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<blockquote data-quote="willnotgoquietly" data-source="post: 2081003" data-attributes="member: 9416"><p>How about a bulk pack of condoms? 1000 units of trade. My thoughts are there will be a serious need for things that are common commercial products but can't be replaced by a local craftsman. Look around at things that are consumables. We need change, ie low value things as well as high value things. My personal thought is guns and ammo will be less of a hot item then we may think. Gold and Silver could be too hard to exchange. 22Lr will be a hot item and I can't even believe it is totally wiped out at the store and on-line. For example you can buy for about 5 bucks a car tire patch kit that has the sticky tar coated cord and a tool to push the cord through the hole. Not the best patch but it does work. Now, how much would you pay/trade to get your truck back on the road? The little kit comes with 5 or 10 of the little coated strings and you can get a big refill pack for a few more bucks. Lasts forever. For 10 bucks your trade bin could net you 10x the cost.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere was posted an interview with a guy from Kosovo and in that interview he was saying how valuable the small things were like coffee. </p><p>My preps are geared toward a shutdown in the supply chain. </p><p></p><p>Low value trade items that cost very little now but get used up fast:</p><p>Condoms</p><p>Toothpaste and toothbrushes [94c each in Walmart bulk bin this week]</p><p>Coffee [doesn't store forever.]</p><p>Plain old aspirin. [Cheap but works well]</p><p>Soap [Can you make from scratch with ash and fats?]</p><p>Anti-Fungal cream [watch the bargain bin]</p><p>Salt and pepper, spices.</p><p>Sugar</p><p>Yeast, baking power. </p><p>Candles / oil lamps</p><p>Tube patching for bikes.</p><p></p><p>High value items:</p><p>Small solar panels. </p><p>Meds.. Antibiotics. [If you don't know about Fish/Bird stuff your missing out]</p><p>Med Skills</p><p>Food</p><p>cigarettes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="willnotgoquietly, post: 2081003, member: 9416"] How about a bulk pack of condoms? 1000 units of trade. My thoughts are there will be a serious need for things that are common commercial products but can't be replaced by a local craftsman. Look around at things that are consumables. We need change, ie low value things as well as high value things. My personal thought is guns and ammo will be less of a hot item then we may think. Gold and Silver could be too hard to exchange. 22Lr will be a hot item and I can't even believe it is totally wiped out at the store and on-line. For example you can buy for about 5 bucks a car tire patch kit that has the sticky tar coated cord and a tool to push the cord through the hole. Not the best patch but it does work. Now, how much would you pay/trade to get your truck back on the road? The little kit comes with 5 or 10 of the little coated strings and you can get a big refill pack for a few more bucks. Lasts forever. For 10 bucks your trade bin could net you 10x the cost. Somewhere was posted an interview with a guy from Kosovo and in that interview he was saying how valuable the small things were like coffee. My preps are geared toward a shutdown in the supply chain. Low value trade items that cost very little now but get used up fast: Condoms Toothpaste and toothbrushes [94c each in Walmart bulk bin this week] Coffee [doesn't store forever.] Plain old aspirin. [Cheap but works well] Soap [Can you make from scratch with ash and fats?] Anti-Fungal cream [watch the bargain bin] Salt and pepper, spices. Sugar Yeast, baking power. Candles / oil lamps Tube patching for bikes. High value items: Small solar panels. Meds.. Antibiotics. [If you don't know about Fish/Bird stuff your missing out] Med Skills Food cigarettes [/QUOTE]
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