Thank you for the reply man, much appreciated.
I like your comment about fun outdoors though and that's exactly what it is all about.
That's something really sad I see in most sports, mainly fishing and cycling for me... ppl get way to obsessive about equipment that they forget to have fun.
Yeah, I agree, I see it with firearms also. People spend more and more thinking it'll make them better when in truth it's actively doing it in the field that will make them better. I guess people like to show off the latest gear and they feel it makes them more valid as people. Sad really.