Even guns, they weigh a lot, they need parts and ammo.... and if you are a hoarder/prepper then unless you can defend your stash then you are just collecting shit for others to steal.
One should make a suit made from the carcass of a deer or a bear, then sharpen up your bow and arrow making and firing skills, become a roaming hunter gatherer, oh and also make sure you have raided your local outlets for all of the fish antibiotics you can get your hands on... that shit is exactly the same as human antibiotics, thomas labs fishmox forte = amoxicillin etc etc you can get that shit in walmart or a local shop that sells fish tank products, you could barter antibiotics, be like some sort of witch doctor for the next lost generation.
Yeah thats the ticket, don your animal suit, sharpen your arrows, and become a roaming antibiotics barter man...
...........of course once you are established enough you could settle down and start a women farm, that would be the retirement dream...
awhh I can't wait.
In that sort of situation owning a pig would make you the equivalent of a millionaire. It might be wise to sell some Bitcoins and invest in a pig as a hedge against an apocalypse. Imagine what you could barter for a whole pig.
A pig? I would rather have a cow, at least you can milk a cow..
Now if you live in an area where there are wild boar, and you can get your hands on those badboys, then all the better.... hunt, kill, hang, bleed, skin, butcher, hang, cook, eat.... nom nom nom, then move on... then no need to drag around a pesky pig.
Got it all planned, it is all up here
I agree that you can get milk from a cow, which makes it more valuable than a pig, but I'm thinking in terms of the risk/reward ratio. An apocalypse is unlikely and low risk, so I don't want to sell enough Bitcoins to buy a cow although it would bring a high reward. I'll settle for selling enough Bitcoins to buy a pig, and in the unlikely event of an apocalypse curse myself for not selling enough of my worthless Bitcoins to buy a cow.
I suppose you can drink pig's milk, but you probably don't get much from each pig.