Prepping for SHTF scenarios

[account_inactive]

Do you honestly think he will start a nuclear war?

I think it quite likely. He has called for an increase in nuclear weapons and is on record asking why america doesn't use them more often.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/03/trump-ask...ports.html

That's him flexing his muscles, so to speak.

He won't use them.

[Tiberius]

I like how you think people will use precious metals in an apocalyptic future. They won't. There will be a return to bartering. Gold will be worthless to you and anyone else.

[Crossless2.0]

I regularly consult How to Cook the Unprepared.

It's good to have a plan.

[brewer]

I like how you think people will use precious metals in an apocalyptic future. They won't. There will be a return to bartering. Gold will be worthless to you and anyone else.

bold mine

Will lead be considered a precious metal? Bang, Bang.

[Tiberius]

Sure, but he used the phrase "precious metals" which in today's context means gold, silver, and platinum mainly.

If he meant lead he should have said lead.

[Crossless2.0]

I like how you think people will use precious metals in an apocalyptic future. They won't. There will be a return to bartering. Gold will be worthless to you and anyone else.

I agree, with the proviso that gold would be worthless to anyone in an apocalyptic future so long as everyone had a sane, rational perspective in such a future. But I wouldn't really expect that of everyone. Value of anything beyond essentials is bound up in perception. If enough people believe that precious metals remain valuable in such a world, then they'll behave accordingly, and the useless metal will retain some value for trade or for power over others. It wouldn't be rational; straight bartering would.  But it might happen, nonetheless.

That said, most of the people I know who stock up on gold and silver don't do so in the expectation of a truly apocalyptic scenario. They do so in the expectation that fiat currency will someday crash and become valueless. In that case, gold or silver would be valuable and useful -- especially for those lacking skills or commodities that could be bartered.

[Iroscato]

Sure, but he used the phrase "precious metals" which in today's context means gold, silver, and platinum mainly.

If he meant lead he should have said lead.

A solid gold ornament would make a handy mêlée weapon in a pinch, to be fair

[LastPoet]

No taking gold to a battle. Cold steel is better.

[Aoi Magi]

An underground bunker? You are underestimating the mole people...

It would be much better to flee to mars with the power of emoji-analysis

[KUSA]

I have plenty of guns, ammo, and BBQ sauce.