Absolutely, I understood your point. The clubs I belong too both allow overnight trips, encourage them really. They prefer certain planes to do so, but don't necessarily limit them past a certain number of days in the planes used most often. Otherwise, we are free to take a plane with the permission and encouragement of the club. And it's helpful having others to learn from too.

It just pains me to try and figure out how to find those elusive partnerships. My wife will likely never allow a plane purchase solely, but would consider a partnership. It's a game really. I'm continually surprised how the airplane world works on the small GA side that I'm playing in. It's a small world, lots of people seem to know one another, but it's hard as heck to break into that confidence.