LOL, been there and done that.
Any place in the house is a danger, due to fire and theft.
So I buried it.
And water got in and it all turned to a lump of mold.
The bank refused to take it.
The gov took 2 years to send a check for half of it.
So after that, I buried coins, only problem is that I was not looking when Bill buried it and am convinced that I never found it all..............
Years ago, Mother Earth had an article on what to have on hand, for real emergencies, when we are reduced to barter and the dollar is worth nothing.
Good /not fine, just drinkable Brandy was the top of the list.
For trading stock.
For medicine, and that I can agree with, Bill had a lung of scar tissue, from a German bullet that went through it in WW2, a simple cold would almost kill him.
So would the medicines a doctor in Portland treated him with for 5 months, finally the doctor asked him if he would drink, as we were never into drinking and the doc knew it.
He had Bill drink a shot of Apricot brandy, just before he laid his head down, it killed the days germs and coated the throat and if Bill did this every night, he rarely got a cold.
Of course, you can use it on wounds and I would not be surprised to find that if you rubbed it on aching joints, it would help with the pain.
The other items from his list were, gold and silver, of course.
And a collection of big needles........for repairing coats, shoes, and tents.
Dental Floss works well for those tough repair jobs.
I have a couple needles that will work as daggers, they are about 6 inches long. Had them so long, that I have forgotten the name, may have been to sew up burlap bags and the bags that we dragged behind us, when picking cotton in the field.
We bought one of those fire proof/water tight safes they sell at wally world to keep our cash and change in. Don't forget change. If there is no power or tower a pay phone my be your last option and they don't take paper money.
Just imagine having to live off the grid and prepare accordingly.
There are things that my late mother used to call hyacinths for the soul.
A jar of good instant coffee can lessen the misery on a bad day, long after coffee has disappeared from the pantry.
I no longer smoke, but a tin of Prince Albert sits in my survival box with the coffee and some hard candy. There are also waterproof matches and a fire starter & tinder, along with fish hooks and line and needles and dental floss in a small metal box. The dental floss makes great thread for repairing torn clothes.
I also no longer drink, but keep a representative selection of boozes, both for barter and to smooth out really bad days. A couple of bricks of .22LR is good for barter and can keep you fed.
One item that I believe should be in every home is the “Foxfire” series of books. One can learn the basics of survival in a world without Wallyworld in those books while being entertained. It's too bad so many people don't read.
Water, warmth, good shoes and ways of staying dry. Mouse traps and topical medicines. There are so many things to think about and the election is only 8 months away.
Michael Frazier
A good way to bury things is to get large PVC pipe and the end fittings and make a secure tube. Use the plumbers glue to secure the fittings over the ends as you would for plumbing for long term burial. For short term storage of items you need to get to just thread one or both ends for the screw caps that are used for vent caps and use plumbers tape.