While I think bug out plans are good for short term events, hazmat spills, floods, fires, etc., in the long term, you are right. I'm much more comfortable bugging in. I'm always amused by examples of kits that enable people to absolutely drop what they are doing and get outta Dodge no matter what or when.

NEWSFLASH -- We're not all single! -- NEWSFLASH

The only place I'm bugging to is my kids' school to pick them up! Then we're going home, or driving a few (dozen, hundred?) miles to a motel if absolutely necessary. If it's a truly large catastrophe, I'm only going as far as I have gas in my tank, the stations on the way won't have any power.

Some of us have *responsibilities* to care for others. What about people with elderly parents in a nursing home? Just say the hell with them?

Sometimes the selfish I'll-survive-at-all-costs attitudes just disgust me, striking me as immature and unrealistic. There's a reason why the loner mountain men type back in the early 1800's usually didn't make it past their mid-30's.

Probably the best solution is to learn from the LDS church, keep your basement nicely stocked, and come Spring, if the situation doesn't improve, head for farming county and hope you have nice relatives...

Cody Lundin's new book deals with this in a lot of detail, and is a very good read.