You're presuming a scenario of where society retains enough cohesion for trading with gold and silver is still possible. It's a likely scenario, though I'm also preparing for one where mobs of retarded leftist zombies will come to ransack and steal everything they can once the cities run out of food,South Africa style. Means of defense, life skills (plumbing, electric, electronics, mechanics, sewing, cooking,etc) and manpower in numbers to do all the work and bolster the defenses of your local community retain more value during times of grave social turmoil, in my opinion. I'd be happy to know your opinions on the subject.
Unless you're facing werewolves, lead is just as precious as gold and silver, if not more, when SHTF.
You're presuming a scenario of where society retains enough cohesion for trading with gold and silver is still possible. It's a likely scenario, though I'm also preparing for one where mobs of retarded leftist zombies will come to ransack and steal everything they can once the cities run out of food,South Africa style. Means of defense, life skills (plumbing, electric, electronics, mechanics, sewing, cooking,etc) and manpower in numbers to do all the work and bolster the defenses of your local community retain more value during times of grave social turmoil, in my opinion. I'd be happy to know your opinions on the subject.