how far do you guys drive to play paintball?

[jimmyjobob]

well as of today, my one and only local field in savannah has decided to close. seems as if there 'permit' (probably insurance related) has lapsed. so for the time being and with no hope in sight ....they are closed. needless to say this sucks badly. i will say that the turnout was pretty bad overall. having lived here a year, half the times i went out to play....they werent even open. dont know if its lack of overall interest in the sport for this area or overall lack of promotion. id say since the first one is dependent on the second one.....go figure. its a ski and dive show with a few spyders on the wall.

i love playing the sport and it looks like i will be forced to do a little traveling. i think the nearest field is 45 minutes away and i dont even know what kind of setup they run. all rec or ? if anyone knows of or can recommend any good fields within an hour of the savannah area, let me know. i have been looking on the warpig site but im not sure its up to date.

[Star_Base_CGI]

I found a nice place 20 minutes away but I had to look and drive around.

[Sparq]

Closest indoor is about 30 minutes away, all other fields in the area are about 45.

[pito189]

During the semester when I'm at college I usually drive up to 2-3 hours to get to a practice or scrimmage. I have driven to Chicago for a tournament by myself, that was fun.

[ZCute]

little over 3 minutes :-D

[Fanatic]

I drove me and my family from Califonia to South Carolina for the SC AO Meet back in November...

beat that!!

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

45 minutes I play there about every other saturday:)

[cdawg]

closest field 2 hours... go about once a month

[AcemanPB]

A little under 10 minutes to get to my local field. There are some other good fields about 45-60min away. And if I want to go up to Atlanta to play thats about a 1 1/2 hour drive and there alot of fields near Atlanta.

[Bulldog]

I live about 10 min from SC village. Fortunatley far enough away not to have to deal with the smell. And I could probably walk to Tombstone. It's nice being close, I can come home if I've got to use the bathroom.

[Benfica4ever]

i go about 15-20 mintues.

[SG Avenger]

Ive got a field that is about 30 minutes away, and another one that'll be about 1.25 hours.

Back in So. California, I'd play at SC Village, and erg. another place out towards Hemet.. which were both about 1 and a half hours away. There was an indoor too I belive that was only 30 mins away.

How far would I go? I forsee some plane ticket purchases in the future.

[automagking182]

the field i got to about every other weekend is like 15mins away (its has rec and spedball play) but another one thats probably more popular to yall- bear claw paintball- its scenario based and is like 45mins away

[Fatjon]

same as acemanpb for me. 10-15 mins.

BTW: Ace was that a street in warner robins?

[FalconGuy016]

I drive 50-60 minutes to any of the many fields in that area

[silentdeath55]

there is a field i think about 20 minutes away, but i've never been there. I usually stick to the better fields. The better field in the area is about 45-50 minutes away. There is also another one that is about 20 minutes away in the opposite direction(indoor) but it also, is not very good(and its expensive for what you get)

[tobinPB]

the closest field where i can play is about 45 min. But all the tournies that i do localy are about 2 hours away. Hopefully in the next month, there is goin to be a field opening up thats like 10 min. away.

[fire1811]

the farthest i have drove to play paintball would be
toronto so thats like 10-11 hours :D
other then that every sunday i drove 45-60min depending on the field i go to (we have 5 or 6 within an hr of me )

[SlipknotX556]

30 minutes.

[Daroach]

the closest field from me is about 15 min away....the field that i USUALLY play at is 62 miles away. I just like the people there more then i do at the close field

[i like tictacs]

nearest field is about an hour for me. no bithcing about a 45 min drive...

[Mag Master 04]

i take a gruleing walk of about 50 feet, i have a field in my woods, very very nice too not like some ghetto yard fields, but my nearest sanctioned field is bout 30 mins away(if u drive the speed limit) but whats a speed limit:p

[InfinatyBPS]

Eh, I used to have to drive about 30-60 mins. But now they opened a feild right around the corner, so now I only have to drive like 2 mins, its great.

[land hurricane]

A little under 10 minutes to get to my local field. There are some other good fields about 45-60min away. And if I want to go up to Atlanta to play thats about a 1 1/2 hour drive and there alot of fields near Atlanta.

[DWill]

15 and 45 minutes to my closest fields. One is speed ball another is mostly woods so I go to either one depending on my mood.

[SaS]

3hour bus ride from Bozeman to billings to my home field... because i didn't want to play in the woods, plus no hpa fills at the time. Did it about 4-5times over 3months
but probably a 20min drive from my actual home in billings, as opposed to collage.

did a 4.5hour drive with 2hours of sleep from Billings to Anaconda for a 5man tourney. Gotta love those 3am road trips:o . Ultimate air field and we placed 3rd. For those who don't know Montana, that's about 2/3 across the state and over the continental devide

but hey.... this is Montana, we gotta take the drive to throw the paint:D

[Automaggin2]

takes me about 40 minutes to get to the closest indoor field, which i go to the most, and about 25 minutes to nearest outdoor field.


thats soon gonna change to 5 minutes by the end of the summer when a small field opens near my house :D

[1stdeadeye]

Originally posted by Automaggin2
takes me about 40 minutes to get to the closest indoor field, which i go to the most, and about 25 minutes to nearest outdoor field.


thats soon gonna change to 5 minutes by the end of the summer when a small field opens near my house :D

What new small field is opening near you?

