I think some good ideas for trade goods would be:
Mini fishing kits (line,weights,hooks,lures)
Trash bags, bleach, soap, baby food, tyelenol, batteries, cheap flashlights, booze (small cheap bottles), toilet paper.
I wouldn't be opposed to trading guns and ammo under the right circumstances.
I read a post Nuke book where the survivors met on the town green once
a week to barter goods. Something like that, away from my home I would barter arms and ammo for the right deal.