Wishful thinking, I'm afraid.

Do you happen to remember the reaction ( both here and on another forum) to my suggestion (that bounced back and forth between forums for awhile) that it was inappropriate for a short-term survival kit to contain food items (teabags, bouillon cubes, candy & glorified candy), or items related to food (snares, fishhooks, fishing line, cooking stuff, fuel)?

The reaction ranged from dismissal from those who thought I was ignorant or daft, to outrage from some who apparently had their core beliefs challenged.

To Doug's credit, he appeared to be willing to give the concept consideration (I gather- we've never talked about it directly)... which is more than it generally got.

Logic appears to have nothing much to do with it- I'm afraid the fact seems to be that the vast majority of modern Americans have never gone a day without a meal in their lives, and some significant percentage have apparently never skipped a meal. When these folks get hungry they panic, and think they're dying, with all sorts of imagined symptoms and rationalizations to go along with the contention.

I'm afraid your idea would quickly turn any shelter in the US into Riot City.