Virginia?

[Empyreal Rogue]

Anyone live relativly close to Rockbridge County?

[c0ck3r_b0i]

i dunno where that is but im in Roanoke. there is also another pbreview user from Radford his name is Cheapdog

[ncpaintballkid]

I'm in Goochland 30 minutes west of Richmond.

[Empyreal Rogue]

I live about 40 minutes from Roanoke, I go to shool there. NCS, a friggin Private School, and I hate it.

[squinty]

really. i live in roanoke too. and by the way i hate north cross sux, i laugh at ur preppy butt

[squinty]

oh yea has anyone been to that high velocity field and is it ne good?

[c0ck3r_b0i]

dude this is sweeet! i didnt know anyone here lives in roanoke!
yea i play at high velocity. its pretty good, i like it. we should go there sometime.

lol i pass by ncs every day to go to school, i got to hidden valley :( . nuthin happens there. where do you go squinty?

[Empyreal Rogue]

*kicks squinty in the 'erm'*

I'm not 'preppy' at all :pissed: , if you took one look at me before I told you I go to NCS you would never know. :mad:

[Empyreal Rogue]

By the way, this summer I'm having a huge, HUGE, paintball party at my house. We're using 2 fields, one has a naturally dug trench (soooo much rain) and a barn with so many doors and crevices with tall grass, fences, more tall grass, trees, more tall grass, hills, rocks, tall grass, and a run down house.

So if you wanna come, you're perfectly welcome, just gimmie your address (in an email if you'd perfer) and I'll send out an invitation.

Also if you ever wanna come by after school we can go paintballin' with my neighbor and my friends. :)

[tourny_wannabe]

sound slike a rapist to me;)

i live in fairfax which is ummmm.......15 min away from D.c

ive heard of hidden valley, ive also heard it sucks

but whats that high veloscity i go to pevs and vag

pevs is awsome vag sucks ****[oops didnt know they didnt bleep the word cocker.......] sry mods

[Empyreal Rogue]

....

[c0ck3r_b0i]

Originally posted by tourny_wannabe
ive also heard it sucks
You heard right!!
cant wait to go to the new high school! Hidden Valley High, soo coool!:rolleyes:

[squinty]

srry i couldnt resist and honestly i shouldnt be talkin i got sent form hidden valley to catholic caus ei beat some people up. oh well. what grade are u in cockerboy? i MIGHT know who u are

[c0ck3r_b0i]

8th, my name is Logan, what grade/name?

[Empyreal Rogue]

I'm Andrew, I'm a freshman. :/

[squinty]

logan linn? hmmm i do know who u r. Im scott and i owuld be a freshmen if i still went there.

[c0ck3r_b0i]

ahhh you knw my last name!!! wow thats sweet:eek:, whats your last name? How doyou know me?

[tourny_wannabe]

watch out for dem stalkers

[Empyreal Rogue]

I'm not a stalker dammit!

[c0ck3r_b0i]

well im not too afraid of stalkers, if they want to stalk me they must have a pretty good reason to

[Empyreal Rogue]

Isn't there a field somewhere in Roanoke?

If you know tell me where, I wanna go paintballing this weekend with my new gun. :D

[squinty]

the nearest field is probably high velocity. my last names morgan and i do have an old hvjh school directory lol. im not really sure where i know u from i guess i just kinda do. kind of a stupid answer

[Empyreal Rogue]

Where is High Velocity? I usually go to Painted Forest, not a bad place but there are better places.

Also if you're all ok with it we could all go meet there Saturday Morning or Afternoon.

[c0ck3r_b0i]

H.V. is in Salem. its on 9th street. sorta by the salem civic center. Yea we should meet up one time, but his weekend im goin to my friends in Marion, Va toplay some ball.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Yeah, this weekend would be bad, my new remote line and harness are on backorder so it might not get here before Tomarrow, and my friend is going to NCS Prom so I've lost my ride there, but next weekend would be great if not perfect. Also, cocker, how'd you put the color in your profile? I'd like to sprucen up mine. :)

[c0ck3r_b0i]

next weekend i have team practice.


go
here (http://www.pbreview.com/forums/misc.php?s=&action=bbcode) and read about it

[Empyreal Rogue]

Paintball Team Practice?

