Gold will always retain monetary value, gold coins from 5000 years ago still have value just because, well, they are gold. However, having a bunch of gold isn't particularly useful in a SHTF scenario as gold requires some sort of society and/or system to be useful. Food, water, and ammo is considerably better for that, after that things that allow man-made devices to run, such as gasoline, are ideal followed by the devices themselves, such as generators and vehicles. I am not some survival expert, but I am sure you could find a list of things that would be beneficial to have somewhere, for example something as simple as a pot becomes valuable.
Gold will always retain monetary value, gold coins from 5000 years ago still have value just because, well, they are gold. However, having a bunch of gold isn't particularly useful in a SHTF scenario as gold requires some sort of society and/or system to be useful. Food, water, and ammo is considerably better for that, after that things that allow man-made devices to run, such as gasoline, are ideal followed by the devices themselves, such as generators and vehicles. I am not some survival expert, but I am sure you could find a list of things that would be beneficial to have somewhere, for example something as simple as a pot becomes valuable.
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