I said if they didn't take it. I can't see that an open roll of life-savers as being a major security threat, but who knows what McGyver could of done with a roll of life savers, a piece of scotch tape and the button off of a BDU ... ;)<br/><br/>I figure that everyone has a love of some kind of sweet, and life-savers is a multi-purpose  item when you're a teacher and/or in the field. ;) My indo specialist told me that life-savers were better than the glucose tablets for a fast sugar release, so I started carrying a roll with me instead of the bigger tube of tablets.<br/><br/>Out of curiosity, is the artic gear that the characters given military issue, or civilian? I ask because they are different and have different options... the US military issue, for example, has all of those lovely pockets that I adore. Civilian issue has all of it's varieties, but usually not enough pockets. I love BDU's because they're roomie and have pockets for all of my stuff. I rrely wear anything else as far as pants go, including the shorts version. (as opposed to cargo shorts/pants, which aren't as well mae)