The only limitations I've put on what they could keep were those of accessibility (i.e., could an average team member get this?) and safety (i.e., would the Project allow it!). These people knew that they were being buried and would likely lose everything and everyone, it is not unreasonable that they would put some thought into what they got to keep. The fact that they became legally dead doesn't mean that they couldn't have done some "irresponsible spending" in their final years! Maybe they invested in gold coins that they buried in their back yards. Maybe they got a little paranoid and bought a bunch of guns that they hid from the government... and everyone else! Heck, as far as anyone knows they blew all their (solidly middle class) money at strip clubs!
But when I talk to players about this, I point out to them that most practical items would already by provided and supported by the Project, so these caches should really be about personal effects and things they might want whenever (and IF ever) they retire from the Project. If they play that well, I am a little more lenient about letting them "discover" useful things that they had packed and forgotten about...
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