Barterability

[Caribou]

I would not want to trade guns or ammo to someone I thought hinkey. I wouldn't normally want to trade guns and ammo to anyone. If it came down to the point where I needed food, the the guns would go into the barter offerings.

Were the government going door to door looking for guns then yes, I'd trade them off. In Canada today there are foreign troops dresses as Canadian police. Trading to arm people that are fighting foreign invaders would be a reasonable option. No, I wouldn't say that I'd never barter guns or ammo.

 

[Just Cliff]

It may be OK to share excess guns and ammo with family and friends but for open barter it's a no sale!
Those weapons can be used to take everything you have. It is never a good idea to arm your enemies.

Is there such a thing as excess guns and ammo? I have never heard of such a thing.

 

[The Lazy L]

... They would make great traps for squirrels if you need to catch them for food ...

Lean a nice sized tree limb against a tree at a 45 degree angle. Squirrels love running up limbs. Along the limb put several snares. Squirrel will hang itself trying to get unsnared.

 

[Just Cliff]

Lean a nice sized tree limb against a tree at a 45 degree angle. Squirrels love running up limbs. Along the limb put several snares. Squirrel will hang itself trying to get unsnared.

I use rat traps here in the South East. Squirrels are not as Up in Indiana when I was young. Just bought some polyurethane yesterday to give some new ones a protective coat.

 

[Katie Müller]

Vices, like cigarettes and candy, esp. M&Ms.

Chocolate is important so even more shelf-stable chocolate like cocoa powder or chocolate pudding mix (can be used as a substitute in baking).

Mouse traps are a good idea, by the way.

 

[UrbanHunter]

Vices, like cigarettes and candy, esp. M&Ms.

Chocolate is important so even more shelf-stable chocolate like cocoa powder or chocolate pudding mix (can be used as a substitute in baking).

Mouse traps are a good idea, by the way.

I love your post about chocolate as a bartering item. If this had been a real SHTF event my wife would have gotten nervous and eaten every thing that even resembles chocolate... No chocolate would not last long enough around to make it to round 1 bartering.

Now, booze, that has a shelf life and would be good for barter, unless I get real nervous.... I like the mouse traps and snares approaches.

 

[Katie Müller]

I love your post about chocolate as a bartering item. If this had been a real SHTF event my wife would have gotten nervous and eaten every thing that even resembles chocolate... No chocolate would not last long enough around to make it to round 1 bartering.

Now, booze, that has a shelf life and would be good for barter, unless I get real nervous.... I like the mouse traps and snares approaches.

LOL, but your post confirms that it would be a high demand item among anxiety-ridden civilians.

My dad always though chocolate coins would be a great barter item. I think he figured it was probably worth more than the USD as far as currency equivalent goes. Ha ha ha.

 

[Tirediron]

Bolts, nails, screws, wire, files all manner of every thing , not that long ago pioneers would burn down there Shack to recover the nails, Decent sewing thread. Skip a meal out, and use the savings for something substantial. and as I have said for years, learn skills. watch 3rd world methods of doing things.

 

[Just Cliff]

Tobacco
Hear in NC it is everywhere. They lose more along the road hauling it to the drying barns than I smoke in a year. I have a good friend that grew up here and grew tobacco. (Im from Northern Ohio and Indiana)
I could grow tobacco and process it for pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco. (I have lots of pipes.). I also thought about my relatives in Northern Indiana. It would be nothing for me to haul 100-200lbs up to them. It would be very valuable for them. And that much tobacco goes a LONG way. They could get some cheap China pipes off of Amazon to sell too.
My friend is coming over tomorrow so we will talk about it.

 

[Neb]

Tobacco
Hear in NC it is everywhere. They lose more along the road hauling it to the drying barns than I smoke in a year. I have a good friend that grew up here and grew tobacco. (Im from Northern Ohio and Indiana)
I could grow tobacco and process it for pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco. (I have lots of pipes.). I also thought about my relatives in Northern Indiana. It would be nothing for me to haul 100-200lbs up to them. It would be very valuable for them. And that much tobacco goes a LONG way. They could get some cheap China pipes off of Amazon to sell too.
My friend is coming over tomorrow so we will talk about it.

I have grown tobacco but never got around to charing it which I understand takes 2 years?

I do have a few varieties of tobacco seeds in the freezer just in case.

Ben

 

[Neb]

I love your post about chocolate as a bartering item. If this had been a real SHTF event my wife would have gotten nervous and eaten every thing that even resembles chocolate... No chocolate would not last long enough around to make it to round 1 bartering.

Now, booze, that has a shelf life and would be good for barter, unless I get real nervous.... I like the mouse traps and snares approaches.

The Princess has at least one 5 gal bucket if chocolate chips. I know it is a baking day when there are multiple 5 gal buckets in the kitchen.

