​and here I was not suggesting CouchSurfing.com because I thought that would be too obvious.​  This list is nothing but stating the obvious sometimes.  Surprising how often that still presents a novelty view/info.

Rent a furnished tourist apartment a little off the Strip. Stay a week for
the price of one day in a hotel.

https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/search/apa?max_price=500&query=furnished&min_price=100

-- sent from my robot
On Jul 14, 2015 4:25 AM, "jim bell" <jdb10987@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Someone just reminded me that I have never attended Defcon, and one is
> coming very soon. I'd go, if I could arrange to do so ECONOMICALLY.
> Already found some good deals on travel, but one person staying alone in
> Las Vegas isn't particularly cheap. My standards are very low, but it
> would help if I could stay with a small group that already had lodging and
> local transportation. I would contribute towards the cost.
> Jim Bell