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I'm considering buying a case of booze

submitted by WhiteGoat to TellUpgoat 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 20:44:32 ago (+7/-0)     (TellUpgoat)

I rarely drink alcohol, but I feel like booze will be a popular mean of trade when the fiat reserve note goes to zero.


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[ - ] lord_nougat 6 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 20:48:17 ago (+6/-0)

I did that. But then I drank it.

Now I need to restock.

[ - ] 2Drunk 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 13:29:11 ago (+2/-0)

Bevmo just sent me a coupon for $20 off if you spend $150 or more. Looks like I'll be spending $150 on alcohol.

[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 13:33:34 ago (+1/-0)

That's pretty easy to do.

[ - ] deleted 3 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 09:41:31 ago (+3/-0)

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[ - ] SteppingRazor 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 7, 2023 12:24:39 ago (+0/-0)

Find one that doesn’t run on electricity. Most of those look like they do.

[ - ] IfuckedYerMum 3 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 23:41:08 ago (+3/-0)

Coffee. Stock up on coffee now.

[ - ] Fascinus 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 00:57:19 ago (+2/-0)

Good call. Also, tobacco.

Anyone with a still, some kind of sugar/starch and yeast can make booze.

Depending on where you live, growing tobacco might prove to be considerably more challenging.

[ - ] PearofAnguishJuniorManager 3 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:45:34 ago (+3/-0)

There was a fellow that wrote a blog about how he survived the Bosnian war. He said booze, lighters, and silver were all high value trades.

[ - ] Shotinthedark 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 02:52:27 ago (+2/-0)

It will be very valuable. Hey stuff that is popular fir your area and some stupid strong stuff for non drinking uses

[ - ] Tallest_Skil 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:43:34 ago (+2/-0)

I have a case of vodka (sterilization) and a case of whisky (trade) for exactly the same reason. I’m a teetotaler.

[ - ] MuricaPersonified 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 00:41:11 ago (+0/-0)

Why vodka and not isopropyl or stronger ethanol beverage like Everclear? Knowing you, there's a good reason.

[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 13:34:56 ago (+1/-0)

Because he can drink the vodka, pretending it is water.

[ - ] Tallest_Skil 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 15:03:25 ago (+0/-0)

I was basing it on cost, but my calculation was pre-“quintupling of currency supply” that happened in the last three years, so it’s probably totally different now. I’d re-run the math if I got another case today.

[ - ] MaryXmas 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:24:45 ago (+2/-0)

Tools might be better? Crow bars, pry bars, bolt cutters... ? Also semi durable goods and supplies? Rope, chain, hardware, winches, buckets, wax, gas, axes, tarps, lightbulbs, lighters, fertilizer... guns and bullets too if you like to keep your shit.

[ - ] i_scream_trucks 2 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 21:42:24 ago (+2/-0)

forget cases of booze

build a still and grow sometihng you can distill into booze.

[ - ] Tallest_Skil 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:44:16 ago (+1/-0)

Potatoes, of course. You can live on them alone for… well, long enough, too.

[ - ] i_scream_trucks 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 03:28:25 ago (+1/-0)

That would be the best option.

Chips and vodka.

Part of a complete breakfast.

[ - ] SteppingRazor 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 7, 2023 12:28:48 ago (+0/-0)

You need enzymes to convert that potato starch to sugar.

[ - ] observation1 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 20:51:50 ago (+1/-0)

There are websites that will teach you how to distill it. You can buy Costco sized bags of sugar and distill that

[ - ] SteppingRazor 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 7, 2023 12:27:13 ago (+1/-0)

The UJSSM recipe is good and easy. It gets good after the third generation of using the backseat in each batch.

https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Uncle_Jesse%27s_Simple_Sour_Mash_Method

You can also do pure corn, but then you’d need enzymes to convert the starch to sugar for the yeast. Corn is a pain in the ass to work with though.

[ - ] pickingrinninspittin 1 point 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 20:48:48 ago (+2/-1)

And so after you've traded your last bottle for couple potatoes then what?

Better to buy the equipment necessary to build a still and teach yourself how it works.

[ - ] Lordbananafist 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 21:02:48 ago (+1/-1)

If you can get through the starvation economy and into the survivor economy, it’s still a plus. 60 days? 90 days?

[ - ] Tallest_Skil 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 5, 2023 22:44:43 ago (+0/-0)

It’d have to be much longer than that to effect any actual change.

[ - ] Lordbananafist 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 00:09:20 ago (+0/-0)

Yea but a closet full of hooch can get you through.

I think we’re talking about an apocalyptic scenario here right? Full collapse.

[ - ] Peleg 0 points 1.3 yearsFeb 6, 2023 14:23:58 ago (+0/-0)

Yes, alcohol, weed, tobacco, things like that, we need to be able to make our own.
One thing that I am having a hard time finding is a well bucket. I have a very good well on my place. I need about a hundred feet of rope and one of those well buckets, but those buckets are hard to come by. If you do find one they want an arm and a leg for them and they look like they are made from the cheapest crap they could find!

Edit to add: Maybe I should start a business making them!;)