full bodies get expensive. but, they are better than shells and socks by a long ways. i never use socks anymore and occassionaly throw my shells in if i happen to be hunting with guys that don't have any decoys themselves. but, if i have any choice at all its only full bodies. i would rather hunt 2 dozen full bodies than 5 dozen shells or socks. a good rule of thumb for us is roughly 18-24 full bodies/hunter. we get by with a dozen/hunter occassionaly. but, prefer to have closer to 24/hunter. if we are talking ducks, that's about a $450 investment/hunter. seems steep. but, if you buy them over the course of 2-3 years its nothing. and considering what we spend on shells, gas and beer in a duck/goose season, its peanuts iffen it puts more breasts in the freezer.