15 skills that will make you priceless in a post shtf barter world
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15 Skills That Will Make You Priceless In A Post SHTF Barter World
Thursday, Noe!"er 1#, $%15 1&'&(
)Be*ore It+s Nes-
The conce.t o* .riate "arter and alternatie econo!ies has "een so *ar
re!oed *ro! our daily e/istence here in A!erica that the ery idea o*
.artici.atin0 in co!!erce ithout the use o* dollars see!s al!ost outlandish
to !any .eo.le Peo.le so!eti!es *or0et that the s!allest and !ost
conenient stora0e s.ace is in their on heads I* you 2nd yoursel* in the
!idst o* a disaster and you need to either "uild or 2/ so!ethin0, hain0 thenecessary knoled0e and skills in your !ind instead o* in a "ook ill hu0ely
"ene2t your a"ility to surie
15 Skills That Will Make You Priceless In A Post SHTF Barter World
There3s no ay o* tellin0 4uite ho dierent li*e a*ter a !a6or disaster or
serious colla.se o* society could "e, "ut hu!ans are re!arka"ly resilient, so
li*e ould certainly 0o on
7ne thin0 is certain, thou0h' in the a*ter!ath o* a ides.read disaster or the
colla.se o* ciil society as e kno it, you3ll ant to hae use*ul skills and
ite!s that you can "arter or trade ith 7nce society colla.ses, "arterin0 ill
"eco!e a "usiness, a "lack !arket "usiness i* you ill, likely run "y cri!inal
ele!ents Indiiduals ill hae ite!s they can "arter ith, "ut in !ost cases,
a .erson ould not "e a"le to aord to .art ith the ite!s they do hae
Anyone not .re.ared ill hae nothin0 to "arter ith, so looters ill "e actie
as ell as des.erate
8ooters and other cri!inals ill steal so they can then use the stolen ite!s,
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or 6ust to "arter ith *or other 0oods 9eal tradin0 ill "e "ased 7n :lon0
ter!3 ite!s Seeds, not *ood Arros, not a!!o Tools, not 2lters See, once
the :short duration e/.enda"les3 are consu!ed, you on3t "e re;su..lyin0,
you3ll "e!akin0 your on or doin0 ithout Fro! turnin0 your on arro
sha*ts, to cuttin0 arroheads *ro! old license .lates< *ro! "uildin0 2ltration
eirs to 2lter ater, to needin0 co..er tu"in0 to !ake :ood;2red;ater;heaters3 =noled0e and dura"le su..lies )a/es, ha!!ers, s.oke shaes,
sa "lades, etc- ill "e the real !oney
Related: 16 THINGS YOULL REGRET NOT HAVING STOCKPILED
ENOUGH WHEN SHTF
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stock.iled;enou0h;hen;sht*>
He ho has stocked doens o* sa "lades ill "e kin0 He ho sits on a case
o* toilet .a.er ill "e sad he didn3t learn ho to re.lace it ith hat they
used $%% years a0o, instead )FYI, toilet .a.er is only a"out a 1%%;year old
conce.t ask yoursel*, hat did they use "e*ore that, and 0et a real clue
"ecause THAT is CD9Y alua"le in the lon0 ter!E-
So, *or0et stockin0 *or that $;eek eent, it3s not that dicult The hard .art
is stockin0 *or the total .aradi0! shi*t, that *e re!e!"er ho to do !uch
o* You on3t "e !akin0 your on sa "lades anyti!e soon No, ask
yoursel*, hat else ill you N7T "e !akin0, that you need to learn ho to!ake, or re.lace ith older technolo0y, "e*ore you need it )or need to trade
it-
Bleach
Need a 4uick ay to disin*ect ater so you can sa*ely drinkGWhat ha..ens i*your se.tic tank oeros and you3re le*t ith conta!inated asteeeryhereG 7ne si!.le and eectie ay to 2/ "oth these"leach .ro"le!sis "y usin0 "leach It3s as chea. and easy as a cleanin0 a0ent 0ets 7nceyou3re out o* "leach, you3ll de2nitely notice et your hands on as !uch as
