Bugging In = Home Field Advantage.

What I will do depend upon the disaster. Wildfire threatening my home - Bug Out. Relatives are 120 miles away - a long day on a bicycle, and good friends are even closer. Extensive trips would not be necessary to evade the hazard.

Earthquake - Bug In, at least for a start. Depending upon the location of the epicenter, I might have no other option. Although all my gear will be shaken, if not stirred as well, it will all be in one place. I will pluck gear from the rubble and camp in my backyard as I plan my next action.

Anyone who advocates moving to a location about which he has no knowledge is a complete charlatan, in my opinion. Escaping to the wilderness, and slipping the bonds and restraints of civilization, is a romantic fantasy fostered by mall ninja survivalists and other fantasy types who are rare on this forum.