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Old 14th Nov 2006, 14:37
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mad_jock
 
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Cheating buggar that is a posh thick one thats just a bit baggy (for the nappy that they all wear). And also I might add about 1.5k's worth of equipment.

Joking aside if you do go down the route of a suit make sure it has a decent hood and you have access to it.

If in the exceeding unlike event you do go in. When you combine the water temp and the wind chill on wet hair on your head if you don't have a hood on you might as well not bother with the rest of the suit.

Ps I will try a persude someone that has done the dunking course who operates fixed wing to give you thier views on if it does actually give you any training worth while. I suspect not as your hitting the water at 80mph and not as in a helicopter you land and the thing then rolls and sinks.

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