Ä [20] Survnet: SURVIVAL_ORIENTED TOPICS (9:2500/0) ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ SURVIVAL_ORIENTED Ä Msg : 92 of 92 - 90 Uns Loc From : John Mudge 9:2500/0 Thu 08 Sep 94 12:46 To : Larry Gowdy Subj : Woodstock Revisited ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Hello Larry! Tuesday September 06 1994, Larry Gowdy writes to Dave Paxton: LG> Has anyone come to any conclusion what the best barter items LG> would be? I'm feeling like junk silver coins and .22 ammo would be LG> among the best trade items. Boxes of ammo have a specific value like LG> silver, and can be easily purchased and stored. Your recent posts indicate you are a bit fed up with women lately...but...as Karen Brown has pointed out in the past...makeup is a very good barter item as it increases morale in tough times. Avon will sell bags of assorted samples. Anything having to do with food preservation and storage will become important. Such things as mason jars, canning pots, spare rings and lids for mason jars, paraffin, canning instruction booklets, solar dehydrators in your area...nitrogen packed vegetable seeds...fishing and hunting supplies...maybe even a good stock of cheap single-shot .22 rifles to throw in with ammunition. Victor traps, vitamins, non-prescription drugs, herbs and spices, sugar, salt, coffee. Tents, sleeping bags, camping stoves, fuel, etc are always in short supply during natural disasters...water filters are equally important... Small radios..."walk-man" style are available for under $20 at Radio Shack. You can also get stereo speakers that plug into them. I carry one (AM-FM) in the mountains for news and weather reports....so don't forget batteries...nicad batteries and solar chargers might be a real hot item...vhf-fm walkie-talkies are available cheaply...there are about three frequencies authorised and the range is limited, but they are very small. Mini-mag flashlights work quite well and the AAA and AA 2-cell units fit in your pocket easily. For fire starting, stock up on butane lighters. I prefer the BIC variety because you can buy them individually sealed in cellophane wrappers. Cigarettes and rolling papers/tobacco make good trading items. You may want to look for tobacco seeds...Alcohol, including beer and wine making supplies can be good trading stock. The small airline bottles are easy to keep...as are half-pints if they are still sold in your area. Everclear is a good solvent and can be used as a base for making liquers. It is also a good disinfectant and fuel... John Mudge --- * Origin: -->point MUDGE bbs * V.32b * Shelton, WA USA<-- (9:2500/0) Ä [20] Survnet: SURVIVAL_ORIENTED TOPICS (9:2500/0) ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ SURVIVAL_ORIENTED Ä Msg : 93 of 93 Uns Loc From : John Mudge 9:2500/0 Thu 08 Sep 94 13:18 To : Larry Gowdy Subj : Barter ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Hello Larry! Once again, I forgot one essential barter item....maps... John Mudge --- * Origin: -->point MUDGE bbs * V.32b * Shelton, WA USA<-- (9:2500/0)