For a "shelter in place awaiting rescue" kit, the challenge is making it appropriate to the users (instead of a token). Surely the authorities must provide some guidance on what is appropriate?

My thinking is that the objectives of the kit contents would be to support things like:
- stay calm, stay with the group, stay with the transport vehicle
- set up some signals to the sky, so people in aircraft can find you
- stay warm, stay dry, help others to do this
- try to find water, or melt snow

That's a lot for a kit carried around your neck. I think it's more about reinforcing a successful survival psychology and positive actions than anything else. If that can be kept going, other things become possible. Also, kids raised in the bush, regardless of their other challenges, may have more skills than we know about here, and the ability to apply them.

My 2c.