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1st year Fermenting fruits, veg + herbs.
My freezer & fridge are packed to capacity.
I've saved/frozen veg scraps for Broth.
I chose fermenting for gut health.
Filtered well water.
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1st aid kit:
DMSO
Tinctures I made & bought locally
Quality Essential Oils
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Silver bars vs banks/$

I think prepping is a way to be prepared for unexpected events. Seems like to me many people aren't prepared at all.

I personally take this serious to protect my family.

2 large freezers and fridge full of harvest fruits and veggie
caned broth and dried fruit and veggies plus all the other canned items
a cistern full of well water as well as 6  6 gallon water stored
a large range of herbs for healing and medicate
also have things for sterilizing and cleaning
whole house water filters
tons of essential oils for colds and such
a generator and gas and propane
as well as solar
a bug out location with water and fruit trees and a garden
about 3 different types of money or exchange items
a huge collection of seeds to grow pretty much anything
tools for everything to be able to fit anything at the house.
2 trailers so we can pack and leave if need be.
books on wild edibles and pictures

I like this idea:

Cj said, "about 3 different types of money or exchange items

Dollars, coins, and what other form is good?

What is the advantage of?:

Jennifer said, "Silver bars

I have heard that gold has an advantage so which is better gold or silver?

I firmly believe that having coins and lots of small-denomination money is good. Having lots of cash could go either way though credit cards might work very short-term.

I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on these subjects:

Preparing with gold, silver bars, different kinds of money and items to exchange or barter.

Silver, gold and cash
I also do have trade items such as
Seeds, jewelry, batteries, tools, water and food
also knowledge.( if you know how to do something that is a trade too.)

You never know money isn't going to be worth as much as stuff people need to live.
If they can't get it at the stores then what?

I also have planted many fruit trees so I have a year round food source.

you can trade anything if you have chickens to can trade eggs with neighbors.
Think olden days when everyone traded for things people need.
I find if you figure out what people are going to need you will make out better then even having money..

Anne Miller wrote:I like this idea:  I firmly believe that having coins and lots of small-denomination money is good.

IF the SHTF really big time we will be in a barter society for a long time.
But, and HARD currency will work in such a system, even down to pennies!

And, of course any type of food, in particular any that is sweet, like jams, jellies, etc. will work well in such a system.

I get the use of currency... but I don't personally understand the gold or silver bar thing in a total breakdown of society situation.  It mostly makes sense to me if you are expecting a temporary breakdown of the financial market, but think things will get back to normal afterwards and thus are trying to preserve (or make mobile) your monetary investments.

In the even of a total breakdown, I certainly am not trading my food, tools, animals, etc. for a lump of cosmetic metal.  

For most homesteader types, I think labor is the main shortage and something people who are lacking valuable stuff could barter with.  But there is a steep learning curve in a society like ours, where most people are so far removed from using their hands effectively. I've met people who I would feed or pay in exchange for not trying to help me. (Recalling, with a smile, a certain Thanksgiving where a bunch of the chopped veggies were thrown away because someone thought they were compost.)  Everyone has their gifts, but not all gifts apply in all situations...

Other than that, salt and sugar would be true gold to most folks. I don't eat sugar, but I know from going off sugar years ago that many people would be in a mental/emotional breakdown state if forced to go off it suddenly.  

I see examples of this online when you see homesteader types doing these "Eat only what I grew/raised/forage" challenges.  The sugar withdrawals people go through - wow!  Takes me back...  It's a fantastic thing to no longer be addicted to sugar- so freeing - so I guess I'd add that to the "be prepared" list.    All food tastes sweeter, and you are satisfied with a few bites of fruit if you have any at all.  My husband has had a blackberry, a raspberry, and a small piece of watermelon this year, and that was a LOT of sugar for him now.

Living in LA  California with hubby and sons who think all my prepping is foolish.  Doing my best.  Always listening and learning.