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04/20/2018 / By Edsel Cook

MUST-HAVE items to use for trade during an economic collapse

When SHTF and the economy comes crashing down, money will become useless while mundane items will transform into invaluable commodities. Preppers should set up a separate stockpile of such goods and reserve it for bartering and trade during post-collapse events, according to an article on The Prepping Guide. If you’re a prepper, you already harbor an excess […]

02/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The barter and trade economic system of a SHTF economy; interview of a survivor who made it through

When SHTF, barter will become the primary system of exchange. So, The Prepping Guide interviewed Selco, a Bosnian who survived a blockade of his city, regarding barter and trade during the Balkans War. According to Selco, money and precious metals are useless during SHTF conditions. Items with immediate uses are much better. Cigarettes were the preferred currency […]

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