Ben

 

[Katie Müller]

The Princess has at least one 5 gal bucket if chocolate chips. I know it is a baking day when there are multiple 5 gal buckets in the kitchen.

Ben

Okay so that made me a little jealous. Ha ha ha.

Anyone know how long chocolate chips would last in a 5 gal. bucket with mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. Asking for a friend <.<

 

[Just Cliff]

I have grown tobacco but never got around to charing it which I understand takes 2 years?

I do have a few varieties of tobacco seeds in the freezer just in case.

Ben

Charing? Never heard of that. It is cured in bulk tobacco barns here. You may be talking about burly tobacco that is hung by the stalk and dried.

 

[LadyLocust]

Okay so that made me a little jealous. Ha ha ha.

Anyone know how long chocolate chips would last in a 5 gal. bucket with mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. Asking for a friend <.<

Sorry, I don't know in years, but a very long time - there is very little choc. in them & sugar and chemicals keep a long time.

 

[Katie Müller]

Sorry, I don't know in years, but a very long time - there is very little choc. in them & sugar and chemicals keep a long time.

Shoot. You're making me rethink how to spend my next paycheck.

 

[LadyLocust]

Shoot. You're making me rethink how to spend my next paycheck.

Unsweetened in the freezer lasts a really long time (at least 2-3 years.)

 

[Katie Müller]

Unsweetened in the freezer lasts a really long time (at least 2-3 years.)

Hmm. At least 2-3 years? *tap tap* I'm pondering whether I should buy a bulk load of them now. My mom's been wanting chocolate chips for her baking supplies. Looks like the darker the chocolate the longer it lasts. I think I might. . .I think I might just get some.

My mom like chocolate wafers for making her own chocolate too, but those are pricier v.v

 

[Neb]

Charing? Never heard of that. It is cured in bulk tobacco barns here. You may be talking about burly tobacco that is hung by the stalk and dried.

Thank you for reading what I meant and not what I wrote!

Yes

Curing

Ben

 

[Neb]

Sorry, I don't know in years, but a very long time - there is very little choc. in them & sugar and chemicals keep a long time.

Just asked.

The Princess is not sure but at least ten years.

Ben

 

[Terri9630]

Is there such a thing as excess guns and ammo? I have never heard of such a thing.

Only if your drowning or on fire.

 

[Morgan101]

Is there such a thing as excess guns and ammo? I have never heard of such a thing.

Remember you can never be too rich, too thin, or have to much ammunition.

I would concur with what others have said. I would not even consider bartering guns or ammunition. You don't know where they will end up, and they could be used against you.

 

[Amish Heart]

I store alot of different types of chocolate and chocolate chips. Put the chips in a mason jar and use a vacuum sealer. We have a "baking shelf" that the granddaughters use alot. Sprinkles and chocolate chips are important.

 

[viking]

Socks, underwear, shoes and boots as well as booze.

 

[Just Cliff]

Remember you can never be too rich, too thin, or have to much ammunition.

I would concur with what others have said. I would not even consider bartering guns or ammunition. You don't know where they will end up, and they could be used against you.

Funny story....Ok not really.
Many years ago when things weren't so tight when it came to guns. I sold my Desert Eagle .50 to a guy from the Mid East. He was a store keeper across the street from the PD. We saw and did business with him all the time.
Well...I guess he had an angry streak. After he killed his wife by cutting her throat and setting the house on fire, I pulled one of the SBI agents aside and discreetly told him that the Desert Eagle they found would be coming back to me and to not make a public announcement of it.
He did ask if I wanted it back and I thought about it pretty hard but in the end I saw nothing but trouble coming from it so told them to keep it.

 

[Morgan101]

He did ask if I wanted it back and I thought about it pretty hard but in the end I saw nothing but trouble coming from it so told them to keep it.

Probably a wise choice. If the guy was that deranged God knows what he might have done with the gun while he had it.

 

[Katie Müller]

Was coffee mentioned yet?

Or anything caffeinated.

 

[Katie Müller]

Just asked.

The Princess is not sure but at least ten years.

Ben

Alright, you convinced me. I'm going to math out my finances and see how many chocolate chips I can get. Lol.

 

[Just Cliff]

Probably a wise choice. If the guy was that deranged God knows what he might have done with the gun while he had it.

Well.....We do know that he didn't use it to kill his wife.

 

[joel]

Vices, like cigarettes and candy, esp. M&Ms.
Chocolate is important so even more shelf-stable chocolate like cocoa powder or chocolate pudding mix (can be used as a substitute in baking).
Mouse traps are a good idea, by the way.

Cocoa & powdered sugar, powdered milk or maybe a cow/goat for milk, would be a treat.
Then tooth brush & floss to keep the kids teeth clean, you could mop up.
Diatomaceous earth to treat for mites, fleas & ticks & chicken can clean up, also.

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

Just asked.

The Princess is not sure but at least ten years.

Ben

I am not sure either, but 14 years and counting.