[jimmyjobob]

well it looks like a 45 min drive to an hour and a half either way. oh well. cant complain too much. charleston, sc is definately within range.

thanks crankydan for the info. helps alot. ill be checkin it out.

[USAF-Flyboy with a Mag]

I usually play at velocity...occasionally at pendleton both are about 30 minutes

[xtreme paintball]

Well, since my local field/store closed, the closest place I know of to play is about 3 hours away.

Due to this, I only get to go to their big games about 2 or 3 times a year(yeah, I don't get to play a lot).

After I head off to school on the other side of the state, the closest field that I can find online is Tri-City Paintball in Richland, WA; about 3 hours away.

Man, I hope I end up finding one closer.

[Ghetto]

The closest field is about 5 minutes away. Sadly the turnout usally sucks. The fields are nice, all grass, air ball, hyperball and a big spool field. But that doesnt make up for playing 2 on 2 heh. Theres also a new field that just opened up about 15 minutes away. Other then those 2 its about 30-45 minutes.

[GT]

I live here in the med center in houston, almost DT, and every field si about 45-60 mins away. The furthest places I have played would be in San antonio, parents live there, and the AO Austin meet next weekend.

jb

[SyntaxError]

Like 25 minutes without traffic to our home field, anywhere up to 2 1/2-3 hours to scrimmage other teams at like roughneck and top gun.

[Lopy-slopy]

15 minutes if there is no trafic. Up to an hour or more with trafic. (Hey, it toronto trafic:p)

[robertjuric]

Either 30mins for one field, 1 hour for another, or 1 1/2 hours for another field.

[headcase]

I live in Savannah as well, I currently drive just under an hour to play.

Which field in town is closing? I've never played any of the "local" fields.

Unfortunately most of the fields within an hours drive are really hit or miss as far as turn out goes. :(

[jimmyjobob]

headcase - its a very small field....uh rather a backyard run by a local ski and dive shop. check your pm, we need to talk.

[p8ntballsnowman]

Originally posted by SpongeBobSquarePants
45 minutes I play there about every other saturday:)

Same with me

[land hurricane]

Originally posted by Fatjon
same as acemanpb for me. 10-15 mins.

BTW: Ace was that a street in warner robins?

yep, its right in our neighborhood.

[akscubainst]

I think us Juneau Alaska guys pretty much got everyone beat as far as distance/time goes, we don't have a local field so we play woodsball in an area that nobody seems to care too much. We're very careful to keep it clean though.

Otherwise to drive to a "real" field we are looking at a 6 hour ferry ride then a 2 hour drive up to Whitehorse, Canada or a 3 day ferry ride to Bellingham, Washington and then a drive to wherever the nearest field is (probably Seattle). Juneau has no road out so we either have to take the ferry or fly.

[SaS]

I was pretty sure that there was a field in Anchorage.... but never been there so don't know for sure

[akscubainst]

Anchorage is 5 hours by ferry and then an 800 mile drive.

[Meph]

How far? Closest field is 30 minutes to Ithaca (http://www.IthacaPaintball.com) But I generally just work there.
Most of the times I play at EMR Paintball (http://www.EMRpaintball.com) and that's about 1 1/2 hours in PA.

But I do travel across the country occasionally. Gone to NYC area (many fields), Canada, Tenn., Mass., Mich., et cetera. So far besides my annual Tippmann World Challenge 10 hour trips, Tennessee was a 13 hour trip. Longest I've driven so far.

Of course, I only drive. Won't fly. Not afraid to fly, I just don't want the hassle.

[ugabiged88]

THe closest fields to me are 30 to 45 minutes away.

[pbguy888]

anywhere from 45 minutes to a little over an hour. But the closest is 45 min away.

[SpecialBlend2786]

about 45 to 50 minutes from my house.

[Crazy]

Originally posted by fire1811
the farthest i have drove to play paintball would be
toronto so thats like 10-11 hours :D
other then that every sunday i drove 45-60min depending on the field i go to (we have 5 or 6 within an hr of me )

[BajaBoy]

4 fields by me.. all about an hour away

[Barjack420]

I nothing less that an our away from me in either direction just to get an airfill.

That and I only get to play during the 3 months of summer vacation because I go to college in Washington DC for the rest of the year. With all the security and the paranoia in that city its impossible for me even to bring my gear up.

It just sucks sometimes, you know?