The OP reminds me of those survivalists who are always going on about the "currency printing press" and how gold is the only real store of value. They also think that guns and gold are all they'll need when the coming Race War [tm] starts. You can't eat gold. When the zombies do come these guys won't know dick about water filtration and sanitation, growing food, and field medicine.

didja know
they can only get
ONE toothpick out of
one tree. if you asked Me
well i'd hafta say that's Wasteful.