Thanks for the tips DeepFreeze.

Strength in numbers only means more for me to kill.

dude- just do your research, and ask lots of questions of the current field owners and operators. i don't wanna sound gay and corny, but you really can do anything you want if you just get the information before you jump in.

i personally am considering using my combat veteran's VA Loan to start my own field in Tx, and i have already started my research. i'll never be able to open it before 2010, but already i'm planning. i did get lucky though, i have access to 1000 acres of free (to me) land about 20 minutes west of dallas.

Ya I havent done anything except research. That is about as much as I can do from where I am at right now anyway. I am currently looking at land in Maine and New Hampshire. I found this one spot in New Hampshire that had 271 acres it even had (what they called) a mountain on it. Either it is a really big hill that could be used to my advantage. It was also in a high tourist region. The only problem was. It was near a ranch, camp site, and a golf club. I dont think they would apperciate a buisness like paintball to move in next to them and you would end up posting an artcile about a law suit against my field in here lol.

Strength in numbers only means more for me to kill.

I have a couple of suggestions for setting up a field, I was heavy into setting up a field in Texas (south of Dallas near Cleberne) a little over ten years ago, but... divorce set in. Good bye paintball field, hello child support, and maintaining a real job.

The first thing I realized, was the area was in the middle of massive development projects, all around Dallas-Fortworth. Great, more development, more people, more paintballers. True, the question was how to prevent your investment into a paintball field from being scooped up in a development project; build your field where developers won't be looking.

To the point, I started looking into areas classified as "Flood Plain", not areas that would be washed away every year or so, but areas where occasionally, one to two feet of water might "back in" every 5 or 6 years during spring thaws or rainy seasons (depending on your region). If you plan your fields with the idea that you may show up one saturday, to find a couple fields two feet deep in water, your brain (at least mine did) starts looking at ways to incorporate water into the field layouts. Have you ever played on a field with a water feature as part of the field, its really cool (no pun intended).

But it's something to keep in mind, while looking for property.

I will PM you with the name of a good friend of mine who got tired of busting his ass at a field in Birmingham, AL. Quite a few of us were tired of it, but this guy desided to start his own field, and it has worked out for him quite well.

Keep lookin, and researching, this is the part most like Basic Training, the more you learn now, the less blood you'll sweat later.

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"In the end we're all just chalk-lines on the concrete. Drawn only to be washed away...." Five Finger Death Punch

Ya know you realy don't have to own the property. Years ago we use to play on a field that was "Zoned Public Land Use". That ment that anyone could do anything there to use the property, but not put anythig permanent. Have all your paintball stuff in a trailor or Rv and have a "Traveling Show". Like MXS, Wayne Dollack ect. Then you just let the local authorities and neighbors in on whats going on and BAM there you go... paintball field. When you develope a clinentell then you look for a permanent sight.

I would strongly recomend looking into compressed air instead of CO2. Good Luck

TATER

DEF CON 4 i think would be a nice name..

You DEFINITELY goin to have to find a great wholesale supplier because theres no way you'll be able to survive buying rental gear at MSRP prices. Also find a good insurance company that will cover the risks of playing paintball cuz the last thing you want is to be gettin your ass sued by some stupid kid who gets hurt

FEAR THE TREES!!!!

i do, we call him Doc and he runs our local field but also he was a Doctor.....A HIGH PAID DOCTOR so he got started the easy way, its a risky buisness.

Wholesale suppliers is one of my hard challenges at this point. Some have suggested going directly to the company of the marker. Like Tippmann. Which I am planning on doing. The other problem is tanks, hoppers, and paint.

A good insurance policy is at the top of my list. With all the news stories that this site posts about field owners getting screwed because of legal issues and kids doing stupid things on the streets causing states to enforce stronger laws, I have researched the most in that area.

Strength in numbers only means more for me to kill.