'Bugging out' How many survival pundits have actually been a buggee? Their gushing altruistic comments are more paranoid buggers. Obviously, the recent tsunami demonstrated one option of immediate action-RUN. A program on Pompeii recently demonstrated how even ships, people previously fled 10 miles into the country and even across the water still died. The fact is, even cataclismic events are often handled by staying put until it is safe to evacuate in an orderly fashion, if at all. More people die from being crushed trying to escape burning buildings than from smoke inhalation. My great grandmother ducked under the desk I am typing on during the Great San Francisco 'quake, as did my grandmother in the Northridge quake. People died or suffered injury in both events by running outside. People talk of some post apocalyptic social breakdown. Looting, price gouging and similar acts do occur. But, people also help each other. A BOB is usefull if you need to evacuate your immediate area and emergency resources aren't readilly available. It's not a lifeboat with oars to beat others off to keep from swamping.