Newps wrote:
And to top it off this was the annual work party weekend at our
wilderness airstrip about 40 SE of Kalispell. I am this close to
selling my 182 and buying an S35 Bonanza that was there. I am looking
at some performance numbers now and if the Bo doesn't give away too much
short field performance I am going to buy it.

Do a W&B/C&G comparison for full and empty weights before you sell the 182.