.ossi"le hile you still can 7ne caeat to the Bleach' store "ou0ht li4uid"leach )Jloro/ or Pure/- "e0ins to de0rade the !o!ent it is !anu*acturedI3e seen lots o* dierent e/.iration dates, "ut they all run *ro! @ !onths to $years I hae stocked u. on Jalciu! Hy.ochlorite You can either 2nd it onthe net or "uy JH at the .ool store Kust !ake sure it does not haeal0aecides or clari2ers in it hich are said to !ake you sick It co!es in a.odered *or! hich you !i/ as needed )1 ts. to $ 0allons o* ater to !akethe solution- This solution ill then de0rade 6ust like "leach, "ut i* you haethe .oder, you can kee. !akin0 it *or years There is a learnin0 cure, so do
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your research on the net 2rst The ratio is 1'1%% )such as 1@ o o* solution to1$5 0allons o* ater to "e disin*ected- hich is sli0htly dierent than thehousehold "leach nu!"ers 7ne "a0 ill .uri*y 1%,%%% 0allons so thedirections are i!.ortant a little 0oes a lon0 ay =ee. the "a0 cool and dryand it has a *oreer shel* li*e, not like co!!ercial "leach
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8i0hters and Matches
9eally and truly, you cannot hae enou0h o* these lyin0 around Sure you can!ake 2re ithout the!, $"5##&%a5@c(%&(*@@&c%"dc$"*"ut it3s hard'really hard nless you hae a.t .ractice in the 2re;!akin0 2eld, stock u. onthese as !uch as .ossi"le They3re so ine/.ensie you !i0ht as ell S.areicks and ints *or your 0as;*ueled li0hters ouldn3t "e a "ad idea eitherPainkillers
No, I kno hat you3re thinkin0 A "it o* .ain here and there is the last thin0
you3ll orry a"out hen the SHTF May"e hen it co!es to a little .ain, yes,that3s true, "ut hat ha..ens hen you 0et a caity and that tootha"solutely has to co!e outG
et so!e reasona"ly stron0 oer;the;counter .ain !eds, and !ake sure youhae enou0h to last you i* the SHTF Thou0h .ainkillers hae e/.iration dates,they don3t really e/.ire They 0et eaker instead, so don3t "e a*raid tostock.ile .ain !eds 6ust "ecause o* the e/.iration date Try to !i/ and !atchsince !any .ainkillers like I"u.ro*en )Adil- and Aceto!ino.hen )Tylenol-hae dierent uses, and can een "e take si!ultaneously Stron0er .ainkillers like Jodeine ill "eco!e use*ul too, as !edicine ill run out .ronto,and there3s no real SHTF su"stitute *or the stron0 .ainkillers ithout 0oin0 *or!ore risky natural o.iates It3s also "ene2cial to kee. 4uite a *e o* these ina "u0 out "a0 i* you ha..en to hae oneAlcohol
There are !any reasons hy alcohol is an e/cellent resource The to. to areo"ious' its .hysical i!.act on us hen e consu!e it, and its a"ility todisin*ect ounds Whether you3re .ersonally into drinkin0 alcohol or not,you3re 0oin0 to re0ret not hain0 enou0h alcohol hen the SHTF A*ter all,think o* all the .eo.le ho ould "e illin0 to trade al!ost anythin0 *or a"ottle o* their *aorite hisky 7r you can stock.ile a si!.le still )or theco!.onents to asse!"le one-, as this ill !ake your alcohol *or drinkin0,cleanin0, !edical use, etc )don3t *or0et to learn ho to !ake the corn !ashitsel*, or to hae e/tra .arts .ut "ack-
Ho to Make Alcohol at Ho!eScres, Nails and Buildin0 Materials
You3re de2nitely not 0oin0 to re0ret hain0 stocked u. on hardare !aterials.ost;colla.se In *act, you3llcat;&%;rad&OF1? .ro"a"ly ish you3d stocked u.on !ore Nails and scres are essential hardare !aterials They 0o *ast and
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are a 0iant .ain to !ake *ro! scratch Make sure you hae enou0h lyin0around hile you still can
Tools
Sa "lades, hatchets, a/e heads, ha!!er heads, hand drills !any o* this
