Get guns and ammo.

#1 Shotgun and a rifle for self defense and hunting. Also for taking what you need if TSHTF!

#2 Then get food for 3 months. Any more than that and you will be wasting it all, because you will not eat it...unless TSHTF.

#3 Make sure you have the basics to life. Food, clothing, shelter, and the ability to get more of the same. Like fishing gear, hunting gear, books on edible plants, water purification methods. Don't over spend.

#4 Get out of debt. They will come for your stuff...if you owe.

#5 Make your situation better. house with land to grow on and raise animals. Wood pile for years. Cold room. water storage. Ect.

#6 Then think about Silver as a trading item for when TSHTF.

Do each one in that order and no matter what at each level you are increasing your chances of survival if TSHTF. Silver and gold are not that important if no one is using it as trade. They are more likely to trade food for anything you need before they even think about silver. Silver trading is for when things start to get back on track well after TSHTF.

Guns are MOST important. People will take your life for a can of beans. It's other people you will have to be most afraid of first. If you have food, then you can trade for other things and also survive on your own supply for a time.

Having the basics will just make your life easier after TSHTF.

If you owe anything on your home or car....they will come for it....They may come for it even if you do own it. #4 could also be #5 depending on how you see it.

If you have a cold room with a years worth of food, you will sleep better at night, than if you have 1000 ounces of silver in a safe when TSHTF. That silver makes you rely on other people wanting to trade with you. IF you rely on other people then you already lost because chances are the guy who has a years worth of food....doesn't want to trade for something he can't eat.