The end of the Bush presidency gave me extreme foreboding for the future of the country. I had lived on a sailboat for a while in my youth, and I felt it would be a great survival platform. I bought a slightly hurricane damaged 30’ diesel auxiliary cruising sailboat for $4500, and moved aboard immediately. It helped me get through the economic crunch, my only bill was my cellphone when I was at anchor, but there are cheap marinas with water and power hookups for around $250mo. In the southeast, many rivers that lead to hunting and fishing opportunities; my survival plan is to live on the edge of society with an option to “get the hell outta here” if things get ridiculous. Right now I’m trying to prepare as if I’m going for a long cruise after Thanksgiving, meanwhile service the engine and fuel system, put in some extra water capacity, and load it with imperishable food from a dented can thrift store in Jax. Not much of a budget, but I like it on the fringe...lots of boat neighbors doing the same thing, pretty tribal atmosphere.
I’ve read articles recently on the utility of being capable of going to sea in the event of something nasty hitting the fan. I don’t have the skill or location for open ocean sailing, but for those that do it has a lot of possibilities.
I always did think a boat on the Ohio, or Tennessee rivers would be idea for a BOL. Especially if you don’t have a lot of people in your group.