for me

Food was good
I could store my buggy
I had ice when needed
I got a t-shirt, a watch, NABX patch and other stuff
I got to hang with all nations of the world and annoy the Aussie
I got a brilliant suntan
I met some great folk
I kited

It cost me $600 for a flight, $120 for my excess weight, $300 for a car, $170 for hotel, lots spent on drinks and gambling.

Would I do it again, Feck yeah!

you know NABX is fun you get to buggy with new people and see old frineds ( thats cool ) i will pay for that . and i bring up trash can why me and my two kids they were 5 picked up trash for two hours next day . now you ask why i picked up the trash because i live here what SOME people leave behind i have to see all year . so if they had some cans there would less for us that care to clean up and more time for to do what we go for having fun .

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Originally posted by geokite Quote: Originally posted by Wolfpaklv Its not about the garbage. How much do you pay at Sobb? The correct answer btw is not nothing! You pay for what you use. You donate in the jar according to how much food you eat and conribute for the porto potty. Hmm, from what you wrote it doesn't sound like nothing. Sounds like there are things to pay for, and people pay. How is that different from Nabx? Nabx has an entrance fee because of many things need to be paid for. I'm sure Dean will be on here to list them out. I can think of some: porta potties, the big tent, insurance, blm fee, supplies for numbers and ID tags, storage rental fee for all the gear, and did I mention insurance? Not to mention the helicopter rides from the airport... Some people have attended in the past without paying. Last year it took this forum to shame them into paying if they were going to attend. And even after shaming them, there were still people on this forum who would buy product from them. Yikes, all of us don't have the same values (even very high ones). Hope we don't have to go through that again...

I just wanted to make sure everyone knows that the above comments are not about myself or our shop A Wind Of Change Kites. We are a proud sponsor of the NABX event and have been sponsoring this event for the last 10 years.

Again just want to make sure this is clear to everyone as I know how rumors and talk gets spread around.

Buggy On!

for me

1200$$ Airfare
1000$$ accomodation for 2 weeks
800$$ car hire
fun and games many $$$$

Meeting so many great people priceless
Boyza bagging priceless
AOXOMOXOA priceless
#@%$#! eating grins priceless
shot with rainbow priceless


Will be back in 12 hopefully for more

:bigok::bigok:

Earlier this year I was Ranting to Dean about how the airline prices had gone up....and the reduction in the weight carried....and yarda...yarda!

So Dean's reply was "If you think that the NABX is worth it , you will come....if you don't.....shut up Walt"

I have to agree! If this event is Really worth the effort....then you will do whatever to get here.:roll:

I will be making the effort....I will pledge my allegence to the NABX clan.....I look forward to seeing all my friends and making new ones.

End of story!

Steve Walt Webb

Last year was the first year my other half and I went to any of the dinners, I would say well worth the cost of admission. My only tweak was that she didn't get a t-shirt with a guest registration. She was bummed. We are both looking forward to '12.

How much fun can one person have in the desert?

Lets see. First year I attended '10 I wrapped a pickup in pink, oh yea "carma" got back at me and wrapped my buggy in brand new lines!!!

In '11 I was threatened with physical violence if I tried to put the Pink Super Ozzy cape on Ozzy again!
Attempted to get Dino to sing Karaoke "Mary had a little lamb." didn't really work out. Yet!
Spiked Rip's already spiked drink at the last dinner.

So as I see it each year the price goes up, I just have to attempt to have more fun. Hopefully at Rip's expense! :evil:

How much fun can I have in '12?

I met AJ at NABX !

PRICELESS !!!!!

:saint:

Meeting and firming up brotherhood among my PKF family is what makes NABX priceless to me for SURE !

Ya know, if I didn't know better, I'ld swear this thread has gone retrograde.

There's no reason to poke holes in an otherwise stable boat. Outside of Bob's "family plan" point with the "minor" lads, it's all a matter of priorities, values and personal choices. Personally, I need a little "Bohemia" in my life once in a while so it's entirely worth the price I pay.

Doesn't matter what your affliction, if you wanna play, you're gonna pay.
For some, that's a little, for most, that's A LOT !

For those of us on this side of the pond it's almost ludicrous to consider a $100 fee as excessive. Playing at Butter Cup Sand Dunes in Imperial County, CA. is a $150 bill weekend before you get out of the driveway. A trip to the Colorado River for a bass tournament is a $200 per day bill before you get a line wet. Sleepin' in the dirt on Stewart Island is a $3000 adventure even if you book way in advance and take advantage of the hostels and trekker's cabins. In fact, I'm 6 hours away from 5 of the nicest dry lakes on the planet and it's still a $100 weekend for me even if I sleep in the dirt.

If you're considering letting $25 stand between you and the camaraderie of the most wonderful and entertaining folks on the planet, maybe money plays a bigger role in your life than you're prepared to admit.

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Originally posted by nocando Hey Boyza I would pay 300$ just to have the opportunity to play verbal tennis with you:bouncy::bouncy::bouncy:

and how is your world cup campaign or should I say campain going young sheila?

will a accessablie porta potty cost more than just a standard one , i realize i maybe the only kiter out there in a wheelchair but i do like to drink beer and you know what the out come of that is .

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Originally posted by dirtslide will a accessablie porta potty cost more than just a standard one , i realize i maybe the only kiter out there in a wheelchair but i do like to drink beer and you know what the out come of that is .

Contact Dean and let him know what you need. I've always recommended that they get the accessible ones, as they don't blow over.

