Greetings

For our situation, clearly "bugging in" is first choice in situations where that makes sense and we've had ample practice with that, courtesy of winter storms, wind storm damage, floods, and power outages.

But as they say: "Have a plan and a backup plan"

We also have Bug out plans that have branches and sequels. In many of those, I remain "in town" to discharge various public duties, and in other (highly unlikely) scenarios, I'm part of the "convoy".

Everyone's circumstances vary, so it's not simple to give "stay or go" advice.