Am i missing something obvious?

[Jonas]

Unless you have a specific bug-out location, like a hunting or fishing cabin out in the boondocks (you do have "boondocks" in the UK, don't you?), where you could preposition a hidden cache of supplies, you're probably better off "bugging in". I wouldn't want to be out in the wilds somewhere, just my wife and myself, fending off a raiding gang of MZBs. Here where I am, the whole neighborhood is on the same page. As a group, it's easier to provide security if you have greater numbers to respond if "rioters" decide to "riot" on your block or street.