The Best Barter Items For A Collapse - Part 1

What is the best barter item anyone can have when the SHTF? One item in particular throughout history has always allowed the owner to trade and barter for needed goods and services.
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[@Debra309]

SEEDS are the NUMBER ONE bartering tool to always keep on hand in my humble opinion.

[@popuphomesteadlivingoffgri8606]

I could not agree more, seeds are the new gold.

[@lessthanthedust]

I bought lots of little plastic baggies to put the seeds in. Seeds actually help others. We all need to eat :)

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

Wouldn't people be raiding gardens? Maybe sprouting and microgreens inside the house would work?

[@joshuahein9928]

But keep in mind only a few people will be able to use seeds (especially keeping mind those who have two brown thumbs), but almost anyone and everyone can use the produce from the seeds after you grow them, so seeds are vital but are not the best barter items in themselves. The whole idea behind barter items is they are immediately usable to the largest number of people possible, and very portable IE tradable. For example MREs will be 1,000 time more valuable as barter items then seeds, or even the food grown in your garden. Also as far as raiding goes. If you live near that many people of that moral character you better move ASAP because no mater what you do they will just take your supplies and leave you for dead or worse. You need ether trust worthy community or an absent community. God can and will protect us at some point but we still have the initial burden of protecting ourselves. And i for one have no intention of putting myself and family in a situation where my garden attracts raiders. Because then I will be forced to choose between giving up my families food source or standing guard and being prepared to use what ever force needed to protect my property. A choice I would rather avoid.

[@greencertifiedweb]

I'd like to agree with you but there are a couple of other things to keep in mind: 1. Seeds go bad after a while. You can keep them in a fridge for several years but eventually, they go bad. Maybe you have a garden and you're recovering seeds. This is great and you have a renewable source but what if you have to move? Then there's the question of a bad season. If you have a limited crop of seeds, do you barter them with someone else or hang on to them knowing you need the chance to feed your own family next year. 2. As @Joshua Hein pointed out, there are people who can't grow anything. I personally struggle to keep a couple of Basel Plants alive in my apartment window, though I did okay when I was a kid with our 2 acre family farm 3. Seeds are not as readily renewable. Obviously, we're not talking about making alcohol here, that's illegal but if it weren't illegal, you could make a batch every few days 4. A lot of short sighted people wouldn't think of seeds. Maybe they're the roaming band of assault peppers. Having some alcohol on hand (if it were legal) might be the difference between them cleaning you out and them taking some alcohol to leave you alone. I've often thought, people with a nice wine and chocolate collection will do well for a while at least. Everyone wants the comforts of life and if you have them, people will trade a lot to get them.

[@laughingdovefarm3311]

Years ago my husband was in South America with a group of men in a medical missions trip. I suggested he pack sewing needles to give out, and it turned out they were a very much desired and popular item there,, thread would have made it even better ( and have you noticed the price of thread now ?). Needles, thread, and a yard of good fabric could be a trade item too, more specific, but even tough-it-out homesteaders need things patched up and mended.

[@landomilknhoney]

Midwifery (among other professional skills) is also a great trade to know and learn as that would bring a wealth of abundance through bartering and trading. No one mentioned honey, either. Edit: Scripture says we will thirst for the Word, so, physical Bibles will be of the utmost importance.

[@joshbaldwin467]

Whatever you make or have during a collapse keep it a secret, never show your hand. If you are eating well when food is hard to come by then everyone will just follow the fat kid home. If you are making your own fuel when no one can get fuel. Don't go out cruising around.

[@mechanic_prepper]

Just so people are not confused you cannot run a diesel on distilled alcohol. The cutaneous is too low and auto ignition is temp is far too high. What he did was tap the pine tree and distill light fuel off of it and use the fatty oil left in the bottom. A gasoline engine will run on distilled alcohol but diesel needs a high cetane low auto ignition temp...I run my diesel on used engine oil, vegetable oil or any kind of fatty oil like hemp, algae , peanut oil ect... The distilled alcohol will also run chainsaws with a jet change and the correct oil to mix with it. Good video

[@FelonyVideos]

You are right about this. And to run a gasoline engine, it needs to be E100, ideally.

