Will there be a gap between a jump in precious metal prices and total SHTF?

[Timelord]

Gold & Silver necklaces are good. They can be worn safe and easily concealed. As TOF mentions about the Asian way of wearing ones wealth, this was also the way in the West historically, but one note of caution, that was when times were reasonably secure or you had the means to defend yourself. Otherwise it was a hole in the ground for one or the other:-)