Which is your primary planned response?
(and why?)

In.

With 2 small children, it is almost always going to be the best option. We have a few weeks of supplies (water food, diapers, etc.) at home, and aside from spoiled food we would be OK for some time without electricity. In a long-term emergency, or one that requires evacuation, we would load up the van and drive the 150 miles to the in-laws.

Bugging out is always a last resort option. The variables are usually in your favor on your home turf unless the threat is going to directly reduce the probability of survival at your location (e.g. Major hurricane, fire, chemical spill, etc.).

Making that judgement call can be difficult in some grey scenarios. Can anyone think of a good example of a "grey" scenario where it would be difficult to judge evacuation decisions?

If our P/U and home on wheels can make it out, then out we will go.

If not, in we will stay...

Bugging in is always preferred since that is where my preps are.

Bugging out is planned for when the home position is no longer viable in the face of an expected or unexpected threat level (hurricane Cat IV or bigger, HazMat incident just upwind, etc.)

In. I have more useful stuff at home than I could get into my vehicle.

Sue

I keep seeing the "I'm going to bug in" response to every thread about bugging out, but in real life there are situations where bugging out could still be the best option and the same gear used to bug out can be used to bug in.
To be prepared you need to plan for both.

Depends on the situation for me. If it's a chemical spill, rioting or something of that nature, I'm going to get away from it, as far away as my Jeep will get me. Anything that's not location oriented like that, I'd stay in. My BOB is in the house whenever I am anyway.

I can still outwalk my wife. But I won't. So we will stay in if we can't drive away...

In- I'm too old sleep in the dirt.

Of course, that is my preference. Were I am, no power means we will be bailing out in a few days. So beat the rush, leave town early. Hopefully the car plays nice and I'm able to drive all the way to my BOLs.