I could never understand this gold thing. No amount of gold will buy you food when our economy tanks. The only way to survive in that environment is to grow/kill your own food and barter.
But in Zimbabwe they have taken up trading food for gold - and they are in a crash situation worse than anything. Because the currency is worthless, youths pan and dive for gold in the rivers, getting little specs and nuggets, each worth a lot when exchanged for loaves of bread.
No amount of gold will buy you food when our economy tanks.