You can't eat gold with food shortages. You can't fight off rioters when people start looting stores and homes. If you are rich enough to go underground with the elites maybe gold will serve you. For most of us we can't buy gold or buy our way underground.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, a solid solution is hard to find. Perhaps leave the big towns in time and move countryside. Bury your gold in the forest, but remember the place. Enjoy the time before the crash.
How about BitCoin? Wouldn't crypto currencies be a viable alternative to precious metals?
Yes. That's a start if people can do that otherwise the average shmo will need to start networking because as I see it individuals will die off first.
Yes! Networking is very important now. Also Steemit is real networking.