If I'm going any where out of sight of the house or the vehicle I'm sure as heck not packing two of anything more than bullets and that should be one extra.

If I've got a center fire rifle or shotgun and I need a pistol to, what I should really be doing is staying home and practicing a little on the target range with the rifle or shotgun. With my old eyes I need a scope on any rifle. Don't need binocs or spotting scopes if I've got one right on the gun.

I used to carry all those different big ole knives to. But the truth is the Leatherman is more than I've ever actually needed. Just my little 4 inch fillet knife is really enough now that I cut saw teeth in to the back side of the blade.

I'm to old an lazy to carry all that extra stuff any more. I like each piece of equipment to do at least 2 or even 3 jobs to be worth carrying. If it's only good for one thing, I better really be planning on needing that one single thing it's good for or I'm not packing it around all day.