I tested five bug out bags for their contents, usefulness, portability and more. After eating rations and setting up flimsy tents, here are my two favorites.

A bug out bag is a pre-packed backpack, duffel or other easily-transported carryall that’s loaded with the supplies you need for several days of survival. Think: a few days’ worth of food and water, a ...

From wildfires to hurricanes, floods to tornados, there seem to be more natural disasters and calamitous events each year, and having a bug out bag at arm's reach is a smart move, no matter where you ...

For my entire life, my parents have ingrained in me the mantra: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. I grew up in Florida, then North Carolina, I and now live in New York City, and have carried ...

“Bug-out bag,” you say? Think of tornado season in Oklahoma. There I was, years ago, watching our local weather expert pointing at a map on the TV that included the area where I live. “There it is,” ...