I thought about this many moon ago,.....
If I still lived in NC, I would stay. Too many like minded folks, different area, demographics, culture. etc,...
However, I am now in the melting pot of South Florida, too many folks would trample you for your last can of SPAM, and than cuss you out in a foreign language, yes I could fight, but my ammo would run low. So "F" em...
Therefore, I would fight to the docks, take what I need, and make all possible speed to TEXAS via a boat.
Variables would have to be considered, I may stay at sea for a while, and island hop. Let the mobs, kill each other off, wait for a rendezvous initiative via short wave radio holdouts, and than see.
I still pray this never happens, But,....