Sounds like yall are day packing. Which is fine if that’s how you want to roll.
What makes me uncomfortable is when you say smaller tents if further away with no other context. That’s another matter.
On one end, you have the couch and kitchen sink with you by the trucks. On the other hand, if you’re backpacking in and or bivy hunting, you’ll have only what you pack. Changing plans on the fly is weird if you’re not set up to do the backpacking.
That’s pack, stove, food, sleeping system, hunting stuff like kill kit, maybe a spotter and tripod, layers, and so forth.
Especially in November. It does snow out there. The wind and chill can be pretty good especially at high up on cliff faces with no breaks. There’s a good amount of that in 86. The news is there plenty of animals, access and land.
