Recent content by Leakydiff

I would agree with everything that has been said. Unfortunately,life sometimes has to be horrible to achieve some good. I havs a friend with a game farm in South Africa.They have to entertain simmilar tipes at times to get the mighty dollar. Just to get a perspective-where there were only goats...

I have used them many times in past and good service.Even ordered things for me that they dont normally stock. As to being slagged off about 2 outings lost due to not receiving a tarp-maybe the purchaser should have ensured they had the item in stock before commiting himself in a position where...

2 for me please.

For all you non-southafricans,pap is the name of the maize porridge used by most people in Africa. When using the course variety( "Braai pap"), it makes a very eazy and nutricous meal. To add flavour you can add mushrooms,cheese,pieces of salami,biltong,anything. Lasts well when cooked and can...

I have also had very good dealings wit Andrew in the past and am sad about the loss of one of the best suppliers around. I must say I am bemused(or sad) about some of the comments and tone of communication. I would also like to point out to those cretins that they should also remember that when...

Just a small suggestion.As kids we used to make fishing reels from the plastic reels the line comes on. It did not need a handle as there were recesses in the side of the reels and you poked a finger in there and cranked. Got a blister once from a large carp. Iff you mave a fingertip sized...

There has been a fair bit of slagging off of the Silva matchcase. Obviously these people have never used one. I have a K+M matchcase and the Silva. The Silva went through Africa with me and was tested to extreme. I stopped using the K+M one when the lid popped off once and left me unable to...

My wife, 3 chldren(10,7,5), and myself Safarid in my old Series 3 Landrover through Namibia from the south and up through the Caprivi for 3 months about 3 years ago. Wonderfull place. Never any problems( excluding blown head gasket). I can recommend lots of sun lotion and hats. Also...

I would suggest 4 sturdy sticks with maybe forks at their tops. Attach these to corners,bundle together and tie with paracord about halfway down. Then open up and-voila , a seat. Henry

I have had my Bison pack now for a few months. I use it for day hikes,stalking and now SHMBO is using it for picnics !!! Even thinking of getting a corresponding canvas picknic set ! And this after long silences re "money wasted as has perfectly good other packs". Being canvas it functions...

I have had a lantern like this for about 20 years now. It was marketed under another name in South Africa,but is exactly the same. Never a problem and the only thing that went wrong was a broken glass-easily replaced from Trek direct. The only wear on it is at the hinge at the top-no big...

I have had a cotton tentipi 9 for about 4 years now. I have used it in Namibia in ++ heat and in the UK in early spring with temps below zero. I also use their stove in it and it is very comfortable. My family of 5 easily fit into it. Never a problem. The cotton is not difficult to look after...

I went back to my stove after all the posts about the bottom falling off. There seems to be 2 issues here. 1-the bind where the bottom part meets the barrel of the stove.This is attached with a presure band and then 2 studs as added safety. I must say that I cannot see how this can give way iff...

Yep,that is the tentipi stove. The moniker is due to my mode of transport-a Series 3 Lan die that has seen a large part of Southern Africa. 15000 miles in 6 months and back to UK in a container. Still leaks a little bit of oil at rear pinion seal in spite of skinned knuckles

I have had a tentipi 9 for 3 years now. Used it to safari through Namibia,Botswana,Zambia and RSA. Slept in it for most nights for 3 months with wife and small child. 2 Older kids slept in back of Landrover. No problems with cold for all this time-had stove on standby but was never needed. This...