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"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Wilderness Survival and Foraging in the Sierra Nevada Range - Request Advice"
9 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
: "What are you prepping for?"
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
: "Assuming you take a scoped rifle for long range tactics and identification during SHTF what cartridge offering would you take if .308/7.62x51 didn't exist?"
4 posts
#2
Guide
: "Post and Custom User Flairs are now Live"
2 posts
#3
Feedback
: "What are the best things to buy to get a #10 can?"
1 post
#4
Discussion
: "In a SHTF scenario, in regards to gear, would you go more conventional such as Glock and AR or unconventional?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/bugout
Yearly
+2k members(1.0%)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026