Well ... that reminds me. I brought two cedar-lined zinc trunks from Africa when we came here. The wood is on the inside of course. One was lost in a fire. The other is filled with all kinds of garments - bush-jackets and things like that. I think my kilt is in there too. I have not used, or even looked at, that stuff for years. I'll do that today. There are at least two black-fly nets as well and a lot of other stuff for tropical African camping.
Don _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: July 31, 2003 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Walkden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 11:16 PM Subject: Re: OT: Survival Kit > Hi, > > Friday, August 29, 2003, 11:43:09 AM, you wrote: > > > For uncivilised places one needs - besides the things already mentioned such > > as flares, weapons, cell-phones (where they would work), radios and GPS > > receiver add to the medical list: brandy, crepe bandages, vodka, > > painkillers, strong (morphine) and mild (a codeine/aspirin combination), > > vodka, a steroid in a syringe ready for injection and snake-bite antiserum, > > (the last two are for places where there are dangerous snakes) adrenaline, a > > good antiseptic, brandy and if you're out for more than a few days - > > antibiotics and vodka. > > three tropical suits > riding breeches for winter and summer > bush shirts > a sola topi > a double-brimmed sun hat > a camp bed and sleeping bag > long boots to deter mosquitoes at sundown > quinine pills to protect against malaria > slabs of black chocolate for energy > metal uniform cases > a cedarwood trunk lined with zinc to keep ants out > silk pyjamas to avoid typhus > cleft sticks > > > > "I want some cleft sticks, please." ... "We can have some cloven for you." > --- Evelyn Waugh 'Scoop' > > -- > Cheers, > Boot mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
