Thank you to Paul and everyone else as well! This is great information! You are giving me much to think about while I try to make as much of an educated decision as possible when choosing which gear I carry and when and where. The more information I can get the better my decisions are.

As a forum newbie, I think this might be a good time to say that these ETS forums are excellent and it's due directly to the quality of the forum members! I am really glad I found these forums. I have learned so much already and hopefully I have been useful to someone at least once by sharing my own experiences. Thanks again guys!