I noticed the date thing too. I wasn't worried about Y2K a year ago, and Im still not. I still have my first BOB with a can of yellow chiles,soda crackers and peanut butter,A big liter bottle of Mountain Dew, hollow handled survival knife bought on EBAY ( rare and unique, a real man's knife as the ad said, with 131/2 usefull accessories),a box of paper matches and Soldier Of Misfortune back issues for tinder.