Frank and I own all the sound equipment in ShoreGrass, including PA, amps, monitors, mics, stands, etc. When the venue does not provide sound, we take a fee off the top to haul and set up our stuff. This is one of the reasons we went to a single mic approach: to have less stuff to haul. Instead of 5 mics and stands and cords and all that involves, we set up one mic in the center, with sometimes another mic on the acoustic bass. Much easier to carry and much easier to get a balanced acoustic sound. Everything fits in our Chevy extended-length minivan, including the 5 band members and all the instruments.