[@mechanic_prepper]

@@FelonyVideos yea it should be for carburated applications... flex fuel vehicles do a decent job with mixtures though.. my turbo siverado likes e45... I can get just as much power and run same high boost and timing as e85 or e100...but e40 gets really good mileage.

[@lewisbales6190]

I buy alcohol in glass bottles, not plastic. If government is No More in SHTF, nobody would need a license or permission to make alcohol. People will need Potable Water more than Alcohol. If they've got a brain. Thanks for the video.

[@roughhewnuk]

Don’t use ethanol in chainsaws!!! It’s absorbs water from the air and kills the engine.

[@glnset-apart]

I suggest that you rescind your contract and registration and tell Them that you sold it.

[@iloveschicken6527]

Yes.. but you can make alcohol without it. We've found.. ammo, tobacco, chickens and quail to be more requested atm here where we are. Thank you and God bless !

[@Anamericanhomestead]

You wont' be able to make high proof distilled alcohol without one. Wine and beer yes, but not high proof alcohol that can be used for tinctures and medicine.

[@takingcareofmine]

Skills, coffee, smokes and seeds My great grandpa feed his family with a farm and a still back in the day-deep south

[@lizzyq844]

Salt, caning supplies, treadle sewing machine, sewing and knitting supplies, non electrical tools like a hand drill, saws and axes to cut wood, wood stoves, solar, chickens, seeds, other farm animals, butter churns, etc...

[@cfrost87]

Distilled liquor can also be used for other things--cleaning wounds and household items.

[@wholefoodslifestyles3603]

I was looking into buying one. I didn't know they were regulated - that's crazy! I'd like to learn more on how it can be used for essential oils.

[@joshuahein9928]

I already had one on my list just for water purifying and essential oil production.

[@ER-yq1lc]

If you want to start collecting alcohol and earn some money on the side in a rural area, see if there are any upscale air bnb's in your area that need a caretaker or cleaning. My wife worked as a caretaker for one just down the road from us for a while and almost every weekend she would have extra bottles of vodka to bring home for making tinctures.

[@Anamericanhomestead]

Excellent idea!

[@LovingIdaho]

I had a lot of fire starters , knives , water filters and more that I collected up from mid 80s to end of the 90s . But , when the buck knife sets I paid $14 for got up to $350-$450 on ebay , I sold them . I also traded some of my other bartering preps for a decent little car.

[@antiXIII]

Barter Items 1. Knowledge (how to grow/repair/invent) 2. Salt 3. Beer/Wine 4. Spices 5. Seeds

[@Boomie789]

6. Ammo

[@scottandchels6813]

8. Lot's of children, preferably female for trading.

[@ashleydornan611]

This was my favorite story from the homestead expo last year!

[@schuylergeery-zink1923]

I was just watching a documentary on a Tudor monastery and they talked about how important distilling was. One of the best lines was the mentor was teaching a mentee how to make brandy, and said ah the first bit that comes out will kill you, it’s highly toxic, so don’t drink that. The mentee asked “how do you know when it’s safe to drink then?” And the old man replied: “you don’t, you just guess.” I lol’d so freaking hard.

[@iNeverSimp]

I remember that conversation with that guy. His name was Selco and I loved reading his reaction that his neighbor was distilling pine sap to turpentine. I disagree though. The best thing to have is your brain and skills.

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

As a bartender I learned that people put their vices high on the priority list.

[@kenlansing1216]

Where I grew up there was an old Norwegian bachelor who produced the purest moonshine around. He was VERY popular during WWII when gas was rationed.

[@chrisis9030]

Salt used to be a #1 barter item. In Roman times it was a sort of a currency.

[@MichaelSchneider-RODENT]

Thank you! As always, your shared input is greatly appreciated! Hmmm... hadn't thought of it, in that way... From what I understand... the real reason alcohol was attacked so much, was cause oil tycoons like Rockefeller. In the beginning cars where being built to run on alcohol, oil and/or electric. Standard oil and Rockefeller was just so powerful, he crushed the competition. Prohibition and regulations made is so difficult that all car designs, that was not oil, was just to difficult to keep up, so they had to give up. I don't think it was just exclusively cars, either though. The point is, it was oil vs. alcohol vs. electric and as we all know, oil took the crown... At least, that's how I heard it. 😁 ☝🤠✝️😎👍

[@darrensmall4313]

It's great that we live in such a free country here in America. It's really, really great having a federal government that cares so much for us and looks out for our well being.

