By the author of The Faithful Prepper and The Prepper's Guide to Post-Disaster Communications

'Transitory' inflation never was. This was permanent from the beginning. Inflation in the US is here to stay and is only going to grow worse. While precious metals are great, I think there's much to be said for preparing for a barter economy as well. And as Selco pointed out in a prior article, this very well may be the area that the US is headed for patriotic Americans.

Many people understand the importance of barter in a collapsed society and store silver coins, ammo, alcohol, and so on in order to be prepared for such.

But what if there were something other you could store?

Something that may not be as dangerous to be known for storing as a warehouse full of booze? I think that one of the most important things you're going to want post-disaster is a reliable means of communication and receiving news from the outside world.

For such, you'll need a radio.

Other people are only going to learn this too late, and if you're the radio guy in a barter society, you really have the potential to do pretty well. So without further ado, here are my thoughts on bartering off your radio gear.

Bartering your radios

Radios are going to be in short supply after a massive disaster. The cool thing about bartering them is that they're a portable, compact, and practical unit of currency in a barter society. Unlike a gold coin worth $2000+ US dollars, which you'll never be able to trade fairly for a day's food, a radio can easily be involved in daily transactions.