i had one of the screw on my scope base let loose this year on my marlin 336 on the second day of hunting. i also had my t/c encore .280rem at the cabin. i always bring a back up for my hunting equipment now, live and learn. dropped my bino's out of the stand one year. i had to scan the fields with my scope for the rest of the week, what a pia!!. i now bring a second pair of boots too, if they get wet on the inside it's easier to just switch boots than wait for em to dry. i've also busted the blade on my knife trying to split a pelvis, caught my gloves in some wicket briars and tore em, caught my pants on a nail sticking out from a fence post and tore em open pretty good. if what's his face has a problem with having a back up, that's his opinion, everyone is entitled to em. my experience is i like to have a back-up.