Precious Metal stacking

[2busy]

I don't think I have ever had spam. But if it was offered to me, I would eat some.
I do remember eating Vienna sausages a lot when I was young. It's been many years since I had any. But I buy a can a few weeks ago to eat when I got out on the hunting weekend.

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Jalapeno is better.

 

[Shinneryfarmer]

I don't think I have ever had spam. But if it was offered to me, I would eat some.
I do remember eating Vienna sausages a lot when I was young. It's been many years since I had any. But I buy a can a few weeks ago to eat when I got out on the hunting weekend.

Anyone had this flavor? Opinions?View attachment 421560

That's a good one. I like them. I don't have to eat that stuff but being on 24 hr call Vienna Sausages, potted meat, sardines and spam are handy to grab with crackers for a quick break. I guess the reason I still eat it is everytime I open a can of that stuff it brings back memories of Dad and me. He always had that stuff when we worked on the farm, fishing or hunting trips. Fond memories!!

 

[dlbleak]

How does one trade silver or gold for ammo and food? I've always wondered.
Does one carve off a chunk of silver or gold for a loaf of bread?
How does that work?

Back when silver and gold were used for barter, they would nip a piece out of the coin. You can see coins at shows with multiple nips out of them.
On the flipside, if the economy goes belly up, a loaf of bread and a tent might cost 10k!

 

[Two Gun Warrior]

Fried up some Spam and had sandwiches all last week for lunch. Mmmmm pretty good eating. Hadn't eat any in awhile, it sounded good then I couldn't let it go to waste. Keep at least a case in the pantry right beside the vienna sausages.

I think they are both pig parts. Just pressed differently.

 

[KOPBET]

I’ve got a buddy that likes to brag about and show off his preps, and I’ve told him for years that he’s just putting a bullseye on his back if the SHTF ever does happen.

Exactly. See the previous post!

 

[Firpo]

Back when silver and gold were used for barter, they would nip a piece out of the coin. You can see coins at shows with multiple nips out of them.

Actually they were called bits. They’d cut a dollar coin into eight pieces or 8 bits. Common slang, at least for older folks is to call a quarter “two bits”.

 

[rmark]

‘How do you trade gold etc. for food etc.’
You cash it in at the gold store, use the cash for groceries and buy more gold after your next payday.

You might want to read ‘Thoughts on Urban Survival’ by Ferfal, it’s available online. He’s writes about the currency crisis in Argentina and how things changed.

Interesting is a book I read that discussed how gold does best in deflations, due to fear buying, while in inflation any real good acts as a store of value.

 

[capnkirk462]

I’m wondering where you guys with pallets of ammunition are storing it all? 10,000 rounds of 5.56, .308, 45ACP, 9MM and 22LR would be quite the pile.

Actually the smaller ammo doesn't take up that much space, A shoe box size is 500+ round of 5.56 or 7.62 x 39. A 30. cal. ammo can will hold 500 rounds of 7.62x39 depending on packaging.

 

[capnkirk462]

Hindsight being 20/20 I wish I would of sold my silver prepandemic and bought 545x39. I could be making a 100% profit+ on that ammo. I did buy, only one case though, some wolf 7.62x39 8M3 for about 220$ per 1000 just saw a case go for 575$

 

[Firpo]

I get that @capnkirk462 but by the time you add up all your shoeboxes to get 10,000 rounds that’s 20 shoeboxes for just the 5.56. Add to that 9mm, 45ACP, .308, 12 gauge and so on you’d be talking 120-150 shoeboxes in no time and that’s a LOT of shoeboxes…..would put my wife to shame.