They're a rare species, existing only in the deep waters of the South Pacific, where they were hunted to near extinction.... :D

If I were you I would go somewhere like RAH. Pay/QOL higher than most other RJ outfits and probably a decent upgrade. JET EFIS time as well. Or, go to a regional where you don't have to commute, life will be easier.

I fly a Shorts 360 part 135 and selling that time to "next level" operators is proving to be pretty hard, so I can't see how Caravan time is any better. Take the job if it is that or unemployment, but don't stay there long. I like my job and I have had alot of fun here. But now I am in a position where I will have to take my PIC time back to the RJ world and be in class with CFIs.

I really really mean it, go fly RJs unless turning down that Caravan job means unemployment!

I was flying a C-208B in Hawaii as SIC went to a regional interview and got shot down, FAST. I then moved over the left seat and logged about 700 PIC. The PIC in the van was almost nessesary to make the SIC time legitimate to other operators. The thing you need to worry about is getting so far behind in multi time. After my van job I got a left seat BE-99 job to get my PIC multi turbine 1000. This job also seemed to only make me competitive in the regional market. There are lots of pilots in the regional world with 121/PIC/multi-crew experience that might be more valuable. But in the end the money at 135 cargo was good. And its all about who you know to get a good job. Hope that helps.