Doorbusters
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2006
- Location
- Wichita, KS
I have been "smoking" for going on 10 years now, and have just recently started competing. I must admit, I love it, I love the people I get to associate with, the entire experience is worth the work involved. I am beginning to have difficulty with entry fees. I compete by myself usually. I have 2 wonderful kids who do everything they can to help, and a couple of friends who help when they can. Entry fees are getting so expensive, coupled with rising meat cost (and everything else) it is becoming damn near impossible for "average Joe" to compete. I do not have an expensive rig, yes I do have to hitch it up, but by no means expensive.
I have gotten to the point where I am picking up sponsors for each comp. Luckily that has worked out well. I know the huge prizes are wonderful, but honestly, how many of us have seen one of those? Each comp. is approaching $500 for me, I cannot continue to unload that kind of cash just to cook, socialize and have fun. Granted I have won a few hundred here and there, but few and far between. In my opinion, I think more prizes, so more people have an opportunity to break even.
With the elections coming up, I would love for this to be an issue, as I do not want to be priced out of my one and only hobby.
I have gotten to the point where I am picking up sponsors for each comp. Luckily that has worked out well. I know the huge prizes are wonderful, but honestly, how many of us have seen one of those? Each comp. is approaching $500 for me, I cannot continue to unload that kind of cash just to cook, socialize and have fun. Granted I have won a few hundred here and there, but few and far between. In my opinion, I think more prizes, so more people have an opportunity to break even.
With the elections coming up, I would love for this to be an issue, as I do not want to be priced out of my one and only hobby.