Thanks for the welcome. I figure it took me about two weeks, just shopping every now and then when it was convenient, before i was happy with the new emergency bag and put it in the truck. I'd say I had about 1/2 the stuff around the house, picked up the second half mostly at local retail, with a few items (StarFlash, Mainstay rations, Paracord items) ordered via the Web. Was actually fun. Will do re the sanitary pads.