[NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest

[Bob Richards]

I acquired a camper a few years ago, I really wished I had one back when I was seriously into competition. It would have made things so much easier.
   
  To me, camping at the field is more of a convenience factor than an expense factor. I attended a couple of contests last year in my camper and most people have no idea how much nicer it is not to have to pack everything up to go to a hotel, unpack, pack again, etc. You are already there, and can socialize with the others that are camping, while everyone else is busy packing, unpacking, finding a restaraunt, etc.
   
  There is no way anyone can justify buying a nice camper to save costs at contests. A tent, maybe, but not a class A motorhome.
   
  Not allowing camping at the field may not be a show stopper for me, but it would certainly be a factor in my decision to attend.
   
  My opinion, FWIW.
   
  Bob R.
  

Grow Pattern <pattern4u at comcast.net> wrote:
  Ed (Alt),
I used the contest location as a platform to make a bigger 
point. (Did not set out to bash your contest).

The bigger point is that not everyone stays in hotels because of the cost. I 
see folks in tents at contests. Rather them than me, but I salute their 
fortitude and spirit. If a person has invested in a RV or camper or trailer 
and that helps them make it to a contest, then they should not be put down 
because they are looking for camping at the contest site. (The AMA has 
developed its site to encourage this type of attendance).

Staying at a cheap or scruffy motel may be OK for a single guy, but most of 
the couples that I know need to treat their wives/partners to better 
accommodation than that. A lot depends, of course, on your personal 
standards. Trailers that I have seen are very nice inside. Well appointed 
and tend to encourage a higher degree of socialization at the site.

As the ages of our contestants increase you might just see an increase in 
RV's at contests. If camping is not available on site, it may well be a good 
idea for CD's to add more campground info to their contest flyers, in the 
same way as they include hotel phone numbers locations etc.

If I was wrong to use the Pocono site to make a point, I apologize.

Regards,

Eric.


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