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

And then you woke up.

[@jackiepierce9281]

Growing up in Shell Knob back in the early to mid 70s stills were everwhere, that stuff can make you go blind, or worse, old timer proofing it is a art

[@Anamericanhomestead]

You have to separate the forshots and heads from your run. Its not that hard.

[@FelonyVideos]

And the tailings if your temperature control is not precise.

[@caseydoodlegirlartforte2569]

My husband and I converted our 05 GMC 3500 to run on used veggie oil. The system is down right now unfortunately, but it is really cool when it runs right.

[@hawkpilot6-actual]

.22 caliber bullets. 22LR..

[@missulu]

Bartering is awesome. We have a special section for that in every listed city.

[@ButterflyHummingbird]

I have an 8-gallon Alembic copper still, a replica of the one invented by the father of perfumery, Alkindus, in the 9th Century. It can be heated with the traditional wood fire or with propane tanks. It’s intended use is to produce essential oils and hydrosols, as well as other medicines that need to be distilled. You mentioned distilling water; I hadn’t thought of that. Great idea! Thanks for your contribution to getting through the next few years. I’m starting a neighborhood barter exchange in my rural neighborhood. When people join, they’ll identify what goods/services they can provide and those which they need. The list will be distributed to each member and exchanges will be made between members.

[@rosswitte]

Alaska Prepper just talked about this same story but didn't get into the still part. Thank you.

[@robinadair8918]

My grandfather and his brothers kept their families alive during the depression by making “shine,” in Ky. I never knew until long after his death, my Papaw Shines real name was Willis.

[@turrelleowens4594]

Shoes will be very valuable since no one will be able to make them worth a darn after the collapse

[@monaviemomma1]

Lol I have been saving small bottle of Vodca! It is a disinfectant and can be used for tinctures, sterilizing and drinking. I have dozens that I have collected over the past 2 years

[@michaell1665]

Last year's video, but a good one. I love your videos - entertaining and informative as needed!

[@ggebhard1]

I never thought about this. You are right! Maybe I should stock on some good booze instead of toilet paper!

[@mt8149]

You'll be stinking drunk. LOL

[@Hellworthy]

Spices... Kings fought wars over the spice trade. And who wants to eat bland food.

[@MinkesMom]

A Bosnia Survivor refilled plastic lighters from his canister. One would trade for a day's food for his family.

[@geoffoutdoors]

Great point man! Lots of people wouldnt have thought of this I guarantee!

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

Years ago I did a "science" experiment using an old pressure canner, 6' copper tubing and made a burn-able substance. You're right, it is easy but I didn't have a hydrometer so it went down the drain😁 Eventually salt and sugar will be hard to find.

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

@@willbass2869 I'm going to try to grow sorghum this year but not sure how to process with out a press. I'm allergic to bees but I love honey. I'm also going to try to tap some trees next year.

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

@@willbass2869 thanks

[@vongimbelgroup]

I read an article from a man who survived a two year siege on his city where the military blocked all traffic in or out, and he suggested lighters. They are small, and you can carry a lot of them on you concealed--keeping you off the radar for thieves who might rob you on the way to barter your goods. He said you could get a free meal or two for one lighter. They sell online for about a buck each if you buy 50 at a time. They take very little space to store in your house for when you need them too. Plus as cheap as lighters are, it is next to nothing to buy an extra 50 every month for a few months. Don't forget all the other stuff like guns, grub, and gold, but even smokers don't stock up on lighters. They will chase lighters like a crack addict when the SHTF and they can't get their nicotine fix.

[@sarahwong5592]

If the Mythbusters are to be believed, modern cars are actually MORE flexible than old ones with regard to fuel. Modern gas at most American gas stations is up to 10% ethanol (alcohol) already, and the cars have a computer monitering the fuel injection process and engine performance, so this is probably actually even more true/relevant today.

[@gpvaneron1584]

always found those small alcohol burners (or similar tin can) with 180+ proof to be the least hassle way to boil a pot of water when camping / hiking too. have to carry a little flask w me but still better than dealing with butane / propane, or making a fire to boil a quick pot of water even in those compact wood burners.

