I'm fairly certain housing somewhere shouldn't be a problem, I think there are a lot of smashers in the area.i don't think md/va is interested...besides me, of course
it's like a 22 hour drive or summat, which would be, what...one tank of gas every five hours, let's say, both ways would be approximately 9 fills of $40 each so, $360
between five people, that's $72 each, plus the $45 pass so it'd be $97...plus whatever food and stuff so let's just say $150 for the whole weekend, if we got free housing
the difficulty, though, is driving non-stop without getting a hotel or something along the way
****'s rough
That driving is rough though...is there a bus or anything from near where you live to somewhere near TX or anything? I'm sure that would be a huge hassle to figure out, but if you really want to go and can work it out, it's an option.
Either way, if gas is going to be that much, and the ride that long, with no one else really interested in splitting, flying might be the way to go. If you buy now, it might not be terribly expensive, it would be faster, and also save you the energy driving.
IMO, flying would be your best option if you really want to come...haha