"Now getting back to the original crux of your question, family cap... Had I thought about it, I would have set one, but it was not something that was discussed and no one brought forth the idea. Personally, I think its a great idea, especially when event costs are fixed costs and not variable based on attendance."
exactly, if most of the event costs are fixed costs, will it actually cost the event additional expenses (other than dayboard) to let some children in free? What about the lost revenue for families that decide to stay home because they can't afford to bring their three kids and cant find/afford a babysitter? One could almost argue that the revenue lost by instituting a family cap could be recouped by the increased attendance to the event by families.
And site fees vary a lot. While you paid $5,500 for the Mudthaw site, I am pretty sure that the site that Ostgardr uses for Warriors Nadaam is only $300. Both charge a $10 adult entry fee day trip ($14 for camping and kids under 14 no camp fee which is way cool). Now the ostgardr site is more primitive so there must be additional expenses that are included in your mudthaw site fee. I also heard that Northern Region Warcamp only pays $500 site fee, with a $10 daytrip, $20 camping, and a $30/$60 family cap. Even though Mudthaw is a BIG event, I still don't know how you managed to keep a $10 site fee. That is a miracle.
exactly, if most of the event costs are fixed costs, will it actually cost the event additional expenses (other than dayboard) to let some children in free? What about the lost revenue for families that decide to stay home because they can't afford to bring their three kids and cant find/afford a babysitter? One could almost argue that the revenue lost by instituting a family cap could be recouped by the increased attendance to the event by families.
And site fees vary a lot. While you paid $5,500 for the Mudthaw site, I am pretty sure that the site that Ostgardr uses for Warriors Nadaam is only $300. Both charge a $10 adult entry fee day trip ($14 for camping and kids under 14 no camp fee which is way cool). Now the ostgardr site is more primitive so there must be additional expenses that are included in your mudthaw site fee. I also heard that Northern Region Warcamp only pays $500 site fee, with a $10 daytrip, $20 camping, and a $30/$60 family cap. Even though Mudthaw is a BIG event, I still don't know how you managed to keep a $10 site fee. That is a miracle.
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