That's exactly how I am. I also agree that this is marketed by various stores, however I believe it is for the uneducated do I dare say unprepared mother, teen or average joe. By "uneducated" I mean the ones that couldn't piece together a survival kit at Cabelas, or the people that couldn't build a fire given thermite, a magnesium ribbon, and a oxy-acyteline spark lighter!!I guess i'm more of a roll your own guy. When you put your kit together one piece at a time you get exactly what you want and nothing you dont need. But then again I change my oil and work on my house too, so I kind of like doing things for myself. I have yet to see a pre-packaged setup that looks like it would be comprehensive enough to jusitfy the inflated prices that they usually want for them.