Yes. Using a family member in the US seems to be the easiest way, but I don’t want to risk putting them at a tax/ financial disadvantage, seeing as they would be essentially the ‘bagman’ (i.e. they claim an income of $XX and the tax man points out “but you had $XXX in your account, where did that come from?”) especially if the tax issue raises its head a few years down the track.
I’ve been told that setting up as a ‘company’ in Delaware is fairly straightforward (though pricey) and can get you what is required for the Amazon Payments setup that is necessary for Kickstarter.
Of course, I could just use international sites like http://www.indiegogo.com/ or local sites like http://www.pozible.com/ and be smarter about promoting/ marketing the campaign.
Or Kickstarter could get off their lazy arse and open it up wider, like they’ve been saying on their FAQ for years.