Heh, bit of a change of philosophy - not so much taking it with you, as leaving too much behind.
Most of the stuff, er, 'found' is completely artifical and won't degrade, even if exposed to all the fun stuff a decaying corpse can provide. Lovely.
And to rifle poor old Alistair for parts! I used to listen to Letters from America, and it helped build this wholly inaccurate portrayal of the US, for which I may never be able to thank him enough.