How did we get so off-topic?
Anyway, the German Navy is pure fiction too.
My cousin in the fictionate Swedish Navy says that the suits usually only take
1-2 minutes to take on.
Do that may not be the same suits that you are talking about.
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Vort: Yes, it was incredibly boring. There were a bunch of us though, so we could at least talk to each other.
As far as how fast they go on....in absolutely perfect conditions, the fastest I ever saw one get put on was in about 45 seconds (we were having a race to see who could suit up the fastest). However, since whenever you would have to put one on for real conditions would be less than ideal, I would give it a couple minutes. They're not too tight, but can be rather stiff since they're stored in a rolled-up position.
The slang name for them is "Gumby Suit" because you look kinda like that old kid's tv show character Gumby when you wear them.
As far as how fast they go on....in absolutely perfect conditions, the fastest I ever saw one get put on was in about 45 seconds (we were having a race to see who could suit up the fastest). However, since whenever you would have to put one on for real conditions would be less than ideal, I would give it a couple minutes. They're not too tight, but can be rather stiff since they're stored in a rolled-up position.
The slang name for them is "Gumby Suit" because you look kinda like that old kid's tv show character Gumby when you wear them.
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They're reasonably insulating, I imagine? How cold/warm/sweaty does one get in a survival suit?
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They are insulating, that's the whole point. They also have built in flotation. I was chilly in it when I did that training, but considering I was in ~5 degree C water, I'd say it worked pretty well.
It's not something you run around in on shore on a warm day, so I don't know how warm you'd get in it. I suspect you'd start to cook pretty quickly though in that situation. It would probably be quite comfortable in a tropical sea, though.
It's not something you run around in on shore on a warm day, so I don't know how warm you'd get in it. I suspect you'd start to cook pretty quickly though in that situation. It would probably be quite comfortable in a tropical sea, though.
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More comfortable than in just pants?
Or whatever else you prefer.
Or whatever else you prefer.
LCP Appo/ Raider Company/1st Brigade/ Imperial Army
Protect. Defend. Preserve.
It´s better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep.
Through ash and fire, through the darkest deep and the blackest night, through haunted ground and through the gates of hell, I shall follow thou my love, my Empire.
Protect. Defend. Preserve.
It´s better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep.
Through ash and fire, through the darkest deep and the blackest night, through haunted ground and through the gates of hell, I shall follow thou my love, my Empire.
Certainly safer, if for no other reason then the flotation. Hypothermia may not be a problem in the tropics, but the water is still going to leach body heat.
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I think about 75% of the posts on this website are off-topic.
Of my 81 post I think about 30 has been on topic.
Oh, and Roche, play some RC with me please?
Of my 81 post I think about 30 has been on topic.
Oh, and Roche, play some RC with me please?
LCP Appo/ Raider Company/1st Brigade/ Imperial Army
Protect. Defend. Preserve.
It´s better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep.
Through ash and fire, through the darkest deep and the blackest night, through haunted ground and through the gates of hell, I shall follow thou my love, my Empire.
Protect. Defend. Preserve.
It´s better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep.
Through ash and fire, through the darkest deep and the blackest night, through haunted ground and through the gates of hell, I shall follow thou my love, my Empire.