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Everybody has at least one knife - but most people don't have a knife that is suitable for most tasks.I put knives low on the list because there are so many out there. Skills means you have to leave to go trade them so your larder isn't guarded. Skills you need I am all in favor of. Equipment, certainly hand tools but everyone owns screw driver and a open end adjustable wrench.
Fire making tools would trade good during war time. Fire will be the only way to eat or heat.
And knives break, especially when misused. At worst, I have spares, and gifts. My "barter" knives are inexpensive "value" knives - e.g., the Gerber folder BG survival knives I paid $15 for, and the Gerber "Ultimate"s I paid $32 for.
As for skills, I won't be traveling beyond my neighborhood and I will be within literal shouting range of home. If you have a broken tractor/car/genset/chainsaw/pump/etc., you will most likely have to bring it to my shop. If your rig is stuck in the mud/snow, and you are more than a thousand yards from my home, you will have to find someone else if the scenario requires I stick close to home (not all do).