Build a Paintball Field
If you are thinking about building a paintball field, there are a couple of things you will want to consider and draw out before getting started.
Field Layout and Design - There are an infinite amount of designs, ones already thought of and ones ready to be dreamed up. Use your location as a canvas, the best idea being building your field around the unique features of the land. Some of the best fields are so great because they highlight these unique features. You can build your paintball field to be symmetrical or asymmetrical. A symmetrical design is more popular in speedball, while an asymmetrical design is often the way to go when you are building in the woods. Want to see some examples of homemade paintball fields?
Materials for Bunkers - Have in mind what you will be using to build your paintball field. A worthy investment for your field will be stakes and wire to keep your bunkers in place. I can't tell you how annoying it was to pick up bunkers that fell over before and after playing, especially from the wind. Pallets, barrels, spools, logs, and spare wood are the most common materials used for building paintball bunkers. You can build your field according to how much junk you have, or plan on how much junk you need to build your pre-designed field, both ways work fine.
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Location - This is probably the most important thing you will have to consider before building a paintball field. If you don't have the land to build a field on, or more importantly an appropriate location for a paintball field, then consider your plans kaput. In finding a location, you'll need one that is right for your field, whether it be speedball or a woods field you plan on building, find a location that suits it. If you are building in town premises, be sure to check with your neighbors to make sure they know what you are up to, especially if your field is within hearing distance.
This next part is the biggest in determining your location... if your field is within shooting distance of any houses nearby then find a different location. Don't let the excitement of having your own paintball field blind you from this. Nothing pisses off neighbors more then a fresh batch of broken paintball's all over the side of their home. We had 4 acres to build on, and laid the field out as far away from houses as possible. Even with the distance a group of idiot teenagers managed to shoot a nearby house, what made it worse was it was on purpose. When I asked them what happened they said "the house needed a paint job anyway." If you plan on having players like that on your field then the no distance can be great enough. The moment that rolled off their tongue I banned them from our paintball field without even thinking, all while my neighbor watched from their porch. If he hadn't of seen how angry I was at them he probably would have reported it, which would have been the end of paintball on our field. The further you are from houses the better.
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