Think about this. Your home is no longer livable. Your original planned bug out location has been destroyed. Where would you go if you had to bug out? How would you get there? How would you survive after you got there? What about the people already there? What if cars are no longer functional?
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I still think I would stay near home. I know this area much better than I know others. Therefore, I know where to get food, fresh water, where most intruders would never look for anyone. Besides, my truck will only make it about 550 miles without a fill up. That won’t even allow me to get out of my state if I happen to head west without knowing if gas stations were open and supplied.
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Die in place, I’m too old to run. 
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I’d stay put, at least in the short term. We have places and things that we could go to and use but right up front, I think my place is defensible.
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Smart move.
Only inexperienced person would try to do anything else… Why waste time and hope for miracles… 
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Stay in place with all my resources until I can put together a safe plan of when and where to go.
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Staying put and taking my chances. Not going looking for trouble. I’ll wait for it to find me. At that point trouble is in trouble.
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If my home is no longer livable, then that means that someone or something has taken over to such an extent that attempting to leave would be futile. Just my opinion, but if I can’t salvage what I have here, I can’t imagine that I could take enough stuff to survive somewhere else. Not to mention that if it’s that bad, the roads would probably be impassable, and where you’re hoping to go could possibly be worse and more dangerous.
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Like the rest of you, where would I go, and how would I get there? If it’s a major, wide-scale event like a war, I can’t assume I’d be able to go, nor would I want to. I’d just stay and defend home and neighborhood the best I could.
If it was something like a deadly hurricane approaching and it was likely my house would be destroyed, I’d have already evacuated with everything we can carry, likely to family a couple hours away. In that case, the world is not ending, just things in the path of the storm are being destroyed, and I’ll know there is society and there are resources elsewhere. Lot’s of people in the path of fire or cat 5 hurricanes have already faced this, of course, and will continue to.
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That would depend entirely on what type of crap was hitting the fan and how much time it looked like we had before the crap started hitting our home.
A forest fire burning straight at our house from a very short distance away? Then we are out the door and in our vehicles heading for the nearest friend’s home or hotel outside the path of the flames. In the incredibly unlikely event our vehicles were all broken down as the flames approached then we would have to hop on our bikes or set a backfire in the neighboring meadow.
We don’t have the funds for a separate property with a bunker on it so our response plans rely on flexibility and adaptability. The main thing is being ready to move when necessary before getting caught in the flames or being stuck with the rest of the herd when they start to panic.
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I was living in WA when Mt St Helen blew. The ash cloud and fallout did a lot of damage in some places. Cars intake were getting plugged. In Yakima it had to be shoveled off of roofs. No one had to flee but what if Yellowstone blew? Full eruption would wipe out everything in a 500 mile radius and severe damage past that. Ashfall could be 10’ or more in some places. No crops for several years. There are several super volcanoes in the world. When Krakatoa blew it affected crops for a couple of years.
When I started this thread, I wanted to see if anyone had any real solutions. I don’t. We are mid 80’s and trying to run anywhere would be impactable if not impossible. Without a vehicle we could not carry enough supplies to survive more than a few days and right now walking is not even possible. I just got back from the emergency room. My wife fell this morning and was pretty bloody from scrapes. I had to call 911 as she could not get up. She is home and can barely walk. They were afraid she broke something so a bunch of xrays and cat scans ensued.
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I have property on a lake north of where I live. I would hook up the camper and go there as soon as I can.
The property is on a private road with only a few people that I know fairly well and the only access to it is by one road that has an open view to see anyone driving down it. Having the lake to my back helps limit easy access to my property.
Food, I have a boat up there and ducks are prevalent. Also, deer and other wild game all over the place. the few houses there would work together to start our own community and help one another.
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Now THAT is a plan!
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For some ideas, read parts 1-17, an ongoing story. 
Dear Diary: It’s Me, Jessica. - The Organic Prepper
Parts 1-14.
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Sorry to hear that Brother, we wish her well. Nancy and I are a few years younger, but we have a good area and good neighbors and are going nowhere, all of our eggs are in one basket so to speak.
Try not to let visions of the future ruin your present. Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
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Yepper! I will die in the burning ruins of my Casa!
Guns blazing! My Sister ‘Butch’ and me ‘Sundance’!
Mano A Mano! against the Mexican Army!
My stereo blasting Metallica 'Nothing Else Matters! Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Light the Phoo-Gas Boy’s and take as many of the little fella’s I can befo I fall! Yeehaa!
adonde nosotros vamos uno nosotros ir todo!!!
Nessun passo sul serpente
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And I’m not going anywhere. My plan is to organize people and become a Warlord and OverLord of the Southwest Territory
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TimD, that is about the best plan I have seen. I have always considered a self contained camping rig as a life boat. Sold our motorhome a few years ago. Too hard to drive. One of the small class A motorhomes or a small travel trailer would get you through some tough times. Very efficient.
I live near a good sized lake but a lot of people would head for it. Mountains are 200 miles and about a million people will be headed there. Nearest coast is Kalifornistan.
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Amen, Brother
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That is where local friends come in handy. I know I have likeminded folks that would appreciate my talent and skills.
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