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Frank Furter
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chiefcrash
. It's just better to have something you don't need than to need something you don't have...
Incredible!
Consider the implications.
Do you then take into the park:
a dental drill with compressor
auto detail paint
a 16 foot ladder
replacement parts for a hang glider
All those, and many more, would fulfill the criteria of something you will not likely need, but which be valuable to have if you actually needed them.
Obviously I can not bring every piece of gear in the world with me. So I choose my gear wisely.
If I need a dental drill, but don't have one, I'm probably gonna live long enough to get to a dentist.
If I need auto detail paint, but don't have any, I'm probably not going to die as a result.
If I need a 16 foot ladder, but don't have one, I can build one. And if I can't build one, I'm still not likely to die as a result (though possible)
If I need replacement parts for a hang glider WHILE FLYING, I'm screwed even if I have them. If I'm not flying, and don't have the needed parts, I am not likely to die as a result (unless I'm stupid enough to try flying it anyway)
But if I need a gun, but don't have one, then there is a very high likely hood of death or grave personal injury. Also, a gun is small and easy enough to carry, no real effort is involved besides strapping it on in the morning.
I also carry a good knife, a fling, a flashlight, and a first aid kit with me. Just because it's better to have those things and not need them than to need them and not have them. However, I doubt you find much of a problem with that. Strangely, you only seem to have a problem with 1 particular inanimate object...