Posted on 11/03/2011 9:06:40 PM PDT by Kartographer
If you’re fully stocked and prepared to survive anything, you may want to take that next step and start stockpiling popular bartering items.
The exact items you choose to start stockpiling will depend on the situation your planning for, but in general the following items will all probably be in high demand after a total collapse:
Water Purification Most people don’t realize how hard finding clean drinkable water will become in a post-collapse situation. When the water treatment plants stop running, people are going to be scrambling to find a way to purify their drinking water. Iodine tablets, bleach, water filters, canteens and even cooking pots will all be needed and in very high demand.
Ammo
1 out of every 3 Americans own a gun, but how many of these gun owners actually stockpile an adequate amount of ammunition?
In a SHTF situation Ammo is going to be a highly sought after item and will quickly become a very popular barter item. I recommend stocking up on calibers that you actually use followed by the most common calibers (.22, .223, 9mm, .45, 30-06, 12ga, & .308)
Guns & Accessories
If the SHTF those 2 out 3 Americans who don’t own guns are going to be wishing they did. From people looking for parts to repair broken guns to those who are currently anti-gun, I can almost guarantee that guns will become one of the most wanted items after a collapse. Even pellet guns might be a good items to stock up on. They’re cheap, easy to find and would be easier to part with.
Alcohol
Let’s not beat around the bush here, in an apocalyptic SHTF scenario there’s going to be a huge number of people who will want to drink their sorrows away. Hard liquor is going to be the best option because of it’s shelf life.
Medications
Almost half of all Americans are currently taking at least one prescription medication. In a post-apocalyptic world prescription medications will be another highly sought after item. From people who need to treat life threatening illnesses with antibiotics to those that will just want to forget everything that’s happening, medications will be worth their weight in gold.
Food
Check out our list of some of the most important foods to stockpile. These will all be in high demand and are all a good idea to start stocking up on.
butane-propane will be big as we recently found out from that Bosnian survivalist thread.
I tried doing a search, but all I came up with for 'mate' was dating sites...
Can you tell more about it? :)
Well if a boy likes a girl he will call her up and....
Maybe someone should start a movement for that. You know, like all those liberaltarians going to New Hampshire with the Free State Project..... you could launch the Survivor State Project or whatever you want to call it.
A ton of dollar store bars of soap would probably be tradable. lol.
You don't won't to have mate'. As if the zombies aren't going to be bad enough, if you have mate' you're going to have to beat off the Argentinians too!
I think it’s pronounced “mah-TAY”...it’s big in South America.
I can’t help but think of Eli trading those KFC hand wipes in the Movie ‘The Book of Eli’
Good point.
It is actually the Yerba Mate, a large shrub and relative of the holly from South America. The drink is made by steeping dried leaves and small branches in hot water (don’t use boiling water, as this gives it a bitter flavor) and tastes similar to some green teas.
Call it The Surviving Community Project
Designing a defensible layout could be a part of it, and looking for very very rural land to set it on too. If each member (must have diverse but useful skills/knowledge) ponied up a “deposit” to seek out the right land it could get off the ground.
Ive got 2 of my neighbors on the road to preparedness.
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At least YOU (shouldn’t) won’t have to worry about them, seeing as how you schooled them etc.
Best to get yourself in the ‘middle’ of several ‘prepared’ people, that way ‘they’ get to you last..
Somewhat like the two pals are hiking in the woods and a bear happens upon them. One guy kneels down and relaces his sneakers and his buddy says “Come on, lets go- you aren’t going to outrun that bear anyway”.
“Pal, it isn’t the bear I am trying to keep ahead of”.
I’m sold on the soap thing, already got 40 or 50 bars in stock.
Local store has the generic Claritin tabs on sale, ten tabs per box for 8.99, buy one, get one free. I got one and tomorrow will go back and get anther one or two. I personally have no allergies, but my wife swore by the Claritins, and they literally could become priceless if none were available out there.
Plus in general, it’s good to have some strong antihistamines around and in with my med supply stuff.
Anti-Diarrhea caplets, between changes in diet, poor water quality and disease this can be lifesafers!!
It is the dried leaf of a holly tree. It takes a couple of years to grow but it can take temperatures of 8 degrees for a short period so it is easy to grow most places in the US.
I like it, some people don't, but it will kick the caffeine blues quick.
Bump for tomorrow. And Kartographer, can you add me to your ping list? THX
sounds like a good idea.
holly tree?
with the red berries?
Like the thing growing in the front yard here??
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That is a really good deal on the Claritin tabs! What store is it?
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