We have a (and I stress this) Team in Rockbridge County. All we do is get together every so often and play, thats it. Nothing official but I guess we can be called a team. *shrugs*

If you all wouldn't mind I could make an attempt to come and play, meet some more people, etc. etc.

[c0ck3r_b0i]

yea, sure. we usually go to High Velocity. you can call them at 265-8810 and get directions to their feild. and if you give me your email and if you have AIM or MSN ill talk to you on there.

[Cheapdog]

I guess I still get the award for most Southwest in VA. Has anyone else ever played at Wolf's Ridge Paintball?

[tourny_wannabe]

whoa you are far away cheapdog you must be a hick, our region makes fun of your area even though were hicks also kinduve, ive never heard of that palce

[Cheapdog]

Originally posted by tourny_wannabe
whoa you are far away cheapdog you must be a hick, our region makes fun of your area even though were hicks also kinduve, ive never heard of that palce


<begin rant>

And this is what makes everybody from this area think all of you are arrogant B*STARDS. Really, you don't even know me, you've never seen me, and you call me a hick? Radford happens to be the best high school in SW VA. We have been ranked in numerous "best high school in America" list, and I have yet to see a school from NOVA. I graduate from high school this year, and I am doing so with honors. I am the Salutatorian, and I will be at UVA next year. So really, DON'T STEREOTYPE SOMEONE UNTIL YOU'VE AT LEAST TALKED TO THEM.

<end rant>

[tourny_wannabe]

i said a lot of people from our area call you that, did i ever say that i say that or imply that? no, now stop your ranting against me

[c0ck3r_b0i]

chill guys, chill

lets keep it real

hey emperial check out my new setup in my sig. i sorta downgraded, thought it would be a little better for my skills:D

[Cheapdog]

Originally posted by tourny_wannabe
i said a lot of people from our area call you that, did i ever say that i say that or imply that? no, now stop your ranting against me


Well then I apologize. Look at the time of the post. It was still pretty early, and I wasn't altogether with it. I didn't see the some people part. Moreover, now that I read it again, I see that you said that you guys are kinda hicks as well. Please accept my apology; I'd like to keep things friendly with all of the VA players.

[tourny_wannabe]

sure apologize accepted, and sorry for any misunderstanding

[paint_suey]

hey i live in hanover or mechanicsville something. i live in the u.s.

[Wakeboardrb]

Wow.. I'm suprised at the # of Roanoke Residents here. I used to live in Lynchburg (Forest Actually), 1 hour East of Roanoke. I went to Jefferson Forest High School (****tiest school in VA, those of you who know it will side with me on that one). We used to have a house on Smith Mountain Lake (ppl from Roanoke def. know where SML is).

Anyways.. I now live in Chesterfield, which is 30 min South of Richmond.. Great place, but not too many fields here. I usually just play woodsball with friends.

[spyder4lifefoo]

i also live in fairfax

tourney you ever hear of south lakes high school?

[MuckRaker]

well, after thinking we were gonna move to Maryland, we've landed on a house in Annandale Va., so, I'm asking you Virginia ballers in the area; "Where's a good field close to there?"

Thanks.

[classic68er]

does anyone play at painted forest in lynchburg va.?

[Cheapdog]

classic68er, you should come down to Riner and play at Wolf's Ridge. Here's their URL:

http://www.wolfsridgepaintball.com

[classic68er]

yeah, actually my team and i will be down there sometime to play after we practice for this upcoming tournie in NewPortNews.

[Cheapdog]

Really? Let me know; I'm there every day they are open. I'll say hi!

[dinky26]

I live in fairfax, Virgnia and i go to thomas jefferson. I won't be offended if you thing i'm a loser, but i'm different than the people at my school, thats a good thing.

