4x4 Gurus, Advice on Lockers Please

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So I have an 04 ram 1500. I use my 4x4 for what God and the engineers intended. I don't abuse it, but there is a reason I have to have a 4wd. I have never been stuck in this truck but I have used this truck. Crossed rivers getting to my favorite fishing/camping spot out in the boonies with water up to the headlights. Never been stuck. Was close once when I drove over what looked dry and turned out to be crusted over mud. That gummy, thick, terrible mud that your tires don't want to fling out. I had AT's at the time and it took all of my skill to rock it out and get her moving and back out. So after that, a winch went on the front, thus guaranteeing I have never seen terrible mud again. (That was the same trip we had to hit a mud hole where I watched my friends rear bumper go below the mud in front of me. It was our toughest drive out to our favorite, very very remote spot.

Anyway, fast forward to now. I have MUDs on there but haven't had a chance to put them to the test yet but that's not the issue. I plan on regearing. These MUDs aren't that much bigger than the tires I have been running since 04. Maybe an inch. But I figured it isn't a bad idea to get some oomph back. But I was considering adding a locker. If nothing else for peace of mind. I know I am saying I have never been stuck in this truck so you are probably thinking "why get one?" While others are wondering why I don't have one already. Truck has factory limited slip at the moment.

My question is, do I go Air Locker or Detroit Locker. I know the Detroit Locker is super strong but I am not worried about busting an air locker. Also,my truck is my DD and occasional tow rig (half ton truck so light duty towing). So street manners are definitely important.

So pros and cons as I see them are.


Detroit
Pros:
Detroit locker is super strong.
Super simple
Cheap. Much cheaper than an air locker.

Cons:
Tire wear.
Cachunk sound (not that big a deal to me)
I have heard on snowey roads or dirt roads at high speads they can be a pain in the ass.
I would imagine you could feel it on paved roads too at high speed when on the gas

Air Locker

Pros:
when it's off, it basically disappears.
No noise, no extra tire wear
I was going to install an air comoressor anyway
Obviously, I probably won't need to lock very often being that I have never been stuck and through some gnarly stuff. Though I could see myself locking and not going into 4wd until it really gets rough to save gas mileage for really long trips to the boonies. (I remember once this was an issue as my friend brought his land cruiser on 35s and I was worried I was gonna have to pull him out of there he was getting such crap mileage. he made it out but barely to the station on fumes. )

Cons:
Much more expensive
Weaker (but its not like they are made of glass and I am not dealing with a dedicated crawler here)
Already said, but worth mentioning again, much more expensive.


So what do y'all think? I am leaning toward an air locker. Unless I am way overstating the cons of the Detroit. As I am still healing from my wreck, I havent hit snow in a while but I am looking Forward to getting back to skiing again, so driving on snowy roads at high speeds will definitely come up on trips to colorado. And also, often times on fishing trips I will turn off the pavement and drive on 40 miles of fairly smooth, grated dirt roads before I hit the rough stuff where it's 4wd time. And if that's really obnoxious with a Detroit, that's not worth saving 5 to 600 bucks.

Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.