I have been prepping for years, but only when I joined a forum in the US did I think to search for a UK one.
Hopefully I can bring some skills and knowledge to help as well as learning from you all.
Preparedness has driven me all my life, it has resulted in me having a broad collection of skills and material resources...
I am a qualified ambulance medic, currently training for a number of international EMT certifications to enable me to work even further afield than I already do. I also train first aid as well as remote medical skills, officially for people setting off on expeditions but the real motive is to keep my own skills in self reliance up.
For 15 years I have also been a licensed radio engineer and can help source and setup a number of communication systems, that includes 12v self sufficient power systems.
For 5 years I have been a maritime instructor, so know about navigation and weather as well as the boat specific skills. This also ties in with first aid as I can teach to the standard required by the coastguard and RYA, including the use of ships medical supplies (i.e. beyond your basic first aid kit).
I also work in the private security industry and have a good collection of contacts in that business, which brings me to the other skill I have had for many years which is firearms.
So if you have any navigation, communication, power generation, medical or similar questions please do fire away. Always keen to help.
