Roly,

Just as an idea and a friendly nudge. Why don't you organize (with the help of a few friends - you must have a bunch of 'em) a gathering in your area? It needn't be elaborate. I'm (still) teardropless and pretty much a newbie. With help from a couple of friends we've done two SLO Gatherings that were plenty of fun and well attended.
Do you know any good places to have one? I Googled campgrounds near you. Several seemed interesting. Perhaps Ortega Oaks, Caspers, O'Neill Regional Park, or Tucalota Springs? It'd take a local, like you, to really know the good places.
Choose a good location and time and then announce it here and elsewhere.
Roly, you might be very pleasantly surprised how many people would come and
thank you for setting one up.
