Jody,
Here is where your argument (an excellent one, by the way) breaks down: we have a 20-month-old daughter.
All bets are off, and I have to fend for myself.
As for the gear, I will likely be buying a 1650 for all of it, and I think that, in a Pelican, it will be safe from temperature and pressure variations in the cargo hold.
If anyone has experience otherwise, please let me know.
Thanks
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