Excellent feedback, guys. Your experience and professionalism shows. I truly appreciate it.

Good point on sticking with ABC, SAMPLE, etc. Do you guys know if anyone publishes SOAP/SAMPLE forms on waterproof paper (like Rite-In-The-Rain)? I was thinking it would be good to include a few sheets like that in the kit, along w/ a Space Pen cartridge. Conterra has the forms but they don't seem to be on waterproof stock.

Great point on the BVM, Matt. It's exactly that kind of "been there, done that" wisdom I'm looking for. I don't have any field EMS experience yet, and all I know at this point is just book-learning. I am only too ready to listen to the veterans who know what's what. I found a compact BVM [here] that looks interesting.

How about tracheal tubes? Here in S. Carolina, even EMT-B's are certified to do intubation. I ask regarding the "wilderness" angle because I do a lot of rockclimbing, so you can imagine the obvious MOI involved, and if someone gets seriously crunched on the rock, interrupted breathing is highly probable. While tubes that require visualization would mandate a laryngoscope, how about CombiTubes? IIRC there are some other no-visualization tubes out there too. However, I'm talking out of my element here.