So, I'm thinking of building my first rod. . . . .with my six year old. I've been looking for a project that we could do together and the wife shot down my idea to restore an old Jeep (though that may still be in the works despite her objections )

I'm looking at the Forecast kits on Hook & Hackle as a good 'starter' kit to get our first build under our belt. Since I'm planning on having the little guy help, I don't want to go too expensive in case things don't go exactly as they should and things need to be slightly re-done.

Has anyone had any experience with these kits? Any suggestions on additional items that should be purchased in order to make the build easier/go more smoothly?

Thanks.