I've been working on a business plan and some projections, and I can't get past the cost involved in starting from scratch. Buying a "camp" or building one seems to be roughly $1,000,000 and that seems like a lot of debt to hold right off the bat.
I've been looking at sans-facilities groups like Outward Bound, which short of the equipment requirements don't have nearly the overhead of a typical camp.
Is there any guidance or experiences that you more experienced folks can share about the backpacking style camps versus the more typical brick-and-mortar establishments?
I can completely see the value in the larger and more complex facilities, but like I said I'm just really wary of getting into large debt before I have my first registration check cleared.
