as my only survival issue is being forced to swim to shore from a lost canoe i have lots of food in my ditch kit.compressed tabs of pea soup and the bars of cornflakes and granola out of the military survival pack make up most of the chow along with tea,sugar,powdered milk,hard candy,the usual stuff you would find in any kit that is sealed for emergency use.no snare wire or big knives.i could eat at least one good meal a day with "nibbles" and tea at least once.fish and turtles are easy to get in the north woods lakes.the food is carried in a container that opens to make both a pot and cup.items for making a shelter are carried in another PFD pocket.as i'm getting older and have a bad knee i am now wearing the PFD of the walk-backs on the portages so i have the kit along if i go down on the trail.i have read enough about living in the woods that i know that the work involved in finding something to eat takes up a lot of time and energy so having that part taken care of i could spend my time gathering wood and making a shelter.