There are plenty of goldbugs on FR also. They’ll be here shortly to tell you how wrong you are. They were busy attacking me yesterday on another thread.
Well, as for myself, I am not a gold-bug, and I am certainly not here to tell you how wrong you are. I only wish to offer a slightly different perspective:
When the SHTF, what will you need?
Food? Definitely, but you can only put so much investment into food before you find yourself in a position of having to defend it.
Guns & Ammo? That will help protect any stash of food for a time, but how long? Just ask the Branch Davidians how the fortress-option worked out for them.
Real Estate? That would also help with the Food issue, but again, you have to defend it.
Now, think about something that has been considered a form of currency since the dawn of civilization; something that is so precious that you can almost hold the equivalent of an entire house in one hand; something that you truly can ‘take with you’ if you need to move to another locale on a moment’s notice.
What did I just describe?
I am not suggesting you put everything into precious metals, but I think every survivalist should have some on hand —the key element being physical possession.
They were busy attacking me yesterday on another thread.