I am a new member and attended my first rally in Essex Jt Vermont as a guest. I had a wonderful time and it convinced me to join. I am really looking forward to the Brooksville rally.
Some of the problems I hear with the Essex rally and the Wisconsin rally were all electrical in nature. Essex Jt has had a lot of power issues over the last few years and it has been very hot that time of year so some people have said they won't do that rally for that reason.
While at the rally they were discussing the upcoming Madison rally and many of the concerns were based on monetary issues related to the needed third party party generators required.
I also understand after listening to the people in charge at the Essex rally that is increasingly difficult to find places that will host the rallies and that narrows the field in terms of costs involved.
I attend quite a few dog shows and have found that the dogs entered and attendance at those venues has dropped considerably since the economy has taken a dive.
I can't get to a lot of rallies as I still work. I can afford more time off than most as I do much online but part of my business requires me to be home part of the year.