Don't forget about your finances

[yoni]

But you also need trade goods such as alcohol, cigarettes, extra food and bullets.

[Mick Boon]

But you also need trade goods such as alcohol, cigarettes, extra food and bullets.

Trade is not always a good idea, best buy what you need rather than things to trade for it.

[Arik]

Trade is not always a good idea, best buy what you need rather than things to trade for it.

Can't predict everything. Things break, go bad, and disappear. If the SHTF is local, like Katrina, it won't matter, the world didn't end. But if it's global..... whole different story. That herd of wild animals you have running around.... you think you're the only one who thought to harvest them for meat? People aren't that stupid, sooner or later you'll get more "neighbors"!

Sometimes it's better to hand out a few things than it is to fight. You just have to judge the situation.

Besides, the biggest problems are going to be food/water and medicine. Would suck to develop a toothache or infection with no doctor to help. Here's an opportunity to have something worth trading instead of using your own supplies.

[Hmac]

Hmmm...gonna buy a loaf of bread with a gold coin? How are you going to get change? I think you're far better off with silver. Or ammunition. In the looming COVID-19 apocalypse, or any of the other imminent apocalypses, I think ammunition will be the new commodity. And it's usefulness is amplified by the fact that if you have enough of it and know how to use it, you don't have to stockpile any food or medicines yourself....

[Mick Boon]

Hmmm...gonna buy a loaf of bread with a gold coin? How are you going to get change? I think you're far better off with silve

That's what silver is for, it's golds partner.

r. Or ammunition. In the looming COVID-19 apocalypse, or any of the other imminent apocalypses, I think ammunition will be the new commodity. And it's usefulness is amplified by the fact that if you have enough of it and know how to use it, you don't have to stockpile any food or medicines yourself....

If the COVID -19 virus were to gain a hold, how are you going to steal anything without risk of becoming a victim yourself ?

Do you really believe preppers are not going to be fully prepared and able to protect themselves ?

[Hmac]

That's what silver is for, it's golds partner.



If the COVID -19 virus were to gain a hold, how are you going to steal anything without risk of becoming a victim yourself ?

Do you really believe preppers are not going to be fully prepared and able to protect themselves ?

COVID-19 isn't going to gain a hold, so it's a moot question.

[Mick Boon]

COVID-19 isn't going to gain a hold, so it's a moot question.

It's gaining a hold right now, and at an unprecedented rate.

[pinzgauer]

Hmmm...gonna buy a loaf of bread with a gold coin? How are you going to get change? I think you're far better off with silver. Or ammunition. In the looming COVID-19 apocalypse, or any of the other imminent apocalypses, I think ammunition will be the new commodity.

I know you are joking/trolling about various upcoming apocalypse scenarios, but there is truth in your recommendation that the goldbugs seem to miss.

Especially about relative units (value of gold vs that of toilet paper, gallon of gas, etc).

I view ammo as a good hedge. Will maintain its value and it also has utility if nothing happens.

I have a bunch of german 7.62x51 that I wish I had bought 5x what I did. I expect ammo to go up with inflation or higher depending on demand, so its not going 5o get cheaper.

[Mick Boon]

I know you are joking/trolling about various upcoming apocalypse scenarios, but there is truth in your recommendation that the goldbugs seem to miss.

Especially about relative units (value of gold vs that of toilet paper, gallon of gas, etc).

I view ammo as a good hedge. Will maintain its value and it also has utility if nothing happens.

I have a bunch of german 7.62x51 that I wish I had bought 5x what I did. I expect ammo to go up with inflation or higher depending on demand, so its not going 5o get cheaper.

Gold has absolutely no value in shtf situations.. I don't think any other goldbugs think it does either.

[Hmac]

I know you are joking/trolling about various upcoming apocalypse scenarios, but there is truth in your recommendation that the goldbugs seem to miss.

Especially about relative units (value of gold vs that of toilet paper, gallon of gas, etc).

I view ammo as a good hedge. Will maintain its value and it also has utility if nothing happens.

Quite right. I’m not a “prepper” and not a believer in looming apocalypses. But if we ever did enter some kind of lawlessness era, or even short-term societal hiccup, “relative value” becomes more important than absolute value. You can’t eat or shoot gold, but toilet paper, ammunition, and coffee will certainly be important components of even a collapsed society.