My dear chap, you left out the sterling silver cutlery set - so much nicer in the hand than this nasty stainless steel stuff everyone has nowadays!
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 5:20 AM Subject: RE: the way it was ... the way it is (was: amusing product review) > 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) > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
