Feather-footed through the plashy fen... For me, the two African novels were Waugh's best. Not exaggerated at all. :-)
John On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:20:04 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I don't think anybody, going off for a day's solo shooting, >> takes along anywhere near the amount of gear that is brought >> to a PDML meet (or to GFM, or to any other show-and-share >> event). > > I have found the following to be the absolute minimum necessary for > any trip longer than 1 night away from home, and further than > Tunbridge Wells to the south, or Chingford to the north: > > a well-furnished tent > 3 months' rations > collapsible canoe > jointed flagstaff and Union Jack > hand pump and sterilising plant > astrolabe > 6 suits of tropical linen > sou'wester > camp operating table and set of surgical instruments > portable humidor > Christmas hamper with Santa costume and mistletoe stand > cane for whacking snakes > coil of rope > sheet of tin > several cleft sticks > > 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 > several more cleft sticks > a stick cleaver > > > Bob > (with thanks to William Boot) > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
