I wonder how you propose to force people to take a small bag of gear when they go into the "woods".

By maps I live in the woods/forest... does that mean every single person stepping out of their home for a walk should have this minimum required bag? There is no imaginary line where if you cross you must have this... and no way to enforce it either.

If you are talking about public parts and entrances then yeah, they could enforce to some degree. Are you going to check to make sure there is 1 kit per car or 1 kit per person? What if the states start to lose $ because they have to turn people away... will they now start selling these kits too?

I think it's a grand idea, and if people had the brains to start they would have their gear anyway... but in the end it's just internet talk