Alcohol is on every list. Why? Those who drink will be making stills. Those who don’t would do better stocking up rubbing alcohol.
There’s lots of uses for alcohol besides drinking and there’s tons of people who are to stupid to make a still. Good news is the latter will be the first to go because they’re too stupid to do much of anything.
The main issue with gold and silver is it’s useless in a collapsed economy and civilization yet everyone says ditch cash and buy it. When an economy/civilization collapses it takes many years to recover. Being able to survive and barter is essential.
The best thing to do is to have a plan where you can surround yourself with like minded folks you trust with survival and security backgrounds, be smart on how to obtain, keep and get necessities (food, water etc) and have some basic medical training.
A good steak is worth more than a ton of gold when you’re hungry.