Good question...will be interesting to see what others say. You live in NH and haven't been to the Whites?! You don't know what you're missing--there's tons of great hiking up there. As far as bugging out, really there aren't that many situations in this part of the country that would require it, I don't think. More likely are bugging-in type scenarios like a bad winter storm...even with the rare hurricane, the only people who might likely have to evacuate are those right near the beach. The plausible situations I can think of that would require evacuating would be if something really bad happened at Seabrook, or if there was flooding and you happen to live in a flood zone. I'm not sure how realistic the idea of "bugging out into the woods" is for a lot of situations--it would be easier to go to family or friends outside the affected area, if possible. Although if the situation is localized and the conditions are good elsewhere, there's nothing wrong with heading out on a nice camping trip until things are cleared up at home .