No wonder so many preppers, some of them wearing pinstriped suits, consider gold and silver to be a crucial hedge against a crisis. Alt-Currencies for the ApocalypseImagine a true economic apocalypse, one that makes the German hyperinflation of the 1920s, with its wheelbarrows of near-worthless paper currency, look like a hiccup. The Other Bug-Out BagIn the event of apocalypse, bring condoms. “But if it’s really on, hand-to-hand self-defense will only take you so far,” said Jason Charles, a firefighter and organizer of the New York City Prepper’s Network. They can survive on table-scrap vegetables or even grass, and as a bonus, yield valuable fur for improvised winter clothing.

Source: New York Times September 23, 2017 09:56 UTC