I think I read somewhere that if one takes the route of taking deliver of PM, that we value of metal decrease quite a bit due to it losing its purity certification, or something like that. This may just be a ploy to keep people from holding pm.

Yes - ploy to keep you from owning anything "valuable". I've never heard that before about taking delivery, but I could see "them" saying that because taking your real money (PMs) out of their system devalues their business. PMs should always have a purity and weight marks, whether it's from an individual, private, or government mint. Some private mints come with assay cards to help verify authenticity or Sunshine Mint's "hologram" verification, or other security features built into the coin/round. Bottom line is that I wouldn't worry about "losing" anything for taking delivery of your assets.

I agree that unless you hold it, it's not really yours. It seems to me that holding many small value pieces, like a bunch of 1/10 oz pieces would be better than holding a few big pieces i.e 1 oz. from a barter standpoint. But in a certain situation, since one cannot eat pm, things like medicine, whiskey, bullets, fuel, would be better for barter.

Fully agree. The downside with purchasing smaller than 1oz with either silver or gold, is that your premium cost is much higher which means you pay more fiat to get 1oz equivalent of metal. But, I like to diversify with varying amounts of metal weights (.10, .25, .50, 1, 5, 10, 20, etc) for "barter". But Q told us, that while things will get bad....the world isn't going to go full Mad Max.

We should be prepped with all of the things you listed, but many forgo PMs, due to intense propaganda against PMs, and the dumb reasoning "you can't eat it". Nevermind the fact that we've used PMs all throughout history until 1964 when we took the last silver out of our coinage (and it was actually worth something).

Land will always be a good investment, simply because "they aren't making any more of it" - even if property taxes are just another form of government theft. Fiat is becoming worthless day by day, so you're better off either spending on necessities, buying land, prep gear, or PMs. Keep a few months expenses in cash/bank for emergencies, but get rid of the fiat. Sitting in a bank account is no bueno - not to mention the bank runs once the economy fully collapses Great Depression style.

Sounds like you're well on your way for being fully prepared for what's to come. I like the idea of a fence just to be more private, but your reasons are more practical.