Years ago, I had a good job, 2 almost new vehicles (both
4-wheel drive), a motorcycle (Harley Sportster), a few
thousand in the bank, a home and land. I also had a gun
collection of about 30 to 35 guns. Then the peanut farming
idiot became president and I lost my job, had to sell the
vehicles (ended up with a Pinto), had to sell my bike and
one by one, I had to sell off my guns. The only things I
managed to hang onto was a WWII Colt 1911A1, and my
Savage Fox double barrel 12 ga. Every thing was sold at
a loss, but it saved my home and land until I managed to
get back to work. (Same PD that had cut me due to
downsizing) Bank account was $0.00 by then too.
So to answer your question, yes I have and I'd do it again
if it came to it but since then, I've worked on becoming
totally self reliant if I need to be. I own everything and I
pay cash for everything or I don't buy it. I can farm and
hunt for food, I have a good water supply, 28 acres of
land to provide everything I need if things go south. My
land has coal within pick and shovel reach and an old deep
mine that is open and makes a great root cellar. At least
20 acres of woods to hunt or cut and 2 ponds (one is only
1/2 acre, the other 2.5 acres) and both are stocked with
brim, bass and catfish.
My wife and I were raised on a farm and we know how to
work it, can food, etc etc. Something few people know
how to do these days.
Dano