tools "ein0 aaila"le *ro! auctions, 0ara0e sales, etc Without tools youon3t "e a"le to "uild or 2/ anythin0 or you3ll hae to i!.roise Hain0 !orethan one o* this tools ill "e a "i0 adanta0e as they !ake 0reat "arterite!s
Anti"iotics
Anti"iotics are hard to stock u. on unless you hae a ery understandin0doctor Fortunately, there are sources *or anti"iotics you can take adanta0eo* no and stock u. "e*ore the hos.itals are oeroin0 ith .eo.le
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Blankets
Deryone needs a ar! .lace to slee. A 0ood "lanket is like a 0ood coatWe3e all .lanned *or clothes )I ho.e-, "ut hen3s the last ti!e you heardso!eone "ra0 a"out hain0 a cou.le o* 0ood ool "lankets .ut "ackG I3e 0otto 0ood ool "lankets I .aid (% each *or the! 8et the .oer 0o out, inNoe!"er, and you not hae one I don3t kno ho !uch you3re illin0 to.ay *or the!, "ut I kno hat you3re 0oin0 to trade !e *or the!, i* you don3tant to *reee at ni0ht I on3t trade "oth at all, "ut I3ll "e lookin0 *or hatould "e seeral thousand dollars orth o* trade *or the one I can :s.are3
Water containers
See!s si!.le no, "ut i* thin0s 0o ron0, one o* the hardest thin0s tousually 2nd is a 0ood canteen or ater 6u0 Put enou0h "ack *or yoursel*, "ut.ut !ore "ack *or trade The harder to "reak, the "etter I3e 0ot a doen!ilitary 1;4t canteens layin0 around here than there, in a .inch, I hae $;& I3lluse, "ut the rest can "e had *or a .rice
Ho 8on0 Jan You Store Water In Plastic JontainersG
Surial in*or!ation
Surial in*or!ation is alua"le, and in a ti!e hen it is des.erately needed,"ein0 a"le to hae a *e co.ies o* condensed in*or!ation on;hand and"arter;ready ill "e ery alua"le, indeed Ty.e u. and .rint a doen co.ieso* 0eneral in*or!ation that others !ay not readily hae It !ay hel. you tooWhen *ear and .anic takes oer all the in*o you learned ill anish *ro! yourhead Hain0 the in*o .rinted ill "e hel.*ulA!!o
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s5??#55?#551?(115Lc$?Li1L&%This one3s o"ious Den i* you3e 0otthe 0uns to hunt or .rotect yoursel* and your *a!ily ith, you can3t ithouta!!o You3ll .ro"a"ly need !ore than you e/.ect, so really, you can neerhae too !uch a!!unition It ould "e "est to hae the !eans to !ake youra!!o so stock.ilin0 on eerythin0 you need to !ake a!!o ould "e your"est choice
Alon0 the sa!e lines, it3s also "ene2cial to stock.ile arroheads and "ostrin0s Kust re!e!"er that in a SHTF situation, you .ro"a"ly don3t ant toadertise your .osition and the *act you hae 0uns
Ho Much A!!o do I Need *or SHTFG
Jandles
In the co!in0 inter !onths, i* you 0et hit "y a !a6or ice stor! and the li0ht0o out, candles ill !ake the dierence "eteen hain0 to s.end the ni0ht inthe dark or not 8i0ht 0ies us a co!*ort *eelin0 In case you run out o*
candles here3s a 0reat alternatie Boilin0 sou. "ones to 0et the *at out o* the!arro, then renderin0 it ill !ake a decent la!. *uel =ee. the icktri!!ed lo enou0h to kee. it *ro! 0ettin0 s!oky Make sure that, i* thela!. s.ills, the s.ill is con2ned and !aintain the a"ility to s!other the holethin0 ith so!ethin0 that isn3t 0oin0 to catch 2re
5 Make;Shi*t r"an Surial 8i0hts When the Dlectricity oes Oon
Batteries
Den !ore use*ul than the candles are the ashli0hts So, hain0 a 0oodstock o* "atteries ill "e o* 0reatBatteries hel. An e/cellent .re. ould "e tohae so!e e/tra rechar0ea"le "atteries ith a solar char0er *or hen theli0ht stay out *or a lon0 .eriod o* ti!e
Ho to Store Batteries *or D!er0ency se
Soa.
