RE: "IF" you had $4,000+. Would you........
I'd spend it all on hunting trips. Gas, lodging and tags aren't cheap.
For the "Gear Guys", and no offense as my Dad is a diehard one, what do you need the gear for if not touse on the actual "trip"? I'd rather keep using my 7 year old bow but hunt elk in Colorado this fall, then buy a brand new _________ and use the excuse "it is to expensive" to go on exciting hunts all over the world.
Of course having good gear is nice to, but only if you use it!