Building a Field

[Jewish Ninja]

Or make it a free field so you don't need insurance

[TheAirsoftSaint]

There's still probably a Liability.

[DJ]

There's still probably a Liability.

Indeed there is. Liability exists anywhere that you allow someone other than yourself to interact with you/others. At our farm where we occasionally host free games/training's, we waiver up and carry a million dollar umbrella policy on top of our normal liability policy( not too expensive).That said, we ARE NOT in the business of hosting air soft events. A waiver is a nice gesture, but a truly competent attorney can defeat one. The US is a highly litigious society.
There are several people on these forums that are in the liability insurance business. Do your research first , then proceed with caution. Good luck to you!

[orange hat]

ya filed with patches of CQB

[Jerm_G]

When it comes to a field for hosting events, allot is needed to be considered. 1: how much space is available? 2: What is the local player demographic? 3: Is buildings in a mount area going to be built for play-ability or train-ability? The first is not necessary the last on that one.
As well as dozens of other questions.

Field flow and other considerations are also needed to be taken into effect. Most fields are thrown together with little thought to layout, playability, or any training value. Most are started with out any conceptual plan put out on paper. They fail to take in consideration the two major factors in guiding the flow of people, that being structures and terrain. Buildings and structures are built too small to have any real use, and lay outs are hap hazard at best.

The key to success is not doing the above. Talk to people who run successful fields located on the east coast and mid west. Simply call them up, say who you are, where you are and what you are trying to do. Ask for advice and shoot them a gift card and a thank you letter if they give you their time. Also talk to respected members in this community, such as event promoters and former military trainers. Promoters like to work with field owners because they need good playable areas to host events. Field owners need good event promoters because these are the ones who bring big numbers to their field and make them money. Ask them for help in designing the field too. Again send them a thank you card and a $20 gift card for their time. The gesture goes along ways and despite you loosing $20 up front you gain info that could make you thousands. Former military trainers are also great tools for MOUNT building layouts. These guys know the tactics that are needed to take down buildings. They also know what kind of buildings are needed and what the layout and size needs to be in order to be of value.

These are the people you should be looking at for advice. Look for those who post the major games, and PM them. Riddick and Seagreen are probably some good choices to start with for event promoters. They may also know Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who specialize in military training that they could direct you too. Google is also a good source for finding other field owners outside the Oregon, Washington area. Before you make contact with them though, make sure you have a solid business plan and have an operational budget planned out so they know what you have to work with. People are generally glad to help someone out, but if they ask simple questions and you dont have a logical and truthful answer ready, you wont be taken seriously. These are people you dont want to have loose faith in you as a possible future owner. These are the ones that can help make you money to better your field and line your pocket.

[R.O.B.]

Is it just me, or does it seem that almost everything Jerm posts qualifies for a sticky?

Haven't read all of his posts; however, the ones I have read are well-thought out and well-written.

[axisofweasles]

I would love to see this field become reality for you! Some long distance, midrange and CQB elements could easily be planned in, depending on how much acreage you have to work with.

What kind of natural terrain are you working with? Treelines? What natural borders exist to keep play from spilling out of bounds? Flatland? Hilly?

[TheAirsoftSaint]

I would love to see this field become reality for you! Some long distance, midrange and CQB elements could easily be planned in, depending on how much acreage you have to work with.

What kind of natural terrain are you working with? Treelines? What natural borders exist to keep play from spilling out of bounds? Flatland? Hilly?

It will be a field surrounded by a nice tree line around the field, so you would really be looking at an open environment, with some buildings in the middle, so that everyone has a good position for there role. I am going to try to make this almost like a small village with some high ground, with the field in front of the village.

The setting will be set to have Op For starting in the village and the Special Forces start in the field, and try to capture and control the village. Although having SF start in the field there will be rural like structures and cover in the field for more realistic simulation. The cover will most likely be old tracker parts (Large wheels and such given to me by the friend that is letting me use his land for the field) And the village structures will be made of wood, complete with some 2 story buildings and some urban cover, like crates, pallets, and barrels. I really want to gear this towards a more modern mission (Like an Iraqi village or some such) using the SF and Op For. Right now I'm currently in the process of working on the village when I have time off from work. The village will be fairly large, containing roughly 20+ buildings of moderate size, roughly 600 sqr ft. each. The village will also be complete will a courtyard type section in the middle of it, as well as some watch towers and turret positions for anyone using a SAW replica. I may even have the resources to make the field have some sort of slop down to the village for sniper support.

The field as a whole is designed to test the team work of both teams. As such it may be a more difficult field to play on, although I have put lots of thought into what a real team of SF and Op for would do in such a situation, as such there are multiple entry points to the village as well as nice cover in and outside the village for both teams to use to their advantages. My goal is to make this mission as real as possible for the players. Hopefully all goes well on its day bu.

If there is anything else that you, the community, can think of to add to the field itself let me know and I'll see what I can do. Also if anyone has any questions I'd be glad to answer them! I hope this information will get you guys excited and ready to play. I suspect i will be done (Hopefully) by mid 2012 with the field.

[R.O.B.]

Something along the lines of the fields at SC Village in SoCal

[axisofweasles]

Regensburg, Ft. Lewis!