And for the price of a pair of cardioid caps for the Oktavas you'd have an excellent pair of mics for stereo configurations. I almost went with those instead of the AT3031s I have.

Yes, I use them a lot for stereo recording, A-B stereo with the omni caps, and X-Y, NOS, ORTF with the cardioids with great results. This was for music recording though. I have an old drawbar where I mount both mics. Pretty easy to do X-Y or ORTF with it. For field recording of ambience, with a small stand to avoid handling noise I should be setup. Definetly that's what I'm going for at least till I can upgrade.
Another thing that's troubling my mind is wind protection for the shotgun. The 416 kit that I'm going for has a rycote softie. Is this enough for general, non extreme outdoor use? What's up with rain...I don't think I'll ever be in that situation, but that got me curious... what do hollywood guys do...ADR?
I guess on occasions where I need something better I could borrow the zep and rug from my friend who lend me the me66 to try.
Another question...and this might be pretty dumb...I see the ENG word everywhere I just assume its related with location sound/field recording, but what exactly does it mean?
Thanks in advance!

E.N.G is an abbreviation for Electronic News Gathering or Electronic Field Production. It refers to broadcast video for location shoots using specialised equipment that conform to broadcast standards. It's basically the process of gathering footage for immediate broadcast, using portable recording devices, usually for daily new purposes.

Gotcha, thanks for clearing that up for me. :)