From the Hero Makers Collective
Kit picked by trainers, for trainers 🧰
Everything here has been recommended by Hero Makers in our WhatsApp Collective, tried and tested in schools, offices, stables, farms and theatres. Use it to fill the gaps around your core kit.
⭐ Start with your Hub shop
Manikins, AED trainers, blankets and course consumables, with your 15% trainer discount when you’re logged in. Just setting up? The Starter Kit has everything in one go, and you can spread the cost with Klarna.
🧳 Carrying your kit
Getting from the car to the training room in one trip.
Big wheeled holdall
Ours takes three adult manikins and most of the other bits around them.
See it on Amazon →Jumbo zip-up storage bags
Light, cheap and they hold loads. Great for blankets, pads and dressings.
See it on Amazon →Garden kneeling pads
Cheap, light and wipe-clean. Your delegates’ knees will thank you.
See it on Amazon →“Pop the manikins in pillow slips instead of their bags. They stay clean and you can fit three kneeling pads in too.”Tip from the SkillBase team
📽️ Projectors & screens
Get your slides seen, whatever the room.
Epson projector
The brand trainers mention most. Bright enough for well-lit rooms, where cheap minis struggle.
See it on Amazon →Portable USB-C screen
Perfect for small groups, industrial sites and BHS courses.
See it on Amazon →“I use an Epson. Fairly expensive but worth it. I started with a cheap small one, but it wasn’t good in well-lit rooms.”Hero Maker, Independent Business group
💡 Short on space? Ultra-short-throw projectors (like the Epson EB-580) sit right by the screen, so you never walk through the beam. They’re often great value second-hand.
📺 The TV route
No projector? Plenty of trainers just bring a TV. 28" upwards works for a group.
5m HDMI lead
Long enough to reach from your laptop to wherever the screen ends up.
See it on Amazon →🔊 Sound
Test with a short YouTube clip as you set up.
Plug-in speakers
If the room swallows your laptop sound, a cheap set does the job.
See it on Amazon →✨ Extras for your sessions
Little things that make a big impression.
Full-size “body”
Great for recovery position and casualty checks. Keep your Prestans for CPR practice.
See it on Amazon →SkillBase training blanket
Thick, durable and on brand, with your trainer discount.
See it in our shop →🎁 Free from the manufacturers
Just ask!
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