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Leopard.., OH LEOPARD! This is the thing about a leopard, if it is not laying, or rather hanging legs and tail down in a tree, you better be very fast with a camera when it suddenly appear! As soon as it appears, it will vanish. You have a fleeting few seconds as it casually walk-off into the bush! This very big guy we got in the Kruger Park on Dec 23, 2021 it is really massive and you have to take note of its really large head. It was sitting about fifty feet away in dense bush and we tried...

Over the many years of loads of satisfied customers (read friends) our camping between the animals in the wide open spaces under African skies has become extremely popular! Not only do you experience being the real close-up with the big animals of Africa, especially elephants, but also, for lack of a better term our "bush cuisine" Our Team will go to any length to ensure the best. Mixing up and baking a fresh bread  on open coals in the early morning sunrise for breakfast, or a late afternoon cheese and wine entrée with the aroma of best cut meat on a leadwood coal grill! While close-up the wild animals are moving by, roaming free or just “being around” in open unmolested and serene surroundings. We make the little time that you have to visit the real wilderness as comfortable, relaxing and deeply unjoyful as we possibly can. – Conrad Herbst -

Well, after a number of trials, tribulations and ensuring definite local USA sourcing of ALL materials and manufacturing, our new Lynx 270 Batwing awning is off-the-line and currently being rigorously tested in the current summer sun and rain of Tennessee. A best-of-the-best product designed by yours truly, Conrad Herbst. Coming through almost 30 years of deep African, open skies bush camping, and having owned many an awning, and having been disappointed by even more awnings than I owned, but also, on the flip side been positively inspired by others, our Lynx 270 Batwing Awning is a culmination of the very best qualities of...

Today got a very short, but sincere memory lane comment from a friend Michael Harris. Michael came on a tour to South Africa in a group with a different request. They sought to experience the wildlife of Africa, however, also wanted to visit some top Boer Goat Farms for which South Africa is renowned! The long and the short of it is, like in most cases with these tours we became solid friends. I however think that Michael's friendship is just that step above!