As someone who has only been shooting 4 months I am thinking about checking out a big shoot. I notice that there is a big one in Tucson in the middle of January and a really big one in the middle of February. I would appreciate any advise about which one I should consider attending also any "been there, done that" sort of info about lodging and the like. One of the attractions to me is seeing the vendors, getting a chance to pick up some stuff that has been hard for me to get in a rural area. Thanks, gyrine