I'll list out some of the joys that belong to the first kit, and the kit I "came up" on as a drummer.
-It was a "Sunlite"
-It had duct tape X's over all the toms, and the cymbals.
-there was no snare stand. It was a box for a backpack style weed sprayer we set the snare on.
-All the cymbal stands(except for the hats) were "improvised" using wood, old music stands, even a big candle-holder.
-only 1 cymbal was not cracked.
-there was a "effect" device set on top of the kit. This "device" was a tin container for cat food.
-we/I played with custom-made bundle sticks comprised of cooking skewers taped together.
Man, those were the days. After that, a buddy loaned me a kit, old Tama Swingstar, and from there I bought all 3 of my current kits over time.