Alon0 the lines o* disin*ectin0, you3re 0oin0 to really re0ret not hain0 enou0hsoa. .ost;crisis Without "asic sanitation, you3re 0oin0 to 0et sick *ast, and illis so!ethin0 you de2nitely don3t ant to "e hen !edicine is in short su..lyand you need as !uch ener0y and stren0th as you can .ossi"ly hae The"est ti. you could .ossi"ly hae in ter!s o* soa. sho..in0 *or .ost;crisisscenarios' try to stock u. on soa. that3s anti;"acterial
Alternaties *or soa.
A0ain, you3ll "e usin0 that *at *ro! the sou. "ones 8earn to do this as a skillDen i* you don3t a..ly this *or a nu!"er o* years, you3ll still kno ho to doit The lye that is used in the .rocess can "e o"tained *ro! ash or you can"uy THAT "y the .ound at the hardare store in the .lu!"in0 aisle
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Den i* so!e"ody doesn3t drink, they !i0ht ant to "e clean once in a hileMake !ore soa. than you3re eer 0oin0 to need so you can trade it Den i*so!e dude ould trade his le*t hand *or a "ottle o* his *aorite hooch, his i*eould .ro"a"ly trade "oth o* her hus"and3s hands *or hi! to take a "athonce in a hile
Oon3t 0et Jrystal Orano It contains other in0redients that are not 0ood insoa. You ant 1%%Q .otassiu! hydro/ide )otherise knon as lye- Thereare !any 0ood ho;to "ooks on soa. !akin0 and 0eneral day;to;day li*e, "utdoin0 it all yoursel* I like the one that as ritten "y Jarla D!ery )ISBN %;#1$&@5;#5;1- It .ri!arily addresses !odern day ho!esteadin0, "ut hat3s0oin0 to ha..en hen the SHTFG Modern day ho!esteadin0
Ta!.ons R .ads
They3re essential to a 0ood surial .ack, and not 6ust *or the o"ious reasonEThey indis.ensa"le *or "anda0es, 0ood *or e!er0ency ater 2lterin0, and
can "e used as tinder to start a 0ood 2re They3re also "etter than a lot o*other !ethods *or sto..in0 a nose"leed that on3t 4uit
Multiita!ins
7ne thin0 that stood out to !e is !ultiita!ins 9e0ardless o* hat ha..ens,you can3t alays ensure you are 0ettin0 hat you need, and i* liin0 o theland is your last recourse or you are suriin0 o hateer you could salt ors!oke in *all *or inter you ill run short o* your "odies need
What ite!s do you think you3ll !iss the !ost hen the SHTFG 8eae yoursu00estions in the co!!ents "eloE
Stay sa*e,
Ka!es
8i"eryHere are the inalua"le skills that ill likely hel. you sustain yoursel* in a
hand;!ade local orld'
7r0anic ardenin0 and Seed Sain0'
Skills inolin0 *ood .roduction ill "e the !ost alua"le in a .ost;colla.se
society 8earnin0 to 0ro your on *ood is a !ust 7"iously, it is necessary
to *eed your *a!ily, "ut you ill also "e a"le to trade your a"undance *or
other ite!s Additionally, learnin0 to sae seeds ill also .roide another
e/cellent !eans o* trade nderstandin0 .er!aculture desi0n *or your
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0arden can hel. reduce ater consu!.tion and use the lands natural
resources A4ua.onics can .roide .lants, 2sh, and store ater Watch this
ideo to understand ho a4ua.onic siste!s ork
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Food Processin0 and Preseration'
