I spent a long term researching PSK's and EDC and such. I see a lot of people that will buy cheap stuff from walmart, oddlots, etc with the thought that something is better than nothing and I see people with $500 knives and $300 flashlights and such. I realize that not everyone can afford top of the line gear but also I've learned that is is better to have one or two decent quality items than having to dig through the box of 10 $.99 each items to find the one that still works. I choose somewhere in the middle and buy one item at a time so my EDC/PSK gear list always changes and gets better but it doesn't hurt my budget because I haven't had to lay out a lot of $ at one time but spread out over a long period of time its added up to a decent amount. By buying one item at a time I also get time to become familiar with each addition rather than just reading a list of what someone else put in a psk.