well Pat-trick it all sounds nice but,the way I make my outings more enjoyable is to know that all my gear is home made,I use my down time(winter months)to research and make my own gear.It makes my outings more enjoyable and my gear is just as good and in some cases better than what you can buy.I"m also a survival nut and a tinkerer and hate wastining money on stuff that I can"t do myself Happy trails to You.....MYD