8earnin0 to .rocess and .resere *oods ill "e another hu0e skill in a .ost;
colla.se orld Takin0 seasonal a"undance and .reserin0 it *or *uture
consu!.tion or trade ill "e ital 9e!e!"er, learnin0 to do this ith li!ited
electricity is a !ust 7ne necessity *or eery ho!estead is hain0 so!eoneho knos ho to "utcher ani!als and .resere the! *or *uture
consu!.tion "ys!okin0, salt curin0, or dehydratin0 This can also include
learnin0 to "re "eer, !ead, ine0ar, or other alcoholic "eera0es *ro!
!ea0er in0redients
Huntin0, Fishin0, and atherin0'
8earnin0 to 2sh and hunt is essential to surial Hain0 the .ro.er 0ear andtrainin0 ill "e .riceless a*ter the colla.se o* !odern ciiliation Hain0
re*erence 0uides *or edi"le .lants in your re0ion, re.airin0 ea.ons, tra..in0
ild 0a!e, and 2shin0 are 0reat tools to hae i* you haen3t the ti!e to learn
the! no You should also take the ti!e to learn or re2ne your skills on
huntin0 usin0 4uiet ea.ons like "os, slin0shots, knies, and s.ears
Ani!al Hus"andry'
=noled0e o* ani!al hus"andry can .roide endless a!ounts o* sustaina"le
!eat, e00s, and !ilk to you and your tri"e Your *ar! ani!als are the !ost
alua"le *ood source you hae since they can re.roduce =noin0 hich
ani!als to "reed and hen is an i!.ortant .art o* *ar!in0 and should not "e
learned throu0h !istakes
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Jookin0'
=noin0 ho to cook ithout usin0 your ti!e;sain0, electricity drien
a..liances !ay not "e as easy as you think Practice cookin0 ith your
stored *ood su..lies usin0 no or ery little electricity You ill soon realie
ho !uch !ore ti!e and .re.aration it takes to do hat once as a si!.le
task 8earn to cook usin0 a dutch oen, a sun oen, an outdoor 2re .it, and
hateer !eans you hae *or cookin0
Fora0in0' So!eone ho knos ho to *ora0e *or ild edi"les and can
increase your *ood su..lies, "eco!es an asset to any 0rou. There ill "e a
hi0h de!and *or this skill
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Water Puri2cation' Since it3s dicult to .u!. ell ater ithout electricity,
unless you hae a hand .u!., and ith sur*ace ater likely to "e
conta!inated, clean ater ill "e in ery li!ited su..ly 8earnin0 to .uri*yater ill allo you thrie durin0 this ti!e You can also .urchase ater
2lters *or your 0o;"a0 and you can hae "ack;u. ta"lets should you need
the! Hoeer, the skill and knoled0e to .uri*y ater should "e the 0oal as
that can neer run out
Jollectin0 and Storin0 Water' Oo you hae enou0h stored ater *or you to
surie throu0h the 2rst &% days .ost disasterG Most do Ho a"out *or &
!onthsor # !onthsG No, do you hae enou0h *or your *a!ily !e!"ersG
I* you hae a *a!ily o* 2e and ant to store a one year3s su..ly o* ater youould need to hae oer 1%% 0allons, and that3s 6ust *or drinkin0 No, ho
a"out the e/tended *a!ily !e!"ers ho sho u. on your doorste.G Your
ani!alsG Your 0ardenG Your sanitation, hy0iene and cleanin0G WheE No
you understand ho it can "e ery dicult to store all o* the ater you ould
need, so knoin0 ho to collect ater to re.lenish your stored su..lies is
inalua"le
