I swear I don't know where the time goes! I've wrote down several topics, so hopefully I can keep this rolling more regularly.
I want to talk a little more about bartering. What items or skills/knowledge you have or should procure for shtf.
First off, think about what you know. For example, I'm a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. So I can teach self defense, which would be handy to know in any situation. Perhaps, your proficient in firearms. If you hunt, hopefully your pretty good and can teach gun skills. Do you sew or make things? There may come a day, when there are no stores to buy clothing from and  we'll need to sew them from whatever is available.
For material goods, think about how much the average person/family has in their home,garage,closets,etc. If you "collect" things or just don't want to sell or giveaway, keep them in a plastic tote. Then if something happend and say you needed food or whatever, you can trade what you have in excess for something someone else has a bounty of. Maybe a farmer has a large surplus of veggies/fruit or meat, etc. But they don't have: baby items(extras you have from when your kids were little), tools,tarps, etc.
Now, I'm not saying we should all be hoarders, but if nothing else, when you dig out all this stuff and pack away in totes, at least you've cleaned up some and organized you living space! Mrs. Prepper