I agree with you and I think that is great you have a good plan set in place. However, there are a few people/members that dont have resources to have a BOL or just have simple medical conditions that prevent them from going anywhere far from home. Some might not have friends or family members to seek refuge in another state as a BOL. For a person to be able to bug out they must have 3 elements set in place
1) Where to go
2)How to get there
3) what to bring with you
Those 3 elements to bugging out go hand in hand, and must be set in place before even thinking of bugging out. A person has a better chance at survival by staying home if all of the elements are not met.
I personally dont have the resources to have a BOL. However, I intend to bug out as a last resort if there is a major hurricane, a nuclear, chemical or biological event that is likely to destroy my home.
There are times when staying at home makes the most sense. If you can wait out the storm, ignore the heavy snow, batten down the hatches against civil unrest or otherwise stay at home during an emergency situation without endangering yourself, it may be your best bet. There are many advantages to staying home in a survival situation, if you can safely do so:
1) The food in your refrigerator and pantry can supplement your survival stash.
2) If you loose power, you can quickly cook much of your food and monitor the temperature of your freezer (frozen food will usually keep at least 24 hours).
3) You'll have more time to improve your home's chances of survival (move items to high ground, put plywood over windows, etc.)
4) It offers shelter against most elements.
5) You'll have access to all your clothing, bedding and other comforts.
6) You won't suffer from boredom as much as you might in a shelter.
7) You can protect your stuff from looters.
My ultimate survival retreat if I had the resources would be:
a) A solid one-room cabin with a sleeping loft.
Equipped with at least one fireplace or wood stove for cooking and heat.
Check. No sleeping loft, but a bunk house 10 feet away.b) Well off the beaten track, ideally reachable by a single dirt road. This seclusion will offer you a good bit of protection. You can cut a large tree down across the road to help eliminate unwanted guests.
Check. Off the beaten track, dirt road, one way in/out, defense force of neighbors already organized and ready to go.c) Near a spring, well, stream or other natural source of water.
Check. Vigorous creek with abundant crayfish close by, private deep-well water company system already installed to the cabin.d) Within 20 miles of a village or small town where you can go (by foot, if necessary) for additional supplies, news and other contact with the outside world, should the emergency stretch into months or longer.
Check. Suitable small village 7 miles away, larger town 20 miles away. e) Have enough land for growing your own vegetables and other crops.
Check. Good quality soil, too. f) Near a natural, easily harvestable food source (usually wildlife for hunting or fishing).
Check. Elk, turkeys, deer, rabbits, crayfish, trout all in the surrounding forest. g) Provisioned with enough food to keep my family safe for at least a year. Check.
And seeds and canning/dehydrating/pickling supplies. h) Provisioned with tools necessary for long-term self sufficiency,
Check. Plus library of how-to manuals and field guides for the inevitable unknowns.i) Stocked with enough weapons and ammunition to defend it from small groups of invaders, should it come to that.
Check that as well.