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There's three stock ensembles that make up this trope, though it's sometimes mix-and-matched with other [[Stock Costume Traits]]:
'''Safari Outfit:''' Beige or tan linens, big brown belt, boots, probably a rifle and binoculars. Also, a cork safari hat, called a Pith Helmet <ref>Which, besides protecting against blows to the head while being relatively light-weight, can be soaked in water for cooling</ref>; ([[High-Class Glass|monocle]] optional but recommended). Usually the wearer is book smart but ignorant of what they should actually wear for the expedition. Usually accessorized with a rifle or musket. [[Reality Is Unrealistic|Counterintuitively]] most of them needed more coverage in [[Real Life]] to avoid sunburns and harmful insects.
'''Airman:''' Start with a Bomber Jacket (the kind with a large wool collar and lapels), then add a [[Scarf of Asskicking]], leather gloves and light boots. Usually has goggles (which [[The Goggles Do Nothing|may or may not be useful]]) or a helmet and pistol. When the Airman travels [[In Space]] they'll probably swap out for a [[Latex Space Suit]]. If armed, it'll be with a pistol.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The Time-Traveling parents from ''[[Runaways]]'' are a good generic explorer example, with all the leather and goggles and such.
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* Rick O'Connell in ''[[The Mummy Trilogy]]''.
== [[Literature]] ==
* Commander Bradshaw wears a safari outfit in the [[Thursday Next]] series. His books were adventure stories that fell out of favour and went out of print after the 1920s, but he had to stay in character in the BookWorld.
* The [[Comedic Hero]] of ''Scoop'', the 1938 satire by Evelyn Waugh, is a country wildlife writer who's accidentally sent overseas as a war correspondent. He's sent to the requisite adventure outfitters who, realising his naivete, sell him a vast mountain of clothing and equipment which he lugs to Africa with him.
* [[Biggles]] was one of the [[Trope Maker]]s for the Airman version, which is based on the [[Real Life]] uniforms of First World War aviators, and found himself wearing the Safari variant a few times while working as a [[Gentleman Adventurer]] for hire in the inter-war years.
== [[Live
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has River Song.
** Also Captain Cook in "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy."
* Travelling Matt from ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', safari outfit.
* [[Professor Elemental]]'s usual attire.
* Q dresses like this in an episode of ''[[Star Trek: The
** Let's not forget the outfit of [[Show Within a Show|CAPTAIN PROTON!]], which is an Airman outfit plus jetpack in the style of black-and-white sci-fi adventure serials like Commando Cody.
* ''[[Warehouse 13]]
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* [[Lord Buckley]] incorporated elements of the Safari Outfit into his usual stage costume, primarily a pith helmet.
== [[Toys]] ==
* Several [[LEGO]] examples, as shown in the article picture.
* The ''[[G.I. Joe]] Adventure Team'' in the 1970s had a few desert-themed sets featuring explorer outfits in differing amounts.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Jack Yaeger from ''[[The Mercury Men]]'' wears the standard [[Raygun Gothic]] version of this.
* Launchpad McQuack from ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', aviator outfit.
* The Super Adventure Club from ''[[South Park]]'' spoofs this.
* The Ventures dress like this in the jungle episode of ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''
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