Yes, choose things of real value, things you can hold in your hand when you need them most. Food, Water, shoes, toilet paper, batteries. Sounds crazy, but no one will be there to take care of you when the government goes belly up.

A barter economy is how us ordinary folks can prepare to survive the next economic crisis! Think of what people will tear off the shelves at your local stores and buy lots of it now while you can. The worst that can happen is that you beat the coming inflated costs by simply holding extra on hand.