Red Sea: What to take?

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Graham Skelly - 20 Feb 2005 00:38 GMT

Well, this is probably different from the usual 'what to take?' question
which results in items like: wet suit, BCD, snorkel, regs, mask, fins etc..

I visit diver mates in Jamaica, and they ask for Colemans mustard, Heinz
Salad Cream, pickles and newspapers!
What to the DMs in Hurghada and Sharm lust for?

Doing a week on 'Emperor Fraser' out of Hurghada, and 9 days at Sharm with
Red Sea Dive College.

Cheers and salaams to all!
Graham

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Chris Quinn - 20 Feb 2005 00:55 GMT

> What to the DMs in Hurghada and Sharm lust for?

Young ladies usually!

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Nick Eden - 20 Feb 2005 01:30 GMT

>Well, this is probably different from the usual 'what to take?' question
>which results in items like: wet suit, BCD, snorkel, regs, mask, fins etc..
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>Cheers and salaams to all!
>Graham

I've seen instructors at Ocean College get excited about Branston.
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sportsfan - 20 Feb 2005 08:10 GMT

> >Well, this is probably different from the usual 'what to take?' question
> >which results in items like: wet suit, BCD, snorkel, regs, mask, fins etc..
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> I've seen instructors at Ocean College get excited about Branston.

Weird my daughters both bring me a bottle when they visit me, it is
one of the many little luxuries that one gives up if you enjoy living
near warm water.
Richard

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> York BSAC Web Page:
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Jules Elliott - 20 Feb 2005 17:00 GMT

> Well, this is probably different from the usual 'what to take?' question
> which results in items like: wet suit, BCD, snorkel, regs, mask, fins etc..
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> Cheers and salaams to all!
> Graham

Apart from young women... as very aptly pointed out by someone already,
I have found that Marmite / Vegemite are in demand. If you're feeling
very generous, then some vacuum packed bacon (stick it frozen in a
towel in your hold baggage - seems to stay frozen probably as holds are
cold) will get you *serious* brownie points. Bacon, especially good
bacon, is very hard to get in places like Egypt.

More often than not, an offer to hand carry back a knackered laptop,
camera housing etc. for repair and save the high mail cost via DHL etc.
during the week will be appreciated as much as "goodies" at the start
of the week.

Cheers, Jules.

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Stephen Clark - 22 Feb 2005 20:24 GMT

a copy of FHM went down well with the lads on the boat... v expensive to buy
imported.

steve

> Well, this is probably different from the usual 'what to take?' question
> which results in items like: wet suit, BCD, snorkel, regs, mask, fins etc..
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Cheers and salaams to all!
> Graham

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