scratching in or marking with a sharpie the locations of moving parts is always a good idea. I also put a rubber washer between my bow and sight plate, a bike inner tube works great. the rubber seems to help absorb a little of the bumps that happen, or atleast it feels like a good idea in my mind.
I recently needed lighter limbs for my dorado and the bushing swap was simple and cheap. Some 3/8 od 1/4 id supply line like for a refrigerator and some 3/8 plastic caps is all you need. Cost me about $2.50 and maybe took 10 minutes.
I agree the haul road is a fun trip, just seems that early Aug when we have time to go there aren't many animals around. My main goal is to keep my daughter interested and enjoying the experience. While I enjoy the 15 hour drive and just being out, a change might be needed, taking a little...
Going to kodiak nov 9-12 for deer off the road and never been, so just trying to figure out if there's much I am not thinking about or considering. Mainly scouting it to see if taking my daughter there next year is a better option than the haul road hunt.