Y R U not going 2 Kitestock

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diginoz
diginoz
WA
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WA, 317 posts
18 Jan 2012 10:28pm
Why are you not going to Kitestock.
the gibbo
the gibbo
WA
776 posts
WA, 776 posts
18 Jan 2012 10:49pm
Not enough signs cant find it
HBBear
HBBear
56 posts
56 posts
18 Jan 2012 10:55pm
Bollocks to that....I'm not missing Kitestock...I'm a virgin. Can't wait.
pumpnjump
pumpnjump
WA
265 posts
WA, 265 posts
18 Jan 2012 11:36pm
Mum and dad, 2 kids over 12 $1000 entry, plus travel plus accommodation, can't afford it, WAKSA need to rethink for families, sorry been there every year until now!
hamburglar
hamburglar
ACT
2174 posts
ACT, 2174 posts
19 Jan 2012 7:54am
its on the wrong side of Australia
blueprint
blueprint
WA
321 posts
WA, 321 posts
19 Jan 2012 7:21am
Long weekend craziness and.......work
JBFletch
JBFletch
QLD
1287 posts
QLD, 1287 posts
19 Jan 2012 9:23am
WA forecasts have been less then inviting.
WillyO
WillyO
QLD
263 posts
QLD, 263 posts
19 Jan 2012 10:01am
hamburglar said...

its on the wrong side of Australia


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pearl
pearl
NSW
984 posts
NSW, 984 posts
19 Jan 2012 11:14am
pumpnjump said...

Mum and dad, 2 kids over 12 $1000 entry, plus travel plus accommodation, can't afford it, WAKSA need to rethink for families, sorry been there every year until now!

Add airfares and hire car for east coasters... Wind probability is good but you must book before you know forecast (I realise caterers need numbers). The venue is welcoming; I just wish there were more waves. Hats off to the organisers though, anyone going is assured of a fun time.
campatrol
campatrol
VIC
76 posts
VIC, 76 posts
19 Jan 2012 11:15am
yep wrong side of the country
sammyd
sammyd
QLD
101 posts
QLD, 101 posts
19 Jan 2012 10:27am
Went last year
An expensive flight to perth
Expensive car hire
the worlds most boring 4 hour drive
really hot and dry - no wind - flies - nothing to do unless you drive another hour for some surf
plus the world most boring town with no decent places to eat

thats why I am not going back

But maybe it will better this year- good luck

Davereid
Davereid
98 posts
98 posts
19 Jan 2012 8:42am
WillyO said...

hamburglar said...

its on the wrong side of Australia


+ 1


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hamburglar
hamburglar
ACT
2174 posts
ACT, 2174 posts
19 Jan 2012 11:49am
HBBear said...

Bollocks to that....I'm not missing Kitestock...I'm a virgin. Can't wait.


i think that is what all the mums n dads would like to hear........
can't have a big brown bear that doesn't talk running
around trying to hump everything in sight

(thats what i would do if in bear suit" not the first time" )
dafunk
dafunk
QLD
561 posts
QLD, 561 posts
19 Jan 2012 11:28am
Davereid said...

WillyO said...

hamburglar said...

its on the wrong side of Australia


+ 1


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dusta
dusta
WA
2940 posts
WA, 2940 posts
19 Jan 2012 9:30am
for me i can't afford to be away for 4 days from my 10 month old . Wife won't allow it anyway . If there was say a 2 day option i would go as i could get an overnight pass from the wife .
Pugwash
Pugwash
WA
7733 posts
WA, 7733 posts
19 Jan 2012 9:35am
Thought I'd try mardi gras instead this year.
austin
austin
671 posts
671 posts
19 Jan 2012 9:46am
can't afford it on a shoestring budget, will be doing my own personal downwinder though from k'stock to geraldton/coronation just to make you all jealous [}:)] plus 4days in gero if its firing it much better for kiting that 4days of kooks and chop
just jealous really, will miss the crazy party's and rocking up at 5am each morning, specially after last years shenanigans, phartay'ing down with the band
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4107 posts
QLD, 4107 posts
19 Jan 2012 1:15pm


harry potter
harry potter
VIC
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19 Jan 2012 2:22pm
pumpnjump said...

Mum and dad, 2 kids over 12 $1000 entry, plus travel plus accommodation, can't afford it, WAKSA need to rethink for families, sorry been there every year until now!


$1000 entry ... Is that right ?

