I agree, it would be a false sense of security, but since when is that new for PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER.? Especially when they get the cheapest stuff on the market....

My points
1) steer people to the reviews and tell them that a lot of kits are crap unless you spend a decent amount of money.
2) encourage them to get involved and thinking about their gear.
3) If they don't care about 1 or 2, then try to give them specific kit links that don't appear to suck.
4) Failing all else, tell them that you get what you pay for and ask if they want to rely on the cheapest gear to save their lives.

Even if they don't listen to any of it, they *might* end up with something that *could* save their bacon. We hope to have them back after they have the "opportunity" to use said cheap equipment with the realization that they need to upgrade. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />