It's hard for us Ami's to gripe about the cost of attending a National Meet, when we have members coming in from New Zealand
That trip alone has gotta be pretty expensive.
Like about everything else I'm sure liability, insurance, and all the legal precautions are getting to be very very expensive. Somebody has to pay.
So, I blame the US legal system and the armies of lawyers in this country chasing lawsuits for the reason that fun is getting to be more and more costly.