[@michaelpaliden6660]

0 _ nothing don't expect reliable barter. 1_ your time. 2_ what you want other people want.

[@patkonelectric]

You should of put some Granny Clampett clips in.

[@HomesteadMercantile]

I never in a million years would have considered a still! HA HA...but now I see them in a new light. Thanks.

[@vrab.]

For me… Disposable Lighters. They are small and can store a bunch for cheap and will be worth their weight in gold when people find out they cannot start a fire to save their life…and it will come to that.

[@themyrtlewoodshomestead9371]

Who would you trade with for lighters. I am a food producer for example why would I trade a rabbit, chicken, duck, steak, lamb for a lighter? As a Prepper I have lighters so why would I trade food for it? Who would you be trading with?

[@johnndavis7647]

@@themyrtlewoodshomestead9371 Lots people would trade for lighters. Sure, I can make fire six different ways and you probably can too. But most people can't. And nothing is as quick and easy as a Bic. Lighters eventualy run out and everybody needs one. Right now lighters are cheap and easy to get. They don't take up much Space and they don't weigh much. They have most of the virtues of money but are more usefull.

[@themyrtlewoodshomestead9371]

@@johnndavis7647 I understand the merits of what a lighter is. My question is and always has been what can I expect to get from an unprepared person that needs a lighter. A Prepper is not going to trade me food for a lighter lol. So what is a. unprepared preparedness person going to have that I would need? Honest question.

[@johnndavis7647]

@@themyrtlewoodshomestead9371 Hard to say. I might trade a lighter for some nails or fish hooks, a tin of aspirin or a rechargeable solar lawn light. You can't store everything you might possibly need for the rest of your life. You are going to need or want something. Sooner or later. Also as a consumer culture we have been trained to shop. We are hard-wired to hunt and gather. Trading is hunting and gathering. People are going to want to trade.

[@themyrtlewoodshomestead9371]

@@johnndavis7647 Sorry I’m not buying that hunting is bartering. Hunting is hunting my friend and very few people do it anymore. If you need a lighter do what you have to do for it no doubt. The honest question remains how many Preppers don’t have lighters. Honest question for you is are you in a lighter deficit as a prepper?

[@pyramidion5911]

Cannabis

[@patrickanderson4680]

bahh....ivan on tech...good job been a student for a few years. glad to see him mentioned.

[@normawong123]

You can always brew kombucha which can have varying percentages of alcohol depending on how long you let it ferment.

[@smea87]

Salt has been used for ever to preserve meat and would make a good item to store. Also curious what your thoughts on junk silver is as a post collapse currency?

[@Anamericanhomestead]

I would never trade my salt unless I was really desperate for something I needed. Its way too valuable in my opinion and I can't make more. Junk silver will be great post collapse.

[@FelonyVideos]

Salt (sodium chloride) is hard to make, to be sure, but make sure you also have potassium chloride, another salt. The human body dies without it, too.

[@FelonyVideos]

@@willbass2869 When was the last time you dry ran that plan of attack? It would be easier to go to Utah and get it there, pre-dried. But I guess if you have 3 months to take off from the homestead to go down to NOLA or Galveston, more power to you.

[@FelonyVideos]

@@willbass2869 So, i know it was "easy" in the 1800s, but 1931 teaches us a lesson. By this year, nearly every game animal had been hunted to near extinction. The guys who think that all they need is a gun and a lot of ammo are going to do great for 1 year, then, it will be possum stew forever. Well, and scurvy for the last 18 months, LOL. The population was much smaller in 1931. I don't imagine there will be any trees withing 50 miles of the coast after a few years of the grid being down. And any travel carries great risk. A horse is not going to walk 400 miles along an old highway to the coast. The road is too harsh and the sides of the road are mostly broken glass and metal shards from old car wrecks. It's not your grandpa's Chisholm trail. Just some things to think about. Things are not quite the same today. I mean, I guess we could get "lucky" and there only be 1 million remaining souls to share goods with...

[@AOSChrisMiller]

@Will Bass if you are on the coast salt is easy. In a grid down situation do you think you can make from inland to the coast?

[@williambianchi2006]

Cigarettes, lighters, candles, coffee, tea. For alcohol, just need apple juice and white wine yeast, no still required for hard cider.

