Not harsh at, MDinana. Thanks for the food for thought. You're absolutely right about the duplication. I merged two bobs into one bag but didn't really trim the inventory very much. I wasn't too concerned about the duplication as long as I could get it into one pack. It's kept in the back of the Jeep and not intended to all be carried by one person.

3 days is the minimum for this kit but the reality if that if we needed to use it, it would be an event that's big enough to bug-out farther than to a local hotel. It could very well be in use for a week or two.

Personally I do not like stamping Expiration Dates on my Kits. There is NOTHING in this world to tell you that kit will only be used for 3 days except mass False Beliefs in a Set in stone "Code/System" for survival.

The ONLY things in a kit that will determine Length of "use" is Food Water And Stove Fuel. Of Which You can easily Augment them with Means to Obtain Wood Fuel for fires, Sanitation of water, And Means to Obtain More nourishment.

One Can Argue Hygiene Products can also determine this but there is plenty of natural alternatives one must be willing to turn too in desperation.