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Originally posted by geokite Quote: Originally posted by dirtslide will a accessablie porta potty cost more than just a standard one , i realize i maybe the only kiter out there in a wheelchair but i do like to drink beer and you know what the out come of that is . Contact Dean and let him know what you need. I've always recommended that they get the accessible ones, as they don't blow over.

Given the crew likely to attend I am betting there is not a porta in teh world you guys could not blow over.. Between the hot air :moon: and kites:wee:.. I'm just sayin...

Real kiters get blown daily.....:singing:

dirtslide... I will drop the extra cash for that porta john if need be.... Watching you rip it in a wheelchair is well worth it

i was hoping the cost wouldnt be extra, but maybe one of the extras available for the increase in cost of registration

ok at first when i read this thread i though ok time may be doable. next i saw that there was a raise in the fee. i thought there is a fee darn maybe i wont go. then i read on theres food provided. im there for food and portapotties. im in for 100 not bad at all. i almost forgot meeting the people i have been posting with for 2 years now. priceless. cant wait all i need to do now is get permittion from the wife.

We got you next year Dirtslide, not to worry!

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Originally posted by dirtslide i was hoping the cost wouldnt be extra, but maybe one of the extras available for the increase in cost of registration

So sorry i have not heard about this. Of course she gets a t-shirt! The whole t-shirt thing has broken down the last two years. No excuses, it's our bad. We are fixing it i promise.

This is not a back handed admonishment but please, register at least 30 days prior to the event. We had lots of late registration, and guessing what sizes for those registrants is not our forte.

Contact me deanjordan at g mail dot com and let's get the t-shirt thing sorted.

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Originally posted by heliboy50 Last year was the first year my other half and I went to any of the dinners, I would say well worth the cost of admission. My only tweak was that she didn't get a t-shirt with a guest registration. She was bummed. We are both looking forward to '12.

I don't understand $300. What's that price for?

The food is not that good? Srsly? uh, could you elaborate?

YES, we have no trash cans.

Think about this for a moment.

When we inherited the event 9 years ago, there was a huge trash problem(we may still be picking up that trash).

It took us years to remove the trash cans as that was a mind set that the land sailors had. We solved it by refusing to pay, voila no dumpster-no trash cans. (BTW, biggest problem we ever had with BLM, with fines and warnings every year. Since we go last, guess who got blamed for all excess trash?)

It's a Leave No Trace concept.

Pack it in, pack it out.

It works. Try it. Be responsible for what you bring. Think about what you use and what you throw away.

NABX is a lot of things, but we will never be your Mom.

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Originally posted by Donaldgould Well NABX is out for me $300 is alot when work is slow . And the food is not that good and then they have no trash cans for you to use .

Yer a team player! We like that, and you are signed up for Registration Fun next year!

No extra cash needed. Buy raffle tickets if you are so inclined!

Thank you very much!

p.s. We got Dirtslide covered in 2012!

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Originally posted by flash dirtslide... I will drop the extra cash for that porta john if need be.... Watching you rip it in a wheelchair is well worth it

DATES ARE WRONG THAT I'VE POSTED.


I'm an idiot damn.

Sorry for all caps, just shouting out my huge boo boo. But had talked the(wrong)dates over with Kent Hatch from NALSA and we both got it wrong!

my bad.

So sorry!

Will post an email to everyone as soon as we know for sure!

HEY DEAN IT'S OKAY TO SHOUT!!!
But I do have some things that need to be changed about NABX this year.

*First and foremost, you are not allowed to find yourself in need of any sort of medical care within a week of the event, or during the event.

*Secondly, I will only buy raffle tix if I am told to #@%$#! myself out to get other people to buy them. If this means Nina and I on the tables in tutu's and corsets so be it. This last year I gave kisses and ass squeezes. I will only do this again for those that buy tickets! Plus this year, I am hoping I can break my two year trend of having the only ticket of mine that is drawn be for an HQ item

*Thirdly, i demand that if you need help you use and abuse my services.

That is all, I anxiously await seeing if the NABX committee will cater to my demands love ya guys!!!!!

I was in the wrong line to buy raffle tickets last year!

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*Secondly, I will only buy raffle tix if I am told to #@%$#! myself out to get other people to buy them. If this means Nina and I on the tables in tutu's and corsets so be it. This last year I gave kisses and ass squeezes. I will only do this again for those that buy tickets!

Note to self, $100 isn't too much and buy lots of raffle tickets...

Pretty sure I even squeezed the cops'/ranger's booty... that was a fun booty to get my loving on

b t w.... I love how the forum automatically changed the word that starts with a w h o .... and rhymes with score... but let me keep ass.

Yeh! I originally posted b i t c h i n and it came out all*&$%£". I even toned that down....so what happens if you say fook?

Ahhh! that's what happens!!!:wee:

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Originally posted by BeamerBob I was in the wrong line to buy raffle tickets last year!

you and me both brother !!!

Guaranteed I will see flash in the chow line again this year ... we have a tradition of getting in line at the same time for some reason

OK, so enough about Flash(anyone figure out the name and the person, yet?) Wait for the pics of her flying and her pink helmet.:eekdrull:

So are we sure of the dates, Dean? I got to schedule at least 3 weeks for everything I am involved with and that makes about 5 weeks away from home. Just trying to get the wife to agree with me being gone for so long(she misses me from time to time).:puzzled:

Keep up the great work Dean, we all are greatly appreciative of your efforts and I will be happy to help out again this year.

Ok date changed is this 100% sure or not just trying to get the right dates.