SamO: You nailed it usual...."close to home".
On hunts, I am NEVER close to home.
So, the luxury of swinging by the house to grab another rig is something I have never been afforded. The fate of where I live dictates I have to travel,and encounter and deal with whatever conditions and circumstances Montana,Wyoming, Canada, Maine or New Mexico, or Kansas dishes out.
Grand compromises as opposed to high specialization. Once you have to get on a plane you are limited in what you can take. After 40+ years of doing this I know what works for me and what to take.
