[MR] suggestion for helping daytrip fees

[Bambi TBNL]

Primitive sites still need or perhaps need more attention for day trippers/ folks who arrive with nothing more than garb and their drinking vessles and picninc baskets will still need:

 some sort of shelter to watch or participate in the proceedings,
 places to change
 adequate  sanitation...( an just because they are gonna use it for 8 hours in stead of 24, doesnt mean you can order less bathroom accomodations because "not that many folks are staying over")
Parking facilities 
hydration and other services


most of these things get counted byt how many people are coming not if they are only gonna use it for a "little bit" and they, like every other thing lately are being priced higher and higher. primtive sites are not always the answer when youve gotta spend a 
"buck or two" to keep them legal for have a certain nhumber of folks come to it.
just a thought.Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL 


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From: Becky McEllistrem <bmcellis at yahoo.com>
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 6:37:19 PM
Subject: [MR] suggestion for helping daytrip fees


> 
I understand all about expenses. needs and site variation but maybe we should make a concerted effort to start dumping the expensive sites and go to those sites where our fees can be reasonable.
> 

If you look at the event listings for the past two months you see a huge range in day trip fees going anywhere from $5.00 to $12.00 per person for off-board day trip fees.  If I'm bringing all the equipment, setting it up then why are we paying more than $10.00?  I understand movies are $11.00 but most of my friends don't go to those three times a month either.  In fact most of my friends use Hulu.com which is free or Netflix which is $10.00/month, or play Facebook games.

We do want event attendance to continue to be strong as an organization. At a time when our economy is crazy and probably will be for a while, it seems equally crazy to stick with those sites that don't work with us on costs, etc.  Might as well go back to totally primitive sites if that helps or at least just stick with those sites that are willing to work with us.  We have created our own showers and traveled in with our own kitchens many times in the past and done very well.

Anything more than $8.00 for a tenting off board day trip in this economy seems a little steep to me.  I'm single with minimal expenses. I can afford it.  For most of my friends that guarantees only one event/month if that much.

Maybe until the economy is better we should trend back towards the primitive site.


Rebecca

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