Valuable Bartering Items
Essentials
1. Water & Water Purification Systems
2. Fresh produce (fruits, vegetables, meats, milk, eggs)
3. Long Shelf Life Foods (wheat, rice, beans, sugar, pasta)
3. Food Producing Animals (chickens, dairy cows, goats, bees, meat animals)
4. Seeds
5. Medicine
6. Firewood (heating, cooking)
7. Shelter (houses, trailers, tents)
8. Self Defense (guns, ammo, knives, body armor, sprays, tasers)
9. Traps / Fishing supplies (cage traps, foot traps, snares, lures, fishing poles)
10. Matches / fire starters
Luxuries
1. Electricity Generators
2. Rechargeable Batteries
3. Gasoline
4. Propane
5. Tools
6. Gold, Silver, Copper, Aluminium
7. Building materials
8. Boots, Gloves, & Clothing
9. Toiletries
10. Radios
11. Entertainment, laptops, mp3 players, musical instruments
12. Mechanical watches & clocks
13. Portable toilets
14. Insulated ice chests
Valuable Skills for Trade
Mechanic, Engine Repair
Welding, Blacksmithing
Firearms Repair, Ammo Reloading
Transportation, of both people and materials
Doctor, Dentist, Nurse
Agriculture, Farming Expertise
Gardening, Greenhouse, Seed Saving
Well Construction, Water Table Expertise
Engineer, Community Planning, Manufacturing, Electrical
Firearms Proficiency, Security, Self Defense Planning
Bee Keeping
Construction
Veterinarian
Wild Foods Expert
Hunting
Chemist
Sewing, Textiles
Small Appliance Repair
Electronics Repair
HAM Radio Expert
Homeschooling, Tutoring
Soap Making, Candle Making, Hygiene Products
Some Metal Conversion Rates (as of March 2012)
50 oz Silver = 1 oz Gold
132 oz Copper = 1 oz Silver (8.25 lbs copper = 1 oz silver)
4 oz Aluminium = 1 oz Copper
