Hurricane Bug Out Press

Practical Hurricane Expertise for Your Story

Hurricane Bug Out can provide interviews, commentary, background information, demonstrations, and practical context across a range of hurricane-related subjects.

Topics include:

Hurricane Preparedness

• Preparing before hurricane season
• What households actually need
• Common preparedness mistakes
• Last-minute hurricane preparation
• Power outage readiness
• Preparing new Florida residents
• Building practical emergency kits

Evacuation Planning

• When to consider evacuating
• Understanding evacuation decisions
• Vehicle readiness
• Evacuation routes
• Fuel planning
• Hotels and shelters
• Evacuating with pets
• Long-distance evacuations
• Avoiding last-minute departure problems

Emergency Gear

• Bug out bags
• Portable power
• Emergency lighting
• Communications
• Vehicle equipment
• Water and food
• Medical and safety equipment
• What hurricane gear is actually useful
• Commonly purchased equipment people may not need

During the Storm

• Power outages
• Communications
• Staying informed
• Shelter-in-place considerations
• Changing conditions
• Information overload and misinformation
• Practical decision-making under pressure

After the Storm

• Reentry
• Property documentation
• Cleanup safety
• Power and fuel shortages
• Road conditions
• Community recovery
• Preparing for extended outages

More Than a Forecast

Weather professionals are the appropriate experts for meteorology and forecasting.

Hurricane Bug Out focuses on a different part of the story:

What does the storm mean for the people preparing for it?

That includes questions such as:

• When should families begin preparing?
• Why do people wait until the last minute?
• When does evacuation become difficult?
• What happens when gas stations start running out of fuel?
• What should people actually put in an emergency kit?
• How should someone prepare for several days without electricity?
• What mistakes happen repeatedly before hurricanes?
• How do you prepare a vehicle for evacuation?
• What changes after the storm passes?

Our goal is to help translate hurricane preparedness into practical decisions ordinary people can understand.

Founder, Hurricane Bug Out

Mark Laymon founded Hurricane Bug Out around lessons learned from more than four decades of experiencing hurricanes in South Florida.

His perspective combines firsthand storm experience with preparedness, evacuation travel, community building, vehicle-based operations, technology, and practical emergency planning.

Through Hurricane Bug Out, Mark focuses on helping people move beyond simply watching a storm toward understanding what they can actually do about it.

He is available for interviews, commentary, demonstrations, podcasts, video appearances, and other media opportunities related to hurricane preparedness, evacuation, equipment, and recovery.

Hurricane Bug Out can potentially assist with:

• Television interviews
• Radio interviews
• Podcasts
• Newspaper and magazine interviews
• Online publications
• Documentary projects
• YouTube collaborations
• Livestream interviews
• Expert quotes
• Background conversations
• Preparedness demonstrations
• Gear demonstrations
• Hurricane-season stories
• Speaking opportunities

For time-sensitive storm coverage, please indicate your deadline and preferred method of contact when reaching out.

Fast-Moving Stories Need Fast Information

When a hurricane threatens Florida, Hurricane Bug Out may provide increased coverage through video updates, livestreams, field observations, evacuation-route reporting, and preparedness information.

Depending on conditions and availability, media commentary may address:

• Preparation activity
• Evacuation conditions
• Fuel availability
• Traffic
• Supply demand
• Power outages
• Local observations
• Community response
• Post-storm conditions

Hurricane Bug Out does not replace official weather or emergency-management sources.

Meteorological forecasts, watches, warnings, evacuation orders, and emergency instructions should always be verified with the appropriate government authorities.

As Hurricane Bug Out’s field operations expand, available visual material may include:

• Hurricane preparation
• Evacuation routes
• Traffic conditions
• Vehicle loadouts
• Emergency equipment
• Storm conditions
• Drone footage
• Post-storm damage
• Flooding observations
• Cleanup
• Recovery activity

Availability depends on the event, location, safety conditions, legal restrictions, and operational requirements.

Safety takes priority over obtaining footage.

Need Photos, Bios or Brand Information?

The Hurricane Bug Out Press Kit provides additional resources for journalists, producers, collaborators, and media organizations.

The Press Kit can include:

• Hurricane Bug Out overview
• Founder biography
• Approved photographs
• Hurricane Bug Out logos
• Brand assets
• Areas of expertise
• Website and social links
• Media contact information
• Downloadable assets

Working on a hurricane preparedness story?

Need a comment or interview?

Looking for practical hurricane preparedness information or a Florida perspective?

We welcome inquiries from journalists, producers, podcast hosts, creators, and other media professionals.

When contacting us, please include:

• Your name
• Media outlet or organization
• Topic
• Interview format
• Deadline
• Preferred contact method

For urgent media requests during an active storm, include MEDIA REQUEST and your deadline in the subject line.

Hurricanes are measured in wind speed, pressure, rainfall, and storm surge.

But preparedness is ultimately about people.

It’s the family deciding whether to evacuate.

The new Florida resident trying to understand what they actually need.

The person searching for fuel.

The homeowner preparing for an extended outage.

The community beginning the long process of recovery.

Those are the stories Hurricane Bug Out was created to help explain.

Prepare early. Evacuate smart. Recover safely.

Hurricane Bug Out : From Prep to Recovery, We’ve Got You Covered