[@graftedingrace6594]

As far as I know distilling isn't regulated in Australia. I know plenty of people who distill their own alcohol and I've never heard any of them mention any kind of regulation around it. I find if interesting because so many other things are regulated here. Australia does have a huge drinking problem too so 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@FelonyVideos]

You have to choose your fuel platform, then your vehicles and equipment all have to be compatible. Either oil (diesel, jet fuel) or low octane/cetane (gasoline, alcohol). The other, perhaps superior, platform, is all electric.

[@BM-hb2mr]

Not if an EMP happens. And thats quite possible

[@FelonyVideos]

@@BM-hb2mr Well, I agree with that, and an emp is a certainty, given enough time, but most modern diesel and gas engines will suffer the same fate.

[@BM-hb2mr]

@@FelonyVideos agree.

[@crjoki1]

I just got a bunch of yeast to make wine. Excellent points though! Looked into stills years ago when I 'woke up'. Glad to hear I was on the right track!

[@trulyHz]

That was back then. But now it's coffee. And chocolate. 😄

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

Coffee is a major comfort item☕️

[@sideswipper]

I nailed it. I knew you were going to say a still.

[@northwoodsmama4973]

I was one letter off. I said ,"skills". 🤣

[@LloydJarvis]

I think that's the same thing ol' popcorn used to say. lol

[@thewiredfox2691]

You don't necessarily need all the accessories to raise the final alcohol content. You just run the product through the still again. Woodford Reserve (pretty sure) has a three pot still setup. A way to cheat the initial alcohol content is to freeze some of the water out of your mash / 'distillers beer.' This wouldn't be practical 'off-grid,' though, unless you lived up north in the winter.

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

High calorie items like lard and vegetable oil would be extremely valuable. Also some medicines would be great. Topical medicines, supplements and pain relievers would be very good

[@shermdog6969]

It's handy but if you can't get any of the ingredients it's kind of useless. But if you can make one it's good to add to the stash.

[@iloveschicken6527]

Why do I want to have this and have papers and worry about state and federal laws? You can make many types of alcohol without a still!

[@iloveschicken6527]

One main easy way is out of good old fashioned 5 gallon buckets! I do it all the time. There are many other ways less obvious.

[@Anamericanhomestead]

You wont' be able to make high proof distilled alcohol without one.

[@Fred-ff6bv]

i take exception to that. my technical knowledge and capabilities are at least feudal age.

[@archangel20031]

Ammo and everything needed to reload it, because few reload it and once it's used, is gone, unless you can reload it.

[@lisabaughman887]

Already got one for essential oils and the like.

[@mrspleasants8529]

And oh how I laughed. I live in the area of Scotland, where there is a whiskey distillery in every glen. Literally. Over the mountain from me there are two distilleries and the population in my village is under 100. It would be like selling salt at the Dead Sea...wink. My property, which is very remote, was used to make illegal whiskey in the 1700's because it was so hard for the "regulators" or anyone else to get to and there is a lot of clear, clean fast running water...like everywhere in Northern Scotland. The old building is still here. I picked this property because of its defensive location only to find out this history later. The moonshiners would warn of the regulators coming by building big fires on the mountain top that could be seen before those pesky regulators were a day out. I think they used to hide barrels in the bogs.

[@lesmohr6289]

The number 1 is your knowedge

[@jeffarnold8425]

i have very carefully talked to family , neighbors about prepping . was laughed at . so when SHTF i would be over ran . so i keep my mouth shut and wont barter/trade .

[@mikev7355]

Distilling first appeared around 1400 A.D.

[@kelleyheard2293]

You don't have to buy a still you don't have to let anybody know you got one pretty simple build-it-yourself very simple parts

[@redpratko7127]

The number one barter item is your skill set. For example, are you a Doctor, Dentist, Farmer, Butcher, Commando, etc. Second most important barter items should be stored in small amounts for quick and easy trade, and so the person you're bartering with doesn't see how much you actually have.

