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vi3telit3 Sunday, July 29th, 2007 Period of Field Use: 2 years Last There: July 28th, 2007 Paintball Experience: 2 years Other Fields in the Area: Hogback Mountain Paintball Review: This review covers my experiences at Hogback and Pevs, I hope it helps those who are newer and want want to decide on a field depending on what they want to get into Parking Lot Ample Parking in a gravel lot. Hogback also has pretty ample parking. Prices It's $18 for field access ($15 if you have a Pevs Keychain), $5 for each fill of 4500 ($13 for All Day Air) and paint is in varying prices usually around $50-60. It is expensive! Hogback is $15 for field access and $5 for all day air regardless of tank size and pressure. I'm not sure on the field paint price at Hogback, since I have never bought any. If you have your own gear, you can use whatever paint you want at both fields. For Pev's all day air they give you a little zip tie you put on your tank and I was only able to fill up my one tank. Another big gripe I had is that when the day was not even over @ 4:45 PM when I wanted to fill up one last time, the Air Station had already closed and I wasn't able to fill up before I left to even make the All Day Air worth it. At Hogback, I was able to buy all day air and fill both my tanks so I was able to have air whenever I needed it, although it wasn't entirely necessary (more on this later) Food Never had it at either field, it's always nice to bring a packed lunch. Access At the field, there is a main staging area, which isn't in the best condition, but with all the years in business and all the dirt being kicked on by all the players, who doesn't expect that. Once you're all ready to go, the fields themselves are actually a distance away from the staging area. On any given day, be expected to walk a long journey from field to field. One good thing is that most of the route you won't need your goggles on, which is a plus when there's a high heat index. Compared to Hogback, you have to keep your goggles on most of the time when going to the fields and can take them off when you're in the designated zones for each field. I would say the distance to the fields at Hogbacks is the same as the distance at Pevs. The staging area for Hogback doesn't have a covered roof for all the benches (they are scattered around) but it is a nice place to sit and cool off. Employees I'm not sure on his name, but the guy who does the briefings is great. He ensures that everybody has a great time. Although he told a story about a player shooting a couple shots at a ref over the period of a few games and then the ref came back at him with 200 rounds (I hope this is an exaggeration) after he was fed up. He defended the ref, but I'm not sure that's the way to go about it. The guy should have been asked to leave, no one deserves 200 straight shots. The refs are easy to talk to, and they seem on the ball with the games. I believe that one of the policies of the refs should be to carry a hand chronograph or at the least, check to make sure everyone has the chronograph sticker. I can without a doubt tell that some players are overchronographed. I'm pretty sure this is an isolated incident, but it'd be great field practice to ensure fairness. I've never seen them ever check the chronograph stickers, so why am I wasting time in a line of people waiting to chronograph and get the sticker, when I could just chronograph myself at other times. Hogback gives you your tape for your team if you meet the chronograph limit. This is good for small scale, but I'm not sure it would be great at Pevs. Compared to Hogback, Pevs has more employees, but Hogback is definitely not short of any good refs. They only have less refs because they don't attract as large crowds. Hogback people are also extremely chill and just want you to have a good time. Fields The fields at Pevs great. There seem to be a diverse selection of fields and shapes. However a few of them of them seem very similar, since they incorporate the same types of bunkers (rollovers/crates/sandbags), the only difference is in the shapes of the field. Both fields have their own unique fields (Hogback- Castle and Pevs - Compound). I have to say one of the great aspects of Pevs is their hyperball field and air fields (although more often than not the air fields are deflated). It's not really freely advertised that you can go to those fields, but I guess those who go often already know that they're available for play. In retrospect, Hogback almost has non-existent air fields, but their woods fields are just on par with Pevs. I think Pevs loses to Hogback in fields because they lack amenities in the dead zones. At the Pevs deadzone, if you're out of air or paint, you're walking all the way back to the staging area/parking lot to get it. Sometimes you'll find a ref on an ATV who will get it for you, but this is quite rare. However at Hogback deadzones, there are usually 3000 PSI and CO2 fills, which makes life so much better in the sweltering heat. They will also ATV in some bottled drinks ($1-2) to sell (Pevs has coolers which are 75% of the time filled) along with paint if you need it. The walk to and from the fields is a big part of the experience, and anyway a field can improve on it makes my choice so much easier. Conclusion I think if you're looking at the situation price-wise and convenience-wise, you want to go to Hogback. The competition isn't as good as the competition at Pevs, so I think that's mostly what you're paying for at Pevs. More weekend warriors hit the Park at Pevs and you're almost guaranteed that when the sun is out, there are tons of players there. With the same conditions, Hogback will have slightly fewer people, but there is no shortage, which is also a good thing since the fields won't be overcrowded with people. Both fields have semi-stocked shops, although the one at Pevs is slightly better. I never find what I need at those pro shops anyway. Since I'm not the richest of players, I tend to stick to Hogback to save money and still have a great time, but when I'm inkling for some hyper/air ball, or just want to get together with some friends, I'll be at Pevs. Last edited on Sunday, July 29th, 2007 at 6:46 pm PST