Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom

[Edward_Lindey]

That would be an awsome T-shirt.

Edward

[Mr. Godfrey]

That would be an awsome T-shirt.

Edward

Glad you agree too :-)

[Oldsarge]

Feel free to use it. Thanks for the recomendation for a t-shirt. - Just need to find the time.

Canada? - Fishing trip or hunting?

Fishing. We went to Ulchi Lake Lodge, a place I highly recommend but probably won't revisit. I'm not much of a walleye fisherman. I find them tasteless and pretty boring to catch. There are pike in the lake and if you were to go there on a dedicated pike hunt, you could probably have a ball. However, it was unseasonably hot (94F) and the fishing was slow. The lodge is comfy, the people are sweet and the food was good. Probably the best thing there was that they hold a communal 'shore lunch' where everyone brings in a fish the night before and for lunch they fry them up with potatoes and onions and heat up some canned beans. No need for a guide, just bring in a fish. It's just . . . 2500 miles is a damned long ways to drive and I'm not sure it's worth it. Those of you who live in the mid-West can take better advantage.

[Mr. Godfrey]

Sounds like fun. 2500 miles, That's a long safari - Kings Solomans mines!!! and did you have pith helmet on? or tweed hat, sporting favourite dry flies!!!

[Oldsarge]

I almost wish I'd taken my pith helmet. Being able to soak it down in the lake and wear it to cool off would have been nice.

[Tommy Gun Jack]

Hey, I posted this in the "Favorite Uniforms" thread, already, but I thought some of you may like it as well. It's a facebook page I stumbled upon about a week ago. Some guy listed all his British Empire uniforms (dating from the late 30s and early 40s), with pictures and detailed descriptions of each piece of equipment, and clothing. He's got a few vintage pith helmets in there, that I think look amazing. Anyway, if you feel so inclined, you might go check it out.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...6788383&type=3

[Oldsarge]

Those are nice. I'd rather collect the earlier versions, if I were going to collect anything, but those are nice.

[Mr. Godfrey]

I watched 'The history of safari' on TV the other day and the Happy Valley set were mentioned.



From left to right: Raymond de Trafford, Frédéric de Janzé, Alice de Janzé and Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere in Delamere's estate, Loresho, Kenya, 1926.

Taken from Errol Trzebinski's book The Life and Death of Lord Erroll: The Truth Behind the Happy Valley Murder (2000), p. xii. The credits in this page read "courtesy of Sir Dermot de Trafford".

[Oldsarge]

An interesting and titillating story, I'm sure. Has anyone ever done an entire book on the riotous shenanigans that went on there then? I've heard a few . . .

[WH1]

I recommend "The Bolter" by Francis Osbourne about her great grandmother Idina Sackeville who was a key member of the Happy Valley set. Most interesting study.