‘Just Like Papa’ is a concept born of a love for adventure and a deeply routed passion for self-reliance. It’s the place where adventure begins.
“They don’t make them like they used to” is not something you’ll be hearing within our store walls. That’s because we’re an outdoor store that specialises in curated collections of premium-quality adventure products that are authentic, trusted and stand the test of time. We’re talking products that get better with age, just like the stories they’re involved in. Just Like Papa is the urban adventur
02/09/2026
That’s not a cooler box. THIS is a cooler box.
WILD Coolers - The Leader in High-Performance Cooler Boxes are the only cooler box we use for our events and expeditions. Load it with ice on Friday and you’ve still got a cooler full of ice by Sunday.
Proudly made in South Africa and built like a brick outhouse, with weakness nowhere in its vocabulary.
If you’re looking for a cooler box your kids will inherit one day, look no further.
In Ten Words or Less - Episode 7
A Just Like Papa Studio series celebrating those who live by their craft — artisans, hunters, craftsmen and women, masters of tools and trade.
Quick-fire questions. Quick-fire answers. All in ten words or less.
Episode Seven — Brad Armitage : Co-founder of Mission for Inner City Cape Town
20/08/2026
Your Okapi just arrived.
Get ‘em while they hot.
Available in-store or online at www.justlikepapa.com
18/08/2026
Our friend Hunter Kennedy just launched a clothing range.
And it’s insane.
Available exclusively at Just Like Papa and www.justlikepapa.com
New Spyderco Inc. and Benchmade Knife Co., Inc. shipment just landed.
Finders keepers.
Available in-store or online at www.justlikepapa.com
10/08/2026
Like a moth to snow storm.
The forecast is looking promising, come load up before you head out.
We are OPEN.
03/08/2026
You’re stranded on a desert island , you get to pick one.
What you packing?
30/07/2026
Some notebooks belong on a desk - These don’t.
The Rite in the Rain Stapled Mini Notebook Universal Field Flex is built for those who spend more time outdoors than indoors.
Rain, mud, sweat or snow, its all-weather paper is designed to keep your notes, sketches and ideas exactly where you left them.
Available online at www.justlikepapa.com, or in-store at our Shop at 73 Harrington Street, Cape Town. 🇿🇦
27/07/2026
What we mean when we say “Just popping out real quick”.
22/07/2026
Gränsfors Bruk — Striking the fear of God into stumps for 124 years.
Available online at www.justlikepapa.com, or in-store at our Shop at 73 Harrington Street, Cape Town. 🇿🇦
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| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 14:00 |