[ke0ki]

we are looking for players in the northern va / ffx county area to come play at our field (we built ourselves). we have a really nice wooded field and a speedball field is in the works

view our thread:
http://www.pbreview.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69505

we play every saturday (sometimes sunday) and are looking to get a bigger crowd to come out and play with us. the field is in alexandria.

drop me an email at philip@laser.net if you are interested and come play for FREE

[Paintbrawler02]

Hey im wanna join a team that enters tourneys....im a very good player i've been playin for more than 4 years.So if intrested reply or catch me on AIM

[WunderChicken]

phil is a Fa*got. Anyway, anyone in NOVA gimme a msg on aim (WunderChicken). Fairfax, Annandale, Alexandria. Always lookin to meet new guys to play w/


Mike
~PornOStars

[Empyreal Rogue]

Muck, take the link in my profile. Strasburg isn't too terribly far from Annadale.

[baseballaddict23]

i live in west end henrico....its near richmond for those of you that dont know your state geography too well

anyway...if anyone lives near there talk to me sometime...i made a field at patterson and gaskins in those woods so if oyu wanna play let me know and ill email you or something next time we are gunna play

[Warweezil]

Where's Annandale? I'm lost... anyway. I think I live somewhere in the vicinity of that area, soooooooo... Uh, anybody ever play at Hogback Mountain Paintball? It's in Leesburg. I think that's somewhere near this "Annandale" of which you speak. I am moving to Bethesda, Maryland, but I'll still play there. It is at the very top of Virginia, towards the center of the top. Dogs smell like angry.

[MuckRaker]

Originally posted by Empyreal Rogue
Muck, take the link in my profile. Strasburg isn't too terribly far from Annadale.

tried clicking your link, but it didn't work ... anyway, I'm in Annandale and want to play ... soon, very soon ... need to get paint first ... any good stores around?

[SuperFlyoo7]

i live in fredericksburg, the best place around me is in woodbridge, Pevs. www.pevs.com it is like 30 mins from me and for my cuzin who lives in annadale it is like 3o also.

[WunderChicken]

Pev's is over priced. Check it opened a new store in Annandale. Its just down Little River Turn Pike. I think they still have a special on paint right now: $10 off each case which are already ALOT cheapper then pevs. A case of diablo blaze costs like $41 right now. We our own little outlaw field if you want to play w/ us msg me on aim at WunderChicken of email me noeth@virginia.edu

Mike

[MuckRaker]

sounds good, just sent you an email ... how many people usually go their?

[Empyreal Rogue]

Try the link now, should work. Anyway Skyline has awesome prices, compared to other places. They have a speacial league and such for playing in winter, and not a lot of places have a winter league.

Prices:
2,000 rounds of RPS Marballizer - $60.00

2,000 rounds of PMI - $60.00

2,000 rounds of RPS Polar Ice - $60.00

2,000 rounds of BigBall - $55.00

2,000 rounds of Team Colors - $60.00

High quality paint only, nice eh? :) The prices go by 2,000 round cases and 1,000 round cases are like $20.00 less, can't remember. And check out the fields, it's a great place. Once my new stuff comes in I'm goin' up there for a day with some friends, if you're up to it Muck I'll tell you when and if you can come I'd... well I wouldn't quite feel honored, but somewhat glad? :)

[MuckRaker]

Originally posted by Empyreal Rogue
Try the link now, should work. Anyway Skyline has awesome prices, compared to other places. They have a speacial league and such for playing in winter, and not a lot of places have a winter league.
... Once my new stuff comes in I'm goin' up there for a day with some friends, if you're up to it Muck I'll tell you when and if you can come I'd... well I wouldn't quite feel honored, but somewhat glad? :)

hell, let me know when you go ... BTW, how far is Strasburg from Annandale?

[MuckRaker]

Aight ... just took advantage of the cheap paint prices at Hogback's store in Fairfax and plan on checking out their field on Sunday ... anyone up for meeting there?

[moabrider69]

emperial rogue and classic68er
i play at painted forest and i live in madison heights

[SuperFlyoo7]

55$ for bigball is kind of expensive.. i payed 45 the other day.

where is this new place in NOVA.... i think i might go and check i out if they have decent prices.....

[MuckRaker]

I got a case of Draxus Nightmare (Diablo Blaze) for $42 at Checkit's store in Fairfax. I was paying $55 plus shipping for it online.

