[dkdbejwi383]

> For whatever reason I have the same reaction when the Poms say "kit" instead of "equipment"

This is interesting, and one I’ve never noticed.

Would you say “the drum equipment has been set up” vs “the drum kit has been set up”? Or more in the sense “the kitchen has been equipped” vs “the kitchen has been kitted out”?

[tjmc]

Probably the latter in both cases. I'd still use the word kit to denote something that comes disassembled that you need to put together. It's more like when someone describes their new phone as a "nice bit of kit". Ugh!