What do you get for that sort of coin?
harry potter
harry potter
VIC
2777 posts
VIC, 2777 posts
19 Jan 2012 2:25pm
Just checked the website $250 entry not so bad
But still a lot of money to kite in a crowd.
mattyjee
mattyjee
WA
575 posts
WA, 575 posts
19 Jan 2012 12:09pm
hamburglar said...

its on the wrong side of Australia


I'm on the wrong side of Australia...
Ellobuddha
Ellobuddha
NSW
625 posts
NSW, 625 posts
19 Jan 2012 3:17pm
dafunk said...

Davereid said...

WillyO said...

hamburglar said...

its on the wrong side of Australia


+ 1


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juicerider
juicerider
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
19 Jan 2012 12:33pm
Because everybody else will be there, Ill have Perth beaches to myself
and also I have to work on Thursday and Friday
richswing
richswing
WA
724 posts
WA, 724 posts
19 Jan 2012 12:42pm
This sounds a bit tight @ss but the only way I could do it is buy one ticket for myself and the wife and two kids ( young kids with picky appetites) fend for themselves.

I'll buy the wife a meal in the evening at the Priory and she can eat it while I look after the kids (who would have eaten their bake beans back at camp).

This is the only way I could afford goimg otherthan leaving the wife and kids behind which I only see generally on weekends due to work commitments.

Cheers
Rich (I've got my ticket)
dave......
dave......
WA
2119 posts
WA, 2119 posts
19 Jan 2012 1:29pm
austin said...

can't afford it on a shoestring budget, will be doing my own personal downwinder though from k'stock to geraldton/coronation just to make you all jealous [}:)] plus 4days in gero if its firing it much better for kiting that 4days of kooks and chop
just jealous really, will miss the crazy party's and rocking up at 5am each morning, specially after last years shenanigans, phartay'ing down with the band


Thinking of doing the same thing if the forecast is good, I want some waves! BWS is doing a grommet surf thing, I wonder where they will go? For those 4 days Im going from Dongara-Kalbarri.
airhead
airhead
WA
814 posts
WA, 814 posts
19 Jan 2012 1:41pm
Roger Waters, The Wall concert Fri night...
the gibbo
the gibbo
WA
776 posts
WA, 776 posts
19 Jan 2012 3:00pm
richswing said...

This sounds a bit tight @ss but the only way I could do it is buy one ticket for myself and the wife and two kids ( young kids with picky appetites) fend for themselves.

I'll buy the wife a meal in the evening at the Priory and she can eat it while I look after the kids (who would have eaten their bake beans back at camp).

This is the only way I could afford goimg otherthan leaving the wife and kids behind which I only see generally on weekends due to work commitments.

Cheers
Rich (I've got my ticket)


Ditto Rich

Silence
Silence
NSW
123 posts
NSW, 123 posts
19 Jan 2012 6:08pm
can't afford it + I'm a newbie and don't wanna risk kiting in a crowd too much + wrong side of Oz
dbabicwa
dbabicwa
WA
809 posts
WA, 809 posts
19 Jan 2012 3:13pm
dave...... said...
doing a grommet surf thing, I wonder where they will go? For those 4 days Im going from Dongara-Kalbarri.


Gee, how/where do you rescue around Kalbarri cliffs? Or you have a boat support:)

Me not interested in buying a brand new stock. Like to sew and making things (my feminine side - I keep her in a cage:) - (stolen from Tim Minchin :)
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4107 posts
QLD, 4107 posts
19 Jan 2012 7:34pm
In the three years I went to Kitestock committee meetings there were lots of alternative ideas suggested for every different aspect of the festival. I can't be sure all the braincells I had at the time passed on their memories before they died, but none of the ones I have now can recall the idea being tabled of cutting out catering from the deal. Pricing is always discussed at length, and the general consensus was that broken down to a cost per meal the pricing was reasonable. The other driving factor was the simplicity it provides for the attendee. I'm looking forward to my first Kitestock as a non-committee member next week, and I'm certainly looking forward to three meals a day with zero effort from myself...

For families though, perhaps the price per meal is a bit over the odds, especially with a lot of young ones. Perhaps, for a change, next year's committee might want to try abandoning the catering, warn the pubs and shops in town, and put the onus on the attendees to feed themselves. That would bring the price per head down a bit...
VB MAN
VB MAN
1156 posts
1156 posts
19 Jan 2012 5:49pm
Well said Pat
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