Do you remember Airfix kits when many hours would be spent over the dining room table carefully gluing small pieces of plastic together until they vaguely resembled a plane (or boat, or car - it was often hard to tell the difference)? And once complete there'd always be an array of parts left over that you never really knew what to do with. What fun we had.
Our kit night is a more modern version except we start with a fully functioning coastguard rescue team and thoroughly check, clean, inspect and test every piece of equipment before signing it off against the inventory log. Everything gets checked - ropes, slings, winches, mobile lighting, radios, stretcher, lifejackets, PPE, the MRU ('truck' to you and me), throw lines, you name it. We even give the kettle a severe test and occasionally a local hotelier provides us with sustenance.
Unlike the old Airfix version, everything is accounted for and repacked neatly into its proper place ready for immediate service. And no spare bits left over to bung up the hoover. 
The Airfix Starter Kit - could have done with this the other day
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