Deborah, my amazing wife is comfortable with me doing more than one night away. She has serious medical issues that make things a little more tricky. We always discuss things like this, with kindness. I'm planning on 2 nights just to get a taste of all of it. It's only a couple hours away but it's like any out of town trip.  They have an 800 yard range, and...I have a Savage 110 Stealth Evolution chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum. No scope in pic, but it has an e-bikes worth of glass on it now.  

Starship flight 10 happened today and it was awesome...seriously...awesome...    

I had to postpone until the week of sept. 21st.

Go with a 2x set up. I have a couple of 1x set ups, but prefer the  versatility of the 2x/3x set up.  

Been riding this a ton lately, at least for me. The 24 year old shifters were gummy when I got it and they cleaned up OK but I decided to take the 1st step in Drivetrain replacement and put a 10spd deore cassette, SLX Derailleur and a Saint level shifter all from FB marketplace. Overall, feels just like my XT 1x11, very quick precise shifts, same controls just one less gear. On the front I'm still debating a 2x or a 1x. As I'm getting stronger I like the 2x more and more for the larger front cog.