You're overthinking it. Basically the option is either get a 10-12" tablet and keyboard (with battery life being your main priority), or one of those new tiny laptops that you can find in most any electronics section that cost ~$200(with battery life being your main priority). You're screwed on keyboard and screen size either way, so they seem like minimal considerations. Battery life and internet connectivity are your issues. Personally, I'd Guess you'll stop being as internet dependent once you start touring, but I don't know you and could be way off base. If you will continue to internet a lot, get a tablet with a data plan. Make it an unlimited plan. Seek out the best provider coverage map since you plan to do lots of camping. Lots of phone companies don't spend the money to provide coverage to the forest animals. Whatever you get, delete Anything you don't need from it, make sure you don't have programs running in the background, keep it on battery save mode. And don't use google maps on your phone for directions. You'll kill your battery and your data. Use an offline GPS based app like maps.me. I think last time I checked, Verizon had the best coverage, but it's been a long time. Page Plus is a small cellular company that runs on Verizon cell towers, but is much cheaper than going through Verizon.