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I purchase a safari suit in 1976 for a trip to Africa. It worked out fine. I haven’t worn the jacket or trousers more than twice since than.
The outfit is in excellent condition. I haven’t seen anyone wearing a safari suit or safari jacket in years.
Where would be the proper place to wear a safari suit or jacket today ?
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Where to wear it? Anywhere you feel like, it’s a handsome casual jacket. I wear it for a drink, a bite, whatever I feel like doing.
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For several years I had and wore a safari jacket in situations where an informal sport coat might be appropriate. If I still had the jacket in question, I’d still wear it on occasion.
Given current fashions, I think a safari jacket would go well with jeans and a tee shirt or tucked-in sportshirt.
Gurdon
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Don’t have a safari suit, but do have a safari jacket, and I like it.Where to wear it? Anywhere you feel like, it’s a handsome casual jacket. I wear it for a drink, a bite, whatever I feel like doing.
I think that’s the best answer. At one time I was considering buying a safari suit. It was in Thailand just before the monsoon season and it was unbearably hot. Unfortunately at the time my clothing was prescribed, camouflage BDU’s. However, though I saw safari suits in the shop windows, no one seemed to be wearing them. Made great sense in a tropical climate. But I don’t think that you need to have anywhere in particular to wear it. Just wherever you feel like.
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Wait- Errol is roling in Clark Gable’s grave?
No – just too much booze rolling around in me last night…
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The full kit might be costume though.
Unless you are having a “Sanders of the River” theme night.
You would need to smoke a pipe, of course, and be a decent Home Counties sort, who speaks with Received Pronunciation.
Then you could pretend to be ” one of the handful of white men whose everyday work is an unsung saga of courage and efficiency”.
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^ Thinking about it, Tweed Run cycling types are probably already up to that sort of malarkey in the Summer months.
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It must be hot enough to wear an unlined cotton jacket somewhere in the US.The full kit might be costume though.
Unless you are having a “Sanders of the River” theme night.
You would need to smoke a pipe, of course, and be a decent Home Counties sort, who speaks with Received Pronunciation.
Then you could pretend to be ” one of the handful of white men whose everyday work is an unsung saga of courage and efficiency”.
Hey that’s me!
Except for the Irish accent and the lack of a pipe.
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Unless you are having a “Sanders of the River” theme night.You would need to smoke a pipe, of course, and be a decent Home Counties sort, who speaks with Received Pronunciation.
Then you could pretend to be ” one of the handful of white men whose everyday work is an unsung saga of courage and efficiency”.
Like Odradek, “that’s me!”, except that I don’t smoke a pipe and I’m not from the Home Counties…..
(PS. The helmet was my late father’s, the uniform, however, is mine. Not that it was often worn, but I thought it worth keeping……. It still fits after 40 years!)
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It must be hot enough to wear an unlined cotton jacket somewhere in the US.The full kit might be costume though.
Unless you are having a “Sanders of the River” theme night.
You would need to smoke a pipe, of course, and be a decent Home Counties sort, who speaks with Received Pronunciation.
Then you could pretend to be ” one of the handful of white men whose everyday work is an unsung saga of courage and efficiency”.
There are several places in the US where it certainly is hot enough to wear a safari jacket , temperatures can reach over
100 degrees . The South , Midwest and the far west. Parts of Western US is desert . Nettles California is one of the hottest regions in the world. Here in the Mid West temperatures in July and August can average in the 90’s. On the Gulf coast it is both hot and humid.
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There are several places in the US where it certainly is hot enough to wear a safari jacket , temperatures can reach over
100 degrees . The South , Midwest and the far west. Parts of Western US is desert . Nettles California is one of the hottest regions in the world. Here in the Mid West temperatures in July and August can average in the 90’s. On the Gulf coast it is both hot and humid.On topic there have been members that have been very helpful replying to , Where to wear a safari suit or jacket.
Thanks.
Why would anyone want to wear any kind of jacket (as opposed to a very lightweight shirt) in 100-degree heat, seriously? In most, if not all, parts of the USA, a safari jacket is going to be looked upon as theatrical or costume-y. The hot place in California you mention is actually Needles, so called because of some nearby rock formations. On actual safaris, I suspect that the jackets saw more use at night, which can be very chilly in many of the (former) prime game areas of Africa.
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Why would anyone want to wear any kind of jacket (as opposed to a very lightweight shirt) in 100-degree heat, seriously? In most, if not all, parts of the USA, a safari jacket is going to be looked upon as theatrical or costume-y. The hot place in California you mention is actually Needles, so called because of some nearby rock formations. On actual safaris, I suspect that the jackets saw more use at night, which can be very chilly in many of the (former) prime game areas of Africa.
Dead right. I only ever went to Africa in their winter and the daytime temperatures were still in the 80’s. Night was a different story. Some evenings dropped to freezing by 2:00 a.m. After dinner we’d hang around the campfire for a while swapping lies but the fire allowed us to still be in shorts. The blankets on the bunks, though, were up to an inch thick. Yeah, very chilly.
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Isaak Dineson’s favorite caliber was the .318. It’s one of mine, too.
For what? It must have a bit of a kick.
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No, it doesn’t. It fires a 250 gr. bullet at around 2500 fps., very moderate. It’s effectiveness on medium game (anything smaller than, say, a giraffe) is due to its remarkable ability to expand and the keep right on going all the way through. The exit wounds are surprising and its ability to drop game in its tracks most satisfying. Think in terms of the .338/06. They’re almost identical.
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For what? It must have a bit of a kick.
Not really. In its most effective load, a 250-grain bullet at 2,400 fps, it is similar to the .338-06 cartridge, long a popular wildcat that has been more or less legitimized in recent years. Depending on the bullet weight selected, it would be suitable for most North American big game.
Hah! I see the Sarge and I gave the same answer almost simultaneously. Regarding Isaak Dinesen’s .318, I can recall my late friend Finn Aagaard mentioning in an article that his father had a chance to buy her rifle when she left Africa but passed on it because of the cost.
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