should take better care of it than I sometimes do.
But, I guess I'm just a greasy bohunk, because when marching over hill and dale with a rifle, I usually sweat enough to make glasses a slippery mess on my face so, I never wear them (sun glasses) unless riding in a car or on a mule, horse, etc.
I have seen spitting cobras in Namibia but they didn't spit at me because I kept a long distance away.
Otherwise for poking at them with a spoon or some such, glasses might be worth while.