Poor Man's Barter Items

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Im sure the nurse keeps telling you to make the soap stone out of your pocket... i got a coffe can full of it on the shelf about the washer ... and everytime the wife ask me .. what is this crap ??? stop bringing it home

 

36" steal pipe ..
You will have blood in your stool tommorow if not a leaking o ring

 

agreed and you really cant beat a zippo for ten $ all day long at walmart ... next time your inline just look next to the lint brushes and bubble gum

 

C

Correct, I meant Zippo a drop on the wick of gasoline,charcoal fluid,#1 diesel a Zippo can fire up

 

Nice to have heavy lifter's at ones disposal when needed.. That is one heavy chunk of steel.

 

That's what I've got a harbor freight crane in my truck and tractor.

 

shine

 

Another good barter item is going to be any kind of container that can safely hold water.
And if you can fix one, your a bit further ahead.
Third world countries use any kind of containers they can find all the time for hauling water.

 

Another important barter item is one's skills and abilities .
Knowing how to do things is one thing ,being able to do them is another .
Age and injury can prevent one for performing, though they may well know how something is done.
Important to stay in shape.

 

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Happy International Peace Day

 

This is exactly what I am doing. Like hell can I afford a Berkey. Plus in making this I can make two of them plus some mini ones for just in case. I probably spent about 20 bucks on supplies. Not too bad. You can also use T.shirt material which you can easily get for cheap or even free. Also a great way to get barter items is freebies. You can get samples of shampoo, body wash, feminine products, sweeteners etc and I can't think of a better cost than free!

 

Been thinking about this list all week. Always used to say .22 cal would be the currency when shtf. But cheap barter items that don't take up a lot of space, I never really considered. That said, I would think rubber cement, cheap mittens or gloves, socks, bicycle tubes, superglue, and tire tread. People will need something when their boots wear out. Super glue speaks for itself, plus it closes wounds. I was also thinking about fish antibiotics. I know that subject goes both ways, but I've personally used them, and nobody wants to die because they cut their finger. Guess it really comes down to region and cause of shtf as to what would be good to barter with. Not all items are created equal. Tire plugs come to mind as well.

 

Growing food, and canning, is the best poor mans prep and barter tool.

 

I keep thinking about super glue as well. My problem is I can never get the stuf to work when I want it too. It does stickmy fingers together very well =) maybe i am buying the wrong kind.

The early super glue was great but the stuff today... no bueno... for me.

 

I pdf my list so you can download it. It doesn't have everything listed here but its a start

 

7 Bartering Rules To Write In Stone

 

Huh? So search 'how superglue works?'

 

No need to be sarcastic, I was just asking for clarification, I did not mean to offend you.