Carlisle rant!
As I mentioned in an earlier post about Carlisle. The vendors can charge what they want, and treat you like crap because they now have the internet. They don't have to deal with humans anymore. If you don't like their prices or attitude, their mantra is, I'll set it on EBay, plus I'll jack up the shipping price a little.
The question as to one or two days is a tough one. I have done the show many times in one day, but those times I always felt like I missed something. This year with the extreme heat it didn't matter because I was just too tired and hot the whole time.