>>Nutritional value= zero. The coffee might cheer me up and the boullion might make the squirrel more palatable. But the bottom line is, either one will be easier to consume than plain hot water?especially if I?m huddling under my space blanket, in a sleet storm, with a broken ankle.<<

Er, no offense, but that would be the classic "comfort" argument. There were lots and lots of variations on that earlier, with lots of emphasis on just how IMPORTANT comfort could be, and in how many ways it was important, with scenarios, and anecdotes from real life, and attempts (seriously) to relate various levels of discomfort to various real dangers...

I'll try not to relate it to teddy bears... but if a teddy bear is what one needs to survive, then by all means.. I just don't happen to include either in my personal kit... <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />