Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch from Gold to Bitcoin

Re:Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch from Gold to Bit... by crispyambulance on Monday November 20, 2017 @10:48AM (#15740708)

I love it when Doomsday Preppers show what's in their "bug-out" bags: Guns, knives, more guns, beef jerky, bullets , cash.

The contents of the bug-out bag is not unlike one would expect in a first-person shooter video game. Perhaps that's where they get their ideas?

Now they're adding bitcoin to the mix. Practical.

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Re:Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch from Gold to Bit... by ourmandave on Monday November 20, 2017 @10:59AM (#15740810)

Don't forget comfortable footwear. If The Walking Dead is any indicator of Doomsday, there's gonna be a lot of walking.

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Re:Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch from Gold to Bit... by zaarn on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @03:51AM (#15746647)

And of course fully fueled and maintained cars that look like straight from an ad (maybe it is one?) to drive across the country with.

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Re:Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch from Gold to Bit... by ryandrake on Monday November 20, 2017 @10:56AM (#15740787)

Honestly, if society actually collapses, the only things you need in your bag are guns and ammo. With enough of those, everything else becomes free.

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Re:Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch from Gold to Bit... by crispyambulance on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:02AM (#15740842)

Only in "The Walking Dead." In real life, a raging fool with a gun can only last so long.

What you really need if society collapses is adaptability, resourcefulness, really good negotiation skills and like-minded people that help each other out.

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Re:Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch from Gold to Bit... by ourmandave on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:00AM (#15740824)

Unless the "supply store" is shootin' back.

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Re:Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch from Gold to Bit... by jacobush on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:06AM (#15740885)

And make room for each bullet by removing conscience?

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