Title – Pitching the Tent
Date – August 1996
Location - Kalahari National Park – South Africa
Pitching a tent is not an art form, but knowing where to pitch it can be a decision you really regret in the morning if you get in wrong. Here we pitched the tent inside the compound set up to keep the wild animals (you spend all day trying to spot) and the people away from each other. It has to be said though, that after seeing the size and power of the African animals, these two perimeter fences hardly seem capable of providing much of a defence.
We did very much the same in Kruger National Park where although the fences are slightly more substantial, getting up in the middle of the night to see a hyena patrolling the fence only 3 meters away from the front of your tent is no sleeping aid.
Taking a tent on your trip can be a way of helping your budget stretch that little bit further and it can offer a sense of freedom allowing you to have the confidence that even if you can’t find a place to stay, there is always a way of getting out of the rain.
Beyond The Blue run Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop where we consider the Travel Equipment needs for your trip. We examine the areas of tents from two sides; are you taking part in the type of trip where you will need it or are you just adding 30% to the weight of your backpack?
Sometimes there is a fine line between the advantages and disadvantages of your equipment choices. We will help you to decide on the pros and cons of these decisions so that you can set off with the confidence to know, you have made the right decision.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Date – August 1996
Location - Kalahari National Park – South Africa
Pitching a tent is not an art form, but knowing where to pitch it can be a decision you really regret in the morning if you get in wrong. Here we pitched the tent inside the compound set up to keep the wild animals (you spend all day trying to spot) and the people away from each other. It has to be said though, that after seeing the size and power of the African animals, these two perimeter fences hardly seem capable of providing much of a defence.
We did very much the same in Kruger National Park where although the fences are slightly more substantial, getting up in the middle of the night to see a hyena patrolling the fence only 3 meters away from the front of your tent is no sleeping aid.
Taking a tent on your trip can be a way of helping your budget stretch that little bit further and it can offer a sense of freedom allowing you to have the confidence that even if you can’t find a place to stay, there is always a way of getting out of the rain.
Beyond The Blue run Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop where we consider the Travel Equipment needs for your trip. We examine the areas of tents from two sides; are you taking part in the type of trip where you will need it or are you just adding 30% to the weight of your backpack?
Sometimes there is a fine line between the advantages and disadvantages of your equipment choices. We will help you to decide on the pros and cons of these decisions so that you can set off with the confidence to know, you have made the right decision.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
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