Hi
So im introducing myself, Im originaly from England, some how i got stuck in Iceland.
i would not say im a full on prepper, i have a bug out bag....a bow and arrow, and a sack of rice, so i guess thats still more than most people,
i dont Imagen i will need any of this stuff, but mini natural disasters happen every 2 or 3 years here in Iceland, so its not bad to have a little stock of stuff...
last year we had lots of wild life and sheep mystirasly killed, ...it turned out to no supprise that it was retaliated to the volcano that went of the year before.
civalisation and sociaty is very unlickaly to break down here, as the people are very united....its a small place with strong roots, people are not going to attack there next door neighbour if they know that they are related to them ( really everyone is related in some way)
English guy in Iceland
Re: English guy in Iceland
Hello and welcome to the Forum. 
Two is one and one is none, but three is even better.
Re: English guy in Iceland
Welcome to the forum
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Re: English guy in Iceland
Welcome! Sounds really interesting, to be English in Iceland - do you count as part of that solid community (lovely to hear about that, by the way). And I'm sure prepping in Iceland is very focussed on volcanoes! I was reading about the evacuations of whole villages just a few months ago.
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i11matic1795
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Welcome!
Iceland looks a beautiful place, I'm sure living there must be great.
I can imagine it would be a bit more prepping friendly than the UK?
i11matic!
Iceland looks a beautiful place, I'm sure living there must be great.
I can imagine it would be a bit more prepping friendly than the UK?
i11matic!
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GoAskAlice
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Re: English guy in Iceland
Welcome. Just joined myself and it is wonderful here. People are very helpful!
I returned from Iceland recently and it is a gorgeous country. I do envy you the bow-I would love to learn bow hunting.
I returned from Iceland recently and it is a gorgeous country. I do envy you the bow-I would love to learn bow hunting.
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gazza171
Re: English guy in Iceland
Hi
Im not so sure if Iceland is more prepper friendly than the UK, there are almost no bulk food places ( no cash and carrys) and crossbows and air rifles are totaly illegal, and bows , you need to be a member of a club to own, but firearms are a bit easyer to get legaly than the UK
i find out here we are a lot closer to the edge than most countrys, the customs office was recently on strike, it was reported ( before the strike ended) that we were only a couple of days away from not having cigarettes in shops...and last week the government alcohol shops were closed because of strikes...no booze..then again, moonshin is a lot more common here...when the alcohol shops were closed, you could easly see bums drinking moonshin in the streets.
there is no army here and there is only limited swat type police,most cops are not armed, so if things went real wrong, iceland would have real problems...
but the volunteer rescue teams, who do all the rescues on land and air (and some at sea, but thats usually the coast gaurd) are very well respected, and its very common for people to be a member of them
one thing..i dont think many foreigners intergreat to well into icelandic society, it is a very close knit place, and if you did nto grow up here, then its very very hard to join, unless you are married to a local (and then you are living through them).
i think people here take for granted that bad stuff happens in the environment, volcanoes and floods , so they care less about it....its common for this stuff to happen,so they pretend it does not matter.
Im not so sure if Iceland is more prepper friendly than the UK, there are almost no bulk food places ( no cash and carrys) and crossbows and air rifles are totaly illegal, and bows , you need to be a member of a club to own, but firearms are a bit easyer to get legaly than the UK
i find out here we are a lot closer to the edge than most countrys, the customs office was recently on strike, it was reported ( before the strike ended) that we were only a couple of days away from not having cigarettes in shops...and last week the government alcohol shops were closed because of strikes...no booze..then again, moonshin is a lot more common here...when the alcohol shops were closed, you could easly see bums drinking moonshin in the streets.
there is no army here and there is only limited swat type police,most cops are not armed, so if things went real wrong, iceland would have real problems...
but the volunteer rescue teams, who do all the rescues on land and air (and some at sea, but thats usually the coast gaurd) are very well respected, and its very common for people to be a member of them
one thing..i dont think many foreigners intergreat to well into icelandic society, it is a very close knit place, and if you did nto grow up here, then its very very hard to join, unless you are married to a local (and then you are living through them).
i think people here take for granted that bad stuff happens in the environment, volcanoes and floods , so they care less about it....its common for this stuff to happen,so they pretend it does not matter.