Assuming a BOB scenario takes place, we A. will be carrying a somewhat larger assembly and B. as in all emergencies facing a degree of disruption in our normal routine. It is B. that concerns me. Any time of physical or emotional stress is a lousy time to hit our bodies with a radical change in diet. Survival tabs mixed with trail mix, dressed with honey and floating in a cup of iodine purified water may be a nutritional ambrosia. I wouldn't want to throw that regime onto anybody, be they Vegan or connoiseur of sparkly thing donuts and instant coffee. Whatever you pack, plan on eating it for the planned supply duration with some impromptu drilling (run away, build the fire, dress the blisters from running away.) You may find some less than desireable foodstuffs can carry almost as well and find greater acceptance from upset children or adult stomachs with PHs primed by coke and nachos <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />. Burt Gummer's MREs aside, We don't need additional suprises out there. I just observed the end of the Iranian new year celebration with a picnic, the Passover Seder and Easter dinner are approaching and my Filipina nieghbor dared me to eat another Balut tommorow <img src="images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> But this is California <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />