Because packing all the right food for a camping trip usually takes a bit of time, and many times I just want to get out of town on a spur of the moment thing, I keep a Rubbermaid bin filled with camp food that I can just throw in the car at a moments notice. Its like a mobile pantry with all the stuff I normally eat plus some extras. Not as tidy as a fully loaded BOB but I figure (if I'm not taking the car) it would take less than 5 minutes to pack the contents into my large backpack.