AnyWho ... Hogback Mountain on Sunday ... Any takers.

[SuperFlyoo7]

wheree is hogback at?? how far from fairfax.... any addy on that new place?

[MuckRaker]

Hogback is out toward Chantilly ... I think it's off LIttle River Turnpike ... however, being new to N. Va., I'm gonna call the field tomorrow and get directions. Hope to see ya Sunday.

btw, if anyone is gonna be out there, I gotta Blue Impulse with a PBReview sticker on the hopper.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Muck: Strasburg is about an hour from Annedale I believe, because I know it's 2 hours from DC.

Moa: That's cool, I may take my gun up there for some night play in a couple of weeks, like August 5-7th-ish. Around then, or I may go to Skyline, one or the other.

[moabrider69]

awe man ill be at the beach

[SuperFlyoo7]

report on hogback when you get back i might want to go... if you think it is good....

[MuckRaker]

I drove out to Pev's this morning cause no one seemed interested in meeting at Hogback ... anyway, Pev's is closer, so I got directions off their Web site, price, etc ... got there, but set up, let them fill my tank, and I asked them if they'd hold my check until the end of the day, and I'd stroke in the amount before I left and the guy tells me they don't take checks .... AARRRRGGGHHHHH! I just wasted most of my day going out there, and didn't even get to play. I had enough cash on me to pay for the air fill.

I ain't going back to that dump again.

[paint_suey]

Are their fields actually a dump or you just want revenge?

[SuperFlyoo7]

it isn't that great of field but it is fun to play.... they are building a new field now.... hopefully it will be better.... i don't know any where else to play besides in the woods.. .. pevs is funer for me but it is kinda expensive ...

[paint_suey]

Hey I live in Mechanicsville, Virginia. I just got out of Chickahominy Middle School. Going to Atlee and maybe next year the new Hanover High.

[WunderChicken]

Few things to say...

1. DC is 10 minutes from Annandale
2. Pev's is quite expensive as a field and a store, check it is much better store.
3. Pev's is $15 bucks, but is the closest thing to the DC area. All the others are about an hour away in leesburg (Hogback, AG, etc.)

Mike

[MuckRaker]

I went to Pev's sunday because they were only charging a $7 field fee because they had moved their hyberball fields. Still, I've never been to a field that didn't accept checks.

Going to Hogback this coming weekend, for sure. No detours this time.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Paint_Suey, I'll be in Richmond this weekend, I'm introducing my friend to paintball, he's never played before. If you're up to it or free we could meet at a field between Richmond and Mechanicsville or in Richmond or in Mechanicsville. I'll be there Friday and Saturday or Thursday - Saturday. I'll send you some PM's when I know more.

Muck, August 4th (this weekend when I get back from Richmond) i'm taking a van up to Skyline in Strasburg with some of my friends. If you want to come, come on down. I shouldn't be to hard to spot, just read my signature. I'll send you some PM's if we decide to stay in Richmond that Sunday. But even if you did go and I wasn't there, your day wouldn't be wasted, the field is awesome. :)

[paint_suey]

Empyreal I will be at BCBG saturday. I'm the 14 year old with the mag and green 12v. I bet not alot of people will have that setup there :blah:. I'll probally have an urban camo shirt and camo pants:laugh:.

[MuckRaker]

Aug. 4 sounds good Rogue ... I intend on heading to Hogback after the crap fest at Pev's. Hope to see ya there.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Narf!

Sorry to dissapoint you both but I refuse to go back to BCBG and Muck, I'll still be in Richmond then.

The reason I refuse to go back to BCBG is because it's a horrible field, there are a lot of people working there but even so the help and service is only decent. The shop is terrible, location is even worse (of the field and shop) and if I'm going to introduce my friend to paintball, we'll at least do it at a Grade B field. I just wish I could have taken him to Skyline, it's only 2 hours away. :(

Maybe I'll come up if, IF, he and his parents agree. Not to mention mine.

