Resqman: I sort of do that way, too. I have a large backpack with everything sorted by category in those clear plastic ziplocks. Mainly it's my hurricane kit, as I live in FL . It got a test when hurricane Floyd almost came and I took the car to a truck stop up state to wait for where it would go. I had everything I needed and so easy to keep track of. I slept in the car, with one of those battery-operated fans that work well. A few of those fans actually do work fine for 8 or ten hours. That's necessity, not luxury, in Florida.