I'm a fan of Stroud but was a bit disappointed with his attitude.

His kit and the others weren't an apples to apples comparison. He said no knife, because you should have the proper knife as part of your normal kit. Okay. No multi-tool either, first aid, or compass for the same reason.

Then he whips out a pot to boil water...

Shouldn’t that be part of your normal kit (nalgene / canteen with cup or similar equivalent)?

The ones he's comparing his kit to are pocket kits, a backup used when separated from main bag, it has to be on you for it to help you, and as useful as that pot is, it can’t help you if it’s back in your bag.

Doug Ritter's comprehensive survival kit reviews is what got me into survival kits over a decade ago, and he at least separated them into pocket vs belt pouch type kits.