Paint_Suey, if you're at splatbrother's or some place like that I'll be more than glad to meet you there, Splatbrother's has a good reputation, and that's a mere 30 minites from Richmond. We should also go there just because there's a town near it called "Ballsville." :laugh:

http://www.splatbrotherspaintball.com/index.asp
Splatbrothers website.

[MuckRaker]

well, Rogue, forgive me. I'm still going to Hogback Sunday, and maybe the weekend after that and the weekend after that ... so, surely, we'll meet there, eventually.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Around August 18-19thish kinda date I'll be back from a little vacation, that's in like 2-3 weeks from now and then I was PROMISED I could go to Skyline. :)

[SuperFlyoo7]

just to let you know pevs is opening their new field today aug 1 so this weekend you can go walk on for the same price 15$.. call their store or go in for the address.. it is in loudin va they have 8 woods 4 hyperball 1 airball 3 fort/compunds now...

[MuckRaker]

yeah, that's nice and all ... but do they take checks at their new field?

[SuperFlyoo7]

maybe they have a real pro shop there so i dont know give them a call at 703-897-0989

[MuckRaker]

Got to Hogback after a two hour drive (I made a wrong turn and didn't realize it for a while). Went to chrono my marker and it started leaking around the macro line. Got that fixed, went to chrono, and it started leaking through the 90 degree fitting on my reg. No one had any teflon tape ...


So, I had to leave. Two weekends in a row that something has gone wrong and I haven't been able to play, not one stinking game ...

I think I'm gonna sacrifice a case of Blaze on the Alter of the Great and Powerful Paintball Gods ... perhaps I'll find redemption.

[tourny_wannabe]

hey muck did hog back look good, pevs turned to rec/woods only dont want to go ther4e, and when i get back from vacation i want to go with my new cocker with dinky26 to go paly, havent been in like 4 months

[MuckRaker]

Yeah, Hogback has some great looking fields ... Rec and speedball ... I did tour the fields before I left. However, one criticism ... the speedball fields are on slopes, so, you'd have to run uphill to get to some bunkers. Also, the speedball fields don't have traditional bunkers ... one field the bunkers are made of stacked cords of wood. still, I give credit to the field owners, they've done a hella job making some great fields.

Now, if I could actually get to play some paintball at these fields.

[SuperFlyoo7]

pevs new field opens august 17 with 13 fields and the old field closes like the 15th.. all the hyperball fields from pevs where moved to the new field..

[tourny_wannabe]

sounds great muck k except for the uphill fields, and maby ill see ya there somtime, and if i do can i try out that rat?preety please w/ a cherry on top?:love: :love:

superfly i hearda that the new pevs field is gonna be up where vag IS, and VAG sucks big time, i dont know if ill go to pevs if they move up there, and my friend told me they were re-opening in the spring not august,what where your sources?

[WunderChicken]

Hey all,

Myself (WunderChicken) and a friend (ke0ki 81) are going paintballing this weekend. I think we are headin up to VAG to check out how that is. If anyone is interested in going w/ us/ meeting up, please let me know. Always want to meet new players in the VA area. So email me, pm, or msg me on aim

aim: wunderchicken
email: noeth@virginia.edu

Mike

[tourny_wannabe]

noooooooooooo, dont waste your time, when i went tere[big game] the dead box was a half mile walk up a hill, and if your playing rec thats whaqt your gonna have to do when you go to get paint and that crap,

anyways im on vacation but ill be happy to meet you some other time, just got a new cocker and hoppen to try it out, just post if your going again and ill see if i can meet up

[WunderChicken]

Why does VAG suck? I read it in this thread, and don't want to waste me day there. The web site is one of the better paintball sites I have seen. If anyone has any info, please let me know.

Mike

[tourny_wannabe]

well this is what happened when i went,

\
*the fill station line was like 15 mins long
*the refs where *** holes, but they were good refs
*long walks from playing area if your rec, again i was playing the big game, if i go, ill be at the hyperball which is 50 feet from the main area
*the hyperball field doesnt have a net last time i was there, they just had a 50 foot gap form the fil station, set up area, and the field,
*rec fields are too woody and big, not that fast, and lots of stuff to get in the way


that was from my time at a big game, it might be differnt on a regular day, and proboly is

[MuckRaker]

I could be wrong,but I think Pev's new field is open ... they've closed the field in Woodbrige, and the new field was supposed to be open last weekend ... I'll call and check.

