i thought that those who are less prepared become food for those who are well prepared

Remind me to skip "rib night" at your place 

I make sure that I that my family is prepared, I got little stash grab bags all over the my properties, I also travel with a compact bag containing small rations food, first aid kit, and hygiene! my wife thought i was paranoid until i showed her some footage and pictures of the 3rd world countries I've been in, and told her what they would do for food. Man i still have flash back on surviving of 1 MRE for days on end and literally kill our own food!!! DAMN i miss the good ol'days... 

Theres some relatives of mines think I'm a nut job!!! I tell them" when our country starts to collapse your on your own!!"

Ok, I'm going to get a roll of toilet paper for mine. guess should get a mini folding shovel for the toilet. Already got couple of takedowns, ammo and mags in them. They are the extendable ones that will fit the m4's too.
Cash, compass, knife, machete, multi tool, wind up radio, guess should put an old jacket or sweater in too.
Other stuff in there, mini can opener, mri's, rope, mess kit, water filtration bottle, lighters, first aid kit, if the time came, would pack flash light.
Good idea about having one on you in the car. Thinking about taking up hiking to get a feel for the loads.
Would probably hunker down in the house where all the food, guns, ammo,  and comfort is, unless the situation demanded high tailing it.

Ok, and I'll pack adobo sauce too.

Great advice.  Some of my fondest days of boy scouts was skipping the "award winning" dining hall "food" and catching my own.  My question though is slightly different than keeping ourselves or immediate family prepared.  In the early days of a major problem (earthquake, tsunami, etc) what do you do to prepare for encountering someone outside family who is not prepared as you head home?  The real question is how to diffuse conflict over food/equipment you or your family may have in the eyes of the desperate? 

For instance, I carry enough energy bars to give away to hungry kids. Second, I have 3 methods of water storage/purification in case of extended journeys or helping others.  My goal is to prevent any conflict from going up the force continuum into the physical self defense level.  What else do you (all) think might help in this respect (specifically with kit - strategic methods like avoiding meetings are outside my interest).

Ok, I'm going to get a roll of toilet paper for mine. guess should get a mini folding shovel for the toilet. Already got couple of takedowns, ammo and mags in them. They are the extendable ones that will fit the m4's too.
Cash, compass, knife, machete, multi tool, wind up radio, guess should put an old jacket or sweater in too.
Other stuff in there, mini can opener, mri's, rope, mess kit, water filtration bottle, lighters, first aid kit, if the time came, would pack flash light.
Good idea about having one on you in the car. Thinking about taking up hiking to get a feel for the loads.
Would probably hunker down in the house where all the food, guns, ammo,  and comfort is, unless the situation demanded high tailing it.

Ok, and I'll pack adobo sauce too.

thats a pretty great idea!! It's always good to defuse conflict. It's always good to help others, who knows they might help you out when you need the help etc.

Well for me, I would avoid the conflict unless they are in need of my assistants, with a violent situation in my path I would try to avoid it. You have more to loose then the individual(s) that is reeking havoc. That's just me.

Besides some of the great items that you all mentioned,

I would also add a small pocket book Bible, and also I have 4 survival guide books for my family or group(each take a different book or card).

SAS Survival Guide (very compact)
Hawke's special forces survival handbook
U. S. Army Survival Handbook
Emergency War Surgery

I also have flash cards
Edible Wild Foods
Don't Die Out There
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Card game.
Night Sky
Regular deck of cards

Remind me to skip "rib night" at your place 

Any gear that can expedite my travel home needs to be evaluated.  Ideas I have been toying with include storing a folding bike at a friends place that is more than 15 miles away and making arrangements with a friend to spend time at their home should my family become stuck away from home when an event occurs. 

What kind of maps do you pack in your kit?