Another packing question
 

I appreciated very much the recent thread about what to take. I've been wondering about two items which weren't mentioned. What about mosquito coils for the Okavango Delta? Would a photo vest be helpful?

Mosquito coils work best indoors......there arent any mosquitos in the tent where you sleep. The only times you encounter them is on game drives/around the open areas...so the coils are probably useless.

Hari

The Wilderness Safaris camps in the Okavango Delta use mosquito coils, lighting them each evening when they turn down the bed.

Photo vests are helpful, as are cargo pants, but I now shoot digital and am not changing rolls of film all the time. That was when it was most helpful. Still, can you ever have too many pockets?

Yes, i do recall.........Wilderness does have mosquito coils. But, i never had a problem with mosquitos in the tents.

Hari

WOW! This board is too amazing. Within 20 minutes, 2 helpful replies. Thanks. We're staying at Vumbura and Mombo so, from ShayTay's response, I guess they'll have the coils there already inside of our tents. I am using a digital camera these days, a Canon 20D, but I was wondering about people's opinions as to whether a camera bag or a vest (or both) would be preferable for lens and filters, etc while driving or walking or in a mokoro.
Bonnie

There are no walks at Mombo. No night drives either, as it is inside the Moremi game reserve area.

I usually take a camera bag. Wilderness jeeps are usually not cramped so you should hv room for the camera bag. You dont want to carry anything too heavy on the mokoro whilst at Vumbura. Do a search on this forum, there was a thread not too long ago on cameras on mokoros.

Hope it helps
Hari

If you decide to buy a vest, my advice is to buy a micro-fabric rather than canvas/cotton; also, to get one with a collar. This is because if you load up the pockets, the back of the neck on the vest will start rubbing/digging in and irritating the back of your neck which is already contending with the camera strap and the sunglasses strap. I heard a good idea once about attaching a -hm I don't know what you call it- a hook thingey to your camera which can be snapped onto your vest for added protection against dropping (depending of course upon how heavy your camera is). I bring a bag, but I do like pockets for filters and lens caps if not attached. But maybe you have enough pockets without buying a vest. And actually, a vest is better IMO on the mokoro since it's a little difficult to dig around in your camera bag which can be between your feet or behind you.

There will be coils in your tent, and as someone already said, you won't need them in the tent unless someone has left your door open for awhile during the early morning or evening.