[little jeremiah]

I would never store alcohol for barter. If people who crave alochol know you have it, you’d have to be on guard all the time.

I’d recommend tea and coffee for barter. In Bracken’s books, coffee was prized like gold.

[Kartographer]

I wouldn’t completely rule it out. Selco the Bosnia war survivor tells that many of his best deals where made trading alcohol. In fact some of his first extra weapons and ammo where made in trades for alcohol. It will be a very valuable comodity commodity and will go far in trade.

[Stonewall Jackson]

Also in the classic “Alas, Babylon”. Randy was willing to trade almost anything in his possession for some coffee, but everyone was in the same boat.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If you live in the right area of the country you can grow coffee and most places you can grow tea.

Mate is a bush that is easy to grow, needs minimal processing and has a major caffeine kick.

[unkus]

I would never store alcohol for barter. If people who crave alochol know you have it, you’d have to be on guard all the time.

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In the first place, you don’t advertise it. Very few people should even know you are stockpiling anything.

[bgill]

Agreed. Wouldn’t want a crazy drunk around.

[noprogs]

I’m not going to store very much alcohol.

I am getting set to be able to MAKE some, though.

Strictly for medicinal and energy purposes....you know.

[djf]

I suspect that no matter what, if the SHTF you will have to be on guard all the time. That’s why one of the things he emphasized was that a single person, no matter how well prepared, was in serious trouble.

Gotta sleep sometimes. Gotta take a dump sometimes. No way around human nature.
You will need backups and folks working with you. A good supply of essentials is a given, and non-essentials can help more than anyone might think.

One of the shows that used to be on PBS was about some folks who were taken out to somewhere in the great plains where they had to live like the original settlers. What they soon came to find out was that yes, food and shelter was essential, but the premium items, the luxury items, were the things that could make a person rich.

Bars of soap. Toothpaste. Coffee.

I must have ten pounds of candy in storage. Just candy. tootsie rolls. Butterscotch. Those orange slice thingies.

It takes more than just food and shelter to make us feel human. A clean set of sheets could literally save your life!

[hinckley buzzard]

If people who crave alochol know you have it,

Why would you be dumb enough to let people know you have a stockpile? I only would have this one last bottle...

[MrB]

Never store alcohol - MAKE IT!

http://www.imakemygas.com/

At the link is a “countertop distiller”, plus more information on making alcohol from various throw-away starches.