[@vongimbelgroup]

Silver buttons. I have been slowly replacing all the buttons on all of my clothes with sterling silver buttons. Talk about hiding something right out in the open. Nobody notices my buttons (partly because my shirts have that flap of fabric that covers the buttons), and in a SHTF scenario where silver is traded as money by the average person again, I have money. If safety is an issue, I'll just replace them with cheap buttons again, and I have a pocket full of money. Good money at that. A sterling silver dime (1/10oz) was a working man or soldier's daily pay throughout history. It's only now that they suppress the value that you can get two weeks pay for around $40. I have 8 buttons on each shirt if you count the two spares I sew on the inside of each shirt. Because of the design, I have 10 buttons per pair of pants. That's about a month's pay in one outfit. Providing silver's true value is returned--which it will be if things get that bad. People in Venezuela were able to escape the country with their whole families just by having gold and silver. Stock up while they are on sale. {smile}.

[@cherylshipley7258]

Thanks for this! Adding to my list :)

[@richardschmidt2430]

Interesting, my hubby & I were just talking about this......thanks for the info. Hubby says certain metals will be used for barter!! Shalom! Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)

[@GreybeardMO]

MO311.055. License to manufacture not required, personal or family use - limitation - removal from premises permitted, when - inapplicability, when. - 1. No person at least twenty-one years of age shall be required to obtain a license to manufacture intoxicating liquor, as defined in section 311.020, for personal or family use. The aggregate amount of intoxicating liquor manufactured per household shall not exceed two hundred gallons per calendar year if there are two or more persons over the age of twenty-one years in such household, or one hundred gallons per calendar year if there is only one person over the age of twenty-one years in such household. Any intoxicating liquor manufactured under this section shall not be sold or offered for sale.

[@SDQuilter]

Salt

[@benjaminp6924]

Lawfully we can do make what we want when we want how we want as long as we don't sell, have any bad intentions or harm anyone Everything is trade that's why we are tradesman not persons we are to live free to honor heavenly Father, it is unlawful for any state to issue a license and charge a fee converting a right into a privilege, it's up to us to exercise our rights for the sake of our and our neighbors families, we need stop thinking everything is a sale or buy just my opinion, and great video topic though

[@FlomatonFamous]

Thanks for posting

[@fundreamer1]

You said The Bosnian man making fuel from pine sap is a famous story yet I can't find anything about it, can you help?

[@jeffarnold8425]

problems i have with bartering . dont have a lot of money for bartering . dont have the room . word gets out you have supplies . you just become a target .

[@SpiraeaHerbs]

Curious about regulations in Canada here. Would also love to know your thoughts on gold and silver.

[@fl3082]

When the S really truly does HTF, gold and silver are basically just pretty rocks. You are better off providing for people for Maslows Heirarchy of Needs directly, rather than focusing on alternate means of their paying for those needs. A starving man doesn't want the ability to BUY food; he wants to be fed. A bleeding man doesn't want coinage to pay a doctor; he wants the doctoring NOW. Yknow? Money in any form is just a middle-man translator to stabilize the value of barter (one butchered chicken is worth two dozen eggs is worth a gallon of milk is worth 6 ounces of honey is worth five dollars). All those things could be negotiated for directly WITHOUT using the money; it's just easier in a functional society to trade "full faith and credit". When the grid goes down, credit goes with it. You'll be forced to deal directly with providers and consumers on a case by case basis.

[@mt8149]

@@fl3082 I agree. I wish people would stop pushing silver and gold. Even if you do invest, how do you know you have a genuine coin/bar that isn't another heavy metal (lead, tungsten, etc.) that's plated and weighs the same. It would be easy to get duped in SHTF and there's no way to know. It's only valuable AFTER SHTF, if you survive, when things start to calm down and people return to civilization. Wouldn't it be better to have tangible preps and services? If you really want silver/gold the best time to acquire it would be during SHTF when the value/price is really low and people will trade for small preps. Right?

[@hazel555]

You can't buy one still and then use it for different uses, e.g. make essential oils and then distilled water.

[@strawberryme08]

The number one prep is good it’s going to be the new currency

[@apparitionappalachian4591]

Watch ya some popcorn Sutton y’all

[@popuphomesteadlivingoffgri8606]

You can make herbal tinctures with homemade wine, infact the youtube channel Rain Country teaches you how.

[@tradermunky1998]

I have a nice, big, fancy still. Albeit a still is fairly easy to build out of junk laying around.

[@iloveschicken6527]

Stills are watched and time consuming, can be dangerous at that. When shtf... Folks will be fine with a strong wine cheaper than anything made from a still. Jmo.. God bless .

