yea..i know what your sayin...since you live so far away, i would get 2 batteries so you can leave one out there and then come back and exchange it instead of waiting around 6 hours to charge. for the memory card, i take my digital camera out there to check and have a spare to put back in and keep switching. The moultrie 2.1 is also a nice camera but if you have a tight budget, i would get the game watcher/game spyone for around $100. i say this because the battery charger and batteries will cost you around 50

Just my 2 cents

Hope this works for ya!