Here's the situation: I bought a Saiga .308 years ago and did the conversion to move the FCG forward. I also changed the furniture around. I have only 8 magazines (8-rd up to 25-round, polymer and CSS Specs). Those damn mags are expensive! I wanted an RPK-style rifle with the 30-caliber punch...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-soybeans/as-u-s-and-china-trade-tariff-barbs-others-scoop-up-u-s-soybeans-idUSKBN1HF0FQ ***Escalating tensions between the United States and China have triggered a flurry of U.S. soybean purchases by European buyers, in one of the first signs...

Lots of people know that ammo will be a good form of currency once money is worthless. But I also think there is an opportunity for water and food to be a currency. Many preppers say they will keep all their food and water to themselves and for good reason! I get it. But what if you prepped for...

I have a buddy who would like to trade his Eotech for my Vortex Sparc. He owns a Vortex 3x magnifier and wants to have a all Vortex set up. I am wondering how many of you would make this trade? Please let me know your thoughts.

apparently the Chinese can't get enough sorghum. http://www.midwestproducer.com/news/markets/demand-from-china-helps-sorghum-exports/article_c4588da2-a1ad-11e4-8ec5-cb0090db03df.html ***As vice chairman of the United Sorghum Check-off, he traveled with other producers to meet face-to-face with...

I've done a quick forum search and noticed there's not much on Forex (Foreign Exchange Trading). After speaking with a couple of members, it occurred to us that Forex speculation offers a unique way to potentially make money while tucked away just about anywhere with internet service. With...

Hello everyone, I am hoping for some of ya'lls opinions. I'm not asking this to get bashed so please be courteous in replying. I am tight on money, I have worked very hard for the little I have so with that said I have to watch what I spend and limited. I have a Glock 23 gen 3 that a friend...

May I suggest an alternate form of "PMs" ..better than silver or Gold ? Precious Medicines instead of Precious Metals during SHTF,, I think a portable and most valuable currency would be antibiotics and pain killers Woman's child has a bacterial lung infection ? Guy has a cavity down to the...

I have a quick question regarding dealing with money while living in the country. For those of you that live off the grid, or near-off grid, how do you come up with money when you need to buy "goods" in town to make life a little easier? Where do people come up with money to purchase things...

is there anyone else who is wanting to establish real life connections with fellow prepers? I would like to meet more prepers in my area. I think team work is going to be very important for establishing a better society. as it stands now I can't legally own chickens or a cow as i would like...

I'm hoping this thread really takes off, because I would like to discuss blacksmithing with others who might be interested on this forum, whether you're an expert, novice or are just interested. In my opinion, blacksmithing is going to be one of the prime skills in a post EOTWAWKI world. It...

Thought I'd post this here for the new parents out there. We have stocked some baby formula for when we were prepping and he was a newborn baby. The good news is that we are now past the age of using baby formula and can use whole milk (he is old enough). The other news is that we have an excess...

Im negotiating with a guy to trade his jennings firestar 70lb draw weight for my beeman rs3 177. whats the value of the firestar i know my guns worth more, but how much would you say. i need to know so i can ask for cash with it. Thanks :)

I purchased several Mosin Nagant rifles to use as barter when collapse happens. But how realistic and usable would this be as a trade item? Well, I decided I would try it and see. I posted on a local Facebook “Buy, Sell, and Trade” site and listed a trade request. I offered to trade one...

Hello folks, my friends and i are growing our own food :D, we have about 100 sq ft of land in southern California coastal area and are going to build some raised bed gardens, solar dehydrators,trash bag potatoes and pizza box ovens. As students we really have little money and we are looking for...

So as I shop for my own needs I keep trying to think of things I might want to stock up on to barter with. I don't drink caffeine of any type, alcohol, nor do I use any type of tobacco product but I keep thinking I might want to stock up on some of this for those who do. So what are you getting...

A prepper’s primmer When prepping you have prepare for three main phases PreSHTF, SHTF and PostSHTF. PreSHTF Is the period of time leading up to the event, this is where we are now. SHTF Is the period of time during which the event is occurring. PostSHTF Is the period of time after...

TRADING POST The trading post was a feature of the early frontier, and was adapted to the trade of items of technology for those items harvested from the wilderness. As the frontier was an anarchic place, with little in the way of organized law or social strictures, security was a prominent...