Alright. Thanks for the replies guys. Sure am glad I took the time to replace those hollow, thin-wall aluminum rivets with the 8-32s. I think it's a great bit of insurance that even should it be a crappy, rainy day I can still sit out.

I am going toponder that rear window issue. But I think I'm going to leave it as is for 2 reasons. 1. If I do have some sort of window or port back there it will probobly be where water would leak in (on me) if used in the rain; and 2. if I hear something back there and want to twist around to eyeball it I fear I would make too much noise or shake the canopy.

As to the side windows and not being able to shoot out of them, I think I'm going to go ahead and try to put a nice sharp slice straight down the middle from top to bottom on one window and see how that might work. If it looks good - I'll slice the rest. Worse case scenerio, Ithread them back up.

I had planned onusing a monopod.

If I find another one cheap enough I am going to grab another in case one ofmy boys wants to sit in one or it rains or something. We pretty much got alot of extra or spare stuff at camp.