We've got two folding kayaks, each made by Feathercraft....the Wisper is my favorite kayak of the 18 we have...it can do anything and as you mentioned its greatest asset is its ability to be put into a backpack. That would be nice to have the kayak/backpack and your bug out bag contents in a cubby hole at a marina or wharf if in a city on big water. After I posted last night about using a kayak for escape (canoe for that matter) I looked at a map of Memphis....wouldnt be a long paddle at all to get to the woods and away from the crowd....if one were planning this well ahead of time you could go to areas 'down' river and hide/bury some goodies in 5 gallon buckets.....