[@veritasfiles]

I think I'd choose Gold & Silver over a still...

[@TroyArmstrong]

coffee cigarettes fishing: rods, lines, hooks, reals and lures. professional medical supplies example : complete catheter kit , IV line kit and saline solution, betadine Bactigras anti bacterial gauze 3M roller medical tape acetic acid 5% and that is for infected wounds with pseudomonas bacteria you have that stuff like few of each item and you will barter good

[@lordexmouth1217]

If you can't elude the revenuers, do you really deserve to have a still in the Ozarks? 🤔

[@mxgangrel]

Okay, I've been waiting for you to mention something but I'm 12 minutes in and you still haven't said it. I think you need to talk about the heads and the tails at least enough to let people know that what they distill isn't all safe for consumption and tinctures. Right now you can get equipment to help you differentiate, while you're learning how to do it without the equipment. But in the long run you need to start learning how to differentiate your heads and tails.

[@Anamericanhomestead]

The purpose of this video is not to teach you or anyone how to distill anything. First off, it's illegal per federal law for me to do so and show anything like that. If its legal where you live, then it's up to you to learn about the forshots, heads, hearts and tails. The purpose of my video is to talk about what I believe is the number one bartering tool to have for a collapse. There are plenty of other youtube channels that talk about the details and safety of distilling. Please follow all local and federal laws in this matter.

[@idahohoosier8989]

Goid talk. Thank y'all, blessings, julie

[@strawberryme08]

We have cocoa lol we accidentally ordered like an50 lb bag we had like 3 5 gallon buckets of it so sold a bit but I wonder if people will want cocoa haha I think the price will go nuts on chocolate and not even be available since it comes from another country.

[@kellym1919]

I had the same thoughts about chocolate. I love the chocolate bars from Aldi and they come from Austria! I've been buying a few at a time to keep them on hand. My next skill im going to learn is how to make chocolate candies.....but they won't be as good as Austrian chocolate! Lol

[@dart336]

Zach your information is somewhat incorrect. HR 1337 passed in 1978 sets a limit for permitless production for personal use. You may produce up to 200 gallons in a calendar year, but not past 100 gallons at a time per person over 21. Under 25 CFR 25.206 tasting contests are exempt from requiring a producers permit. This applies to beers and wines. Arkansas state law reflects Federal Law though it limits it to 100 per person. As per the AFT regulations, it's up to what they define as "distilled spirits" as. I mean these are the same idiots who tried to redefine what a machine gun is without notifying Congress over a trigger specifically designed by a lawyer to not met the definition.

[@micahwroten6085]

When society has collapsed, the laws won't matter

[@dart336]

@@micahwroten6085 it matters until it doesn't. Until then stay on the other side of the prison bars

[@vivienneschnell4717]

Tobacco perhaps, for those where its legal to grow it.

[@landonlawson2676]

You do have to be careful with distillation, the first part of the batch is very toxic.

[@nicholasnapier2684]

I love your videos you’re very direct…100 percent American….. lol

[@troy97523]

Ch Kadels has good prices on stills as well as Amazon

[@ABC-oo4vm]

Shtf - your not going worry bout the government. They’ll be too busy running to save themselves just like we saw January 6 of last year - but worse.

[@ggebhard1]

Would you say that I shouldn’t have any rummages? I should keep “stuff” for bartering? I’ve got nice things for my rummage. I definitely won’t sell any tools.

[@robchurchill5063]

Honey & Tobacco

[@feeblefarmer9648]

Zack while I agree that a still is a good investment for barter later I wonder about the items needed to make the alcohol? I know that you can make brandy and other wines and such but "alcohol" such as "shine" requires certain items for the fermentation process. I would also look into making fuel that runs in a car....think I will research that some more.....might be worth looking into.

[@Anamericanhomestead]

Nothing special is required for the ferment. Actually, less is required.

[@nicholasnapier2684]

So you’re saying moonshine is going to make through love it ..moonshine stills lol..

[@mouseinthehouse67]

I've just bought good little shooters....yummy.... Don't forget go 2 goodwill shoes r 4 bucks. Socks. Seeds. Instant coffee lasts 4ever. Love the laugh🇺🇲💪❤️