r/bugout is a subreddit with 149k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses bugout, bag, looking, looking for, and gear, and they frequently recommend/review walkie talkie, multitool, and rucksack.
A community for discussion and resources for getting from point A to point B when SHTF.
Popular Themes in r/bugout
#1
Solution Requests
: "Just moved to texas ordered home power backup, not gambling on the grid"
11 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Wilderness Survival and Foraging in the Sierra Nevada Range - Request Advice"
10 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Consumer Drone Reconnaissance"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Got a $3k battery backup system for $999 on Black Friday"
2 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Quality over quantity"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/bugout
#1
Bugout
: "Short barrel 12 ga pump or .22 LR semiauto rifle for Bugout bag."
87 posts
#2
Bag
: "Give me feedback on my bugout Bag!"
52 posts
#3
Looking
41 posts
#4
Looking For
41 posts
#5
Gear
32 posts
#6
Good
24 posts
#7
Survival
: "I bugout during Bangkok earthquake"
17 posts
#8
Backpack
14 posts
#9
Bug Out
: "Car Bug Out in Canada"
13 posts
#10
Weapons
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/bugout
Walkie Talkie
14 reviews
#1
Baofeng
3.4★ from 8 reviews
#2
Motorola
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Retevis
5.0★ from 1 review
Multitool
14 reviews
#1
Leatherman
4.4★ from 11 reviews
#2
SOG
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Gerber
4.0★ from 1 review
Rucksack
6 reviews
#1
Osprey
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Eberlestock
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
5.11
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/bugout
#1
Question
: "Sleep systems?"
2 posts
#2
Guide
: "Post and Custom User Flairs are now Live"
1 post
Member Growth in r/bugout
Yearly
+1k members(0.9%)
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Last updated: August 12, 2026