Tourny ... I'll let you shoot the Rat, should we meet ... for a small price :D ...

[c0ck3r_b0i]

wow! im glad this thread has been so successfull! lol wow grown alot last time i saw it....

[WunderChicken]

Anyone else venturing out this weekend? We may not go to VAG now because it does not sound so nice. If anyone else is going out, perhaps we will go to that field instead.

Mike

[tourny_wannabe]

Originally posted by MuckRaker
I could be wrong,but I think Pev's new field is open ... they've closed the field in Woodbrige, and the new field was supposed to be open last weekend ... I'll call and check.

Tourny ... I'll let you shoot the Rat, should we meet ... for a small price :D ...

have you been getting FSDO i was thinking of getting one...........then igot a cocker:)

anywayys whose going to hogback in next week(nopt this weekend)?b

[MuckRaker]

I'm heading to Pev's new field next weekend to shoot some pics for a story I'm writing for Crossfire ... Won't have the marker, but will have the camera.

BTW ... what's FSDO?

[DasBaldDog]

First Shot Drop Off... It's a common problem in Imps..

If you've left your gun unfired for about 20 minutes... the first shot will be kinda low.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Alrighty fellows, after much complication with re-registering my account and returning from my much needed vacation, I'm going paintballing. First time in like 2 months. I'll be at Skyline on August 25th. See my profile for information and such things. I'll be wearing BDU pants and maybe my jacket depending on how hot it is. I probably will be the only person with a M-4A2 replica as well. But if all else fails, if you hear Irish folk music, follow your ears. It's probably me and my latest burnt punk CD.

This is specifically to Muck because I'd feel special actually meeting a moderator and because I'd be able to meet the legend himself. But anyone else is welcome to come. ;)

[dinky26]

dont go to skyline, go to pev's/agpaintball! I dont know if you know this but while you were gone they merged! They are making a super cool field and it will all be done by late september. Its opened right now, its not done yet but they still have air ball field and hyperball. Go there its really cool, I'm planning on going august 25th/ Sunday and i think muckracker is going to try to go this weekend. I've never been to skyline but pevs/ag is going to be the best field in virginia so you might as well famalrize yourself with the field!


go to pevs.com or agpaintballgames.com to get directions!

I'll try to be there, i'm short, indian (light brown skin), blue flame jt jersey and 2k2 black magic blue cocker!

[tourny_wannabe]

you think not going for 2 months is bad?!?!? try like 4 months

[tourny_wannabe]

say what i didnt go in june, because derek kept saying the week after school and i didnt go and then i havent gone the whole summer

[Icefire]

I haven't been to VAG for about a year, but when I was there, I didn't think it was that bad. Granted that the fields are a bid off from the fill station, but their fields are large and vary from one to another. It was setup for rec/wood w/ one speed or two speed ball field. The only thing is that there is no net for the dead zone so you have to wear you mask all the time which get very hot quickly.

Any other fields around this area besides pevs, vag, and hogback?

[dinky26]

frank is a loser, he doesn't know anything...hes never been to orlando paintball where you get lost in the grass and some kid got tetnis for cutting himself on a rusted mustang that was in the middle of the field...

[tourny_wannabe]

your just mad im not going with you this weekend, lonley sedarjey[sp.,.....]

i do know what im talking about[VAG], the walks to the fill/rest station is quite a bit away from the games and thats what made it horrible to go there, its not like im out of shape, its just annoying after running around for 30 mins to walk up a steep hill for 10 mins

[SuperFlyoo7]

pevs said that there hyperball would be open this weekend .. the rest of hyperball should be open by the middle of september.. i might go there or skyline paintball on the 31 or 1 .. i want to play hyperball so i will have to see what is open

[MuckRaker]

Originally posted by Empyreal Rogue
This is specifically to Muck because I'd feel special actually meeting a moderator and because I'd be able to meet the legend himself. But anyone else is welcome to come. ;)

well, I'd definitely need directions to the field, or even a ride, and are they BYOP, cause I gotta case of diablo just sitting in my closet collecting dust. Why don't ya PM me with some details, and maybe a place we could meet on the road, should I be able to slip outta house duty this weekend (my wife is on my butt to clean out the basement).


thanks.

