Kit

A kit is a grouping of items needed to fulfill an activity. This colloquial term is used in a variety of ways within the Society, and may be used to refer to a grouping of items needed to participate in combat, attend a feast, recreate a persona, or other interests.

Etymology

Members of the greater SCA populace have noted the following:

• "Kit" is a shortened form of "equipment".
• Other groups, such as British military reenactors and Roman reenactors, employed the term before its usage in the SCA. It referred more specifically to a collection of items required to participate and included an individual's uniform, equipment, weapons, and other necessary gear.
• The term may be more specific depending on the region. By example, a "kit" may refer to a more historically accurate or generally improved set of items, being a subset of an overall grouping.