The invention of the snowmobile had little to do with market size and more to do with being comfortable in an environment which inspired a song saying with passion; 'Mon pays c'est ne pas un pays c'est l'hiver". I agree with you on the market size dictating the washer tank size, but my argument on proximity is to get closer to our own predicaments and profit by offering solutions to these indigenous problems. Starting with the canoe in trade we became a leader in communications. Then with telegraph and telephone. Big long country, few people. Keep picking away at my arguments, I'm learning to be less rash and and hopefully more moderate.