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J7MMNIJATI7NS
Ha! 9adio' Oo you hae your ha! radio license or at the ery least on andkno ho to o.erate a ha! radioG Hain0 a skilled ha! radio e/.ert in your
0rou. is a necessary key co!.onent to kee.in0 u. on co!!unications and
knoin0 hat is 0oin0 on in the orld around you 9e!e!"er, t, cell .hone,
the internet, ill all !ost likely "e don nderstandin0 ho to !ake and set
u. an antennae to i!.roe your radio si0nal and knoin0 !orse code are
other alua"le skills to include in your arsenal
Jo!!unications' Not all .eo.le kno ho to truly co!!unicate ell ith
others Ourin0 stress*ul and haardous ti!es, .eo.le ith 0reatco!!unication skills ill "e alued *or their a"ilities =noin0 ho to handle
and cal! don .eo.le and een 0rou.s on the er0e o* 20htin0 can sae
lies
8an0ua0es' =noin0 a second lan0ua0e is a 0reat skill to hae I* you ere
to kno a second or een third lan0ua0e hat ould you chooseG Ho.e*ully
you ould choose the lan0ua0e o* your !ost dan0erous threat =noin0
hat others are sayin0 oer radio co!!unications can "e a ery alua"le
.iece o* intel
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SD8F;SSTAINABI8ITY
Sel*;sustaina"ility is one o* the !ost i!.ortant skills to learn You can store*ood, ater, and eerythin0 else you !ay need *or surial "ut hen those
stored su..lies run out, and they ill, ho ill you re.lenish the!G
=noin0ho to lie o the land, 0ro a 0arden, raise ani!als, store seeds,
hunt *or *ood, or !ake your on clothin0 can .rolon0 your suria"ilityA ery
i!.ortant skill is knoin0 ho to cure !eats and "utcher ani!als This !i0ht
take a little hile to sho its !erit, "ut i* you3e 0ot the 0uts and knoho to
slau0hter and "utcher a ariety o* ani!als *or consu!.tion, de!and *or your
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skills ill 0radually return and rise as society starts to re0ulate a0ain Den
durin0 the hardest o* ti!es, i* you can 2nd ork as a "utcher it is usually
sucient to allo you to kee. *ood on the ta"le, as you can at least trade
your skills as a "utcher *or a suita"le share o* the !eat, i* nothin0 else
P9IMITICD S=I88S>WI8OD9NDSS S9CICA8
Take aay all electricity and 0o "ack to the old ays o* liin0 What did your
0rand.arents or 0reat 0rand.arents doG Ho did .eo.le surie durin0 the
0reat de.ression or dust "olG I* e don3t understand our history e are
doo!ed to re.eat it So!e skills that ill "e use*ul are' 2re !akin0, ca!.
cookin0, "asket eain0, .ottery !akin0, ani!al trackin0, tool !akin0,
tannin0 hides, rock cli!"in0, knot tyin0, etc
7ther use*ul skills include teachin0, knittin0, .ilotin0 an aircra*t, sailin0,
!usic, etc
The only ay to understand ho e can lie ithout our electricity drien
!odern coneniences is to lie ithout the!
Test 1 Turn o your electricity *or a *e hours Take notes on ho it
aected you What did you learnG What did you need that you didn3t hae
and hat asn3t necessary at allG
Test $ Turn o your electricity *or a eekend Take notes a0ain and see
ho your ansers chan0ed or stayed the sa!e Ho did you cookG Ho did
you 0et aterG What ould you chan0eG