Barter Items

ice4safety.com ^ | 12/22/11 | ice4safety

[Kartographer]

Obviously if you are reading this article you already have a modicum of common sense about the impending changes to our capitalist system or the prophesy about the collapse thereof. Some people who have been out of work and have given up on ever finding another job are no longer counted in the unemployment figures since the change in how they are counted so politicians can justify their piss poor job performance…..the rate currently in reality is something akin to 20% not below 10% as touted. Almost 50 million persons receive food stamps and on the rise. Less than 50% of citizens actually pay taxes.

This list was provided by a commenter on GBTV There has been considerably accurate information on the course of events over the past few years submitted by Beck.

Most everyone of these items can be used as barter when the dollar eventually collapses and is worthless. There are some pretty powerful people and organizations working quite diligently to make sure that the devaluation happens while they appear at the same time to be propping the currency (and the country) up. Anyways, be sure to have appropriate numbers of containers that can hold smaller quantities of some of these items – for instance – coffee or liquor. Suggest you make that instant coffee – easier to prepare without electricity.

Store these items in plastic sealed containers if you got enough room or increase the amounts on hand for yourself and mark up the items with your own code to determine which items are for barter…..this could be too simple, but how about “B”. KISS.

We will add more as we see fit……

[Kartographer]

1.Coffee 2.Sugar 3.Salt 4.Pepper 5.Hard candy 6.Paperback Bibles 7.Kitchen Matches 8.Needles and sewing items 9.Nylon cord 10.Duct tape 11.Cigarettes 12.Pencils, paper, note pads 13.Toilet paper 14.Tooth paste 15.Soap 16.Rubbing alcohol 17.Peroxide 18.Aspirin 19.Baking soda 20.tooth brushes 21.Reading glasses 22.Liquor 23.Socks 24.Tarps 25.Tools for gardening 26.Condoms 27.Wooden matches 28.Skills 29.Hand Tools 30.Boyscout Manual 31.22.LR ammunition 32.12-gauge shot shells 33.Water Filters 34.Firewood 35.Coleman Fuel 36.Knives 37.Manual Can Openers 38.Vegetable Oil (for cooking) 39.Lighter Fluid 40.Charcoal 41.Diapers 42.Washboard 43.Vitamins 44.Tampons 45.Thermal Underwear 46.Aluminum Foil 47.Garbage Bags 48.Paper Towels 49.Garden Seeds (Non-Hybrid) 50.Clothes Pins 51.Fishing Line 52.Fish Hooks 53.First Aid Kits 54.Batteries 55.Spices 56.Solar Calculators 57.Belts 58.Flashlights 59.Lightsticks 60.Garbage Cans 61.Dental Floss 63. Clothesline 64.Mosquito Repellent 65.Duct Tape 66.Rope 67.Candles 68.Sewing Supplies 69.Non Scented Bleach 70.Canning Jars and Lids 71.Knives 72.Sharpening Stones 73.Bicycle Tire Tubes 74.Bicycle Chains 75.Air Pump (don’t trade the pump trade the air) 78.Board Games 79.Playing Cards 80.Mousetraps 81.Baby Wipes 82.Razors 83.Tang 84.Gloves 85.Underwear 86.Glue 89.Broad Brim Hats 90.Files 91.Pad-Locks 92.Laundry Detergent 93.Kerosene 94.Tea 95.Axes 96.Slingshots 97.Binoculars 98.Disposable Lighters 99.Magnesium fire starters 100.Plastic sheeting 101.Over The Counter Medications 102. Sunscreen 103. Sunglasses

[Kartographer]

Prepper’s Ping!

[smokingfrog]

Booze. The hard stuff.

[DBrow]

Agricultural antibiotics. You can get five ounce bags of terramycin and others, intended for bees and pigs, but work just fine on people with infections.

And one of those little pocket scales, or a reloading balance.

Major meltdown means no FDA.

[smokingfrog]

How long does Coleman fuel last?

[musicman]

BFLR

[DBrow]

“Booze. The hard stuff.”

Distillation gear.

A ton of sulfur, any grade.

Look for “Blackpowder and Alcohol” by Leslie Fish, she got it when she wrote the song.

[ExtremeUnction]

I think liquor will be more valuable than gold.

[DBrow]

“I think liquor will be more valuable than gold.”

Well, you can make liquor. It will take lead to keep gold.

[DBrow]

Bullet molds, in various calibers, accept tire weights and food as input, output cast lead bullets.

[knews_hound]

I’m a home brewer.

I’m going to get rich !

/sarcasm

Cheers,

Knewshound

[mnehring]

Obviously if you are reading this article you already have a modicum of common sense..

Obviously they overestimate the average internet reader (sorry, I couldn't resist, frankly it is a pretty good list..)

[mnehring]

A great source of penicillin is actually aquarium supply stores. I can’t remember the exact name, but it is pretty close to clinical doses and safe.

[JRandomFreeper]

Mountain men over 50 won't need 14, 20, 26, 41, 44, 61 or 81.

And what was 62? It seems to be missing. Are we out already?

/johnny

[Styria]

What are the contraindications to terramycin?

[mnehring]

ping if you haven’t been pinged yet

[JRandomFreeper]

Booze. The hard stuff.

While frowned upon without paying the $11/gallon tax... the skillsets and materials are not that complicated.

/johnny

[Kartographer]

I checked the list (I even checked it twice!) the author seem to have skipped #62.

[JRandomFreeper]

So we are out....

I just figured it out. WE'RE OUT OF CHOCOLATE!!! OMG!!!

/johnny

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

How long do they last, remain usable?