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There's nothing like bullshitting about the day's events, tying flies and drinking a beer in the evening.

I 'borrowed' the grand-kids'butterfly net, too; great for nabbing an unlucky insect as it flies by.

But the beer and the campfire are mandatory.. My son and I are going into the boreal forest for 2 weeks next week.

For what it's worth...
I bring my stuff everywhere I go and spend at least one night.
And I'm talkin' - local streams (you can ask Bruce how many times we have struck it rich with the right pattern that one or both of us didn't have when we arrived).
Conditions can change, hatches may be early or late...
When traveling by truck, I have a plastic container that fits everything I need and then some. It is small enough to fit on the back seat floor mat of my 150. Every Econolodge in Central PA has dealt with my feather scraps, and I assume the West Branch Angler expects it.
When I travel by air, I can fit everything I think I may need in a gallon sized ziplock bag that goes in my carry-on. I have tolerated more than a few strange glances while tying bonefish flies on an airplane to the Bahamas, trout flies in the Denver airport lounge waiting for my connection to Helena, Coho streamers in Minneapolis during an Alaska Airlines delay, chugging Landsharks in Miami while tying tarpon bunnies...
A travel vise with c-clamp, a few bobbins with different thread colors, tools (scissors, bobbin threader, whip finisher, bodkin, stacker and hackle pliers) and trip specific/species specific materials.
Whiting 100 packs are great for travel, dubbing, various feathers such as a small patch of partridge, various synthetics like z-lon for shucks, biots and CDC for trout adventures.
Hooks are best sorted beforehand and placed into something like a weekly pill organizer.
There is nothing like tying a new pattern that works better than what you already have stocked.