[Porsche-O-Phile]

Guns, ammo, water, food and energy (or the ability to produce it) are things that will always be in demand.

There's really no "good" place to invest in a hyperinflating economy. It's all about cutting losses and that means staples.

Gold is considered a stable "staple" commodity but I still maintain that this is more because of tradition than because gold has much practical use. In a real, honest-to-goodness SHTF scenario, gold won't be all that valuable at all. Maybe for barter/currency as a convention, but not beyond that. The survival type necessities would be far more valuable in terms of "real world" value.

Certain services too - people who can build or repair stuff, perform medical treatments, etc. Those will be valued. Lawyers, accountants, project managers, etc. won't see much value in their services in that sort of situation.

We MIGHT be heading for a scenario like that. Maybe. I think it's not likely, but it's a possibility depending on how deep and long this recession drags on.