Deon,

By all means go for it. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to wrap a rod. Even I can do it. That must mean it's easy to do. You do get a great amount of satifaction from doing yourself. If you get stuck you can always ask questions here, guys are great at giving great advice here. I've bought several Cabelas kits and they are a quality kit. Have fun and let us know how it's going.

Beaver