Whoa.....I made sure I had enough fuel to get to yer casa w/o refueling.....:o)
I think yer escape pod concept will be best .... I get the dog watch !
Lessons learned from recent NO bug-outs
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=153978
The escape pod concept will be great, if the USCG is not ordered to close the port of San Diego.
Which hopefully they will not be ordered to do.
On the plus side, the escape pod can carry 100s of gallons of fresh water, 180 of diesel, and I can make electricity 3 ways. We've spent 60+ days at sea non-stop (Guam to Cali) so I know we could do 100+ if it came down to crunch time.