[tourny_wannabe]

or even a ride

?:eyes: :confused:

[Excalibur0428]

Does anyone here play at Pev's, Hogback, A.G. or V.A.G.?

[MuckRaker]

Originally posted by Empyreal Rogue
Alrighty fellows, after much complication with re-registering my account and returning from my much needed vacation, I'm going paintballing. First time in like 2 months. I'll be at Skyline on August 25th. See my profile for information and such things. I'll be wearing BDU pants and maybe my jacket depending on how hot it is. I probably will be the only person with a M-4A2 replica as well. But if all else fails, if you hear Irish folk music, follow your ears. It's probably me and my latest burnt punk CD.

This is specifically to Muck because I'd feel special actually meeting a moderator and because I'd be able to meet the legend himself. But anyone else is welcome to come. ;)

Dinky, you should read the above post by Rogue, which is what I was responding to. At no point did he say he was going to Pev's.

[dinky26]

oh i got confused...my bad, i've never been to skyline so tell me about it when you guys comeback.

[MuckRaker]

well, i don't have the funds to go to skyline this weekend, or any other field for that matter ... but, I'll definitely be going to Pev's at AG next weekend ... I'll be meeting with ||GS|| and another guy ... so, hopefully we'll be seeing y'all there.

[MuckRaker]

http://www.pbreview.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=716654


Any VA teams going to this?

[tourny_wannabe]

where did team maelstorm come from?:eyes:

i might go next next week, but im not really into the paintball mood for the past week so i dunno

[dinky26]

frank we should do it, me you and jay or derek or whoever wants to do the three man.

[tourny_wannabe]

what......? i thoguth they had a 10 man not a 3 man

[dinky26]

this is at skyline not pevs.

[dinky26]

entry fee is 150 for 3 it looks like, i'm not sure though...thats a lot usually for local tournaments its 33 dollars a person.

[MuckRaker]

$150 for a 3-man is about average ... FPO at $60 per case ... registration includes all day air.

I'd definitely like to do it, but I'm not sure if my teamies will be up for it.

[MuckRaker]

anyone heading to Pev's Saturday?

[dinky26]

going to pevs tommorow (sunday august 31) with a friend somebody else meet me there.

[SuperFlyoo7]

did you go on sunday.. in the rain.. i was gonna go but it was pouring in fairfax so i didn't go.. how many people showed up?

[dinky26]

i didn't go it was pouring, i'm going to go this saturday and hopefully meet gs and muckraker.

[Empyreal Rogue]

I'll be at the three man. I won't be participating but I'm a temporary fill-in for Team Twiztid. Well, not YET but I will be soon... maybe...

But I'll be playing walk-on and watching the on going tournament that day, so if anyone is up for some walk-on play come on over. By that point I'll be running Nitrogen once I buy my new tank off my friend, so I'll have a lot more fun. :)

[MuckRaker]

Originally posted by SuperFlyoo7
did you go on sunday.. in the rain.. i was gonna go but it was pouring in fairfax so i didn't go.. how many people showed up?

did not rain one drop at Pev's Saturday ... you need to start checking the weather forecasts from Dulles Airport, since it's closest to the field.

Hope to be going agains this weekend.

[MuckRaker]

I'm heading back to Pev's this weekend ... prolly Saturday ... hope to see some of y'all there.

[SuperFlyoo7]

i know it didn't rain on staurday but i was going on sunday .. i was on a canoe trip on saturday in harpers ferry and didn't rain

[baseballaddict23]

Anyone headin to splatbrothers the 28th for that charity event? All the proceeds from the day are going to the salvation army. I've never been there, but I have heard good things, and its a good cause so i think ill go.

http://splatbrotherspaintball.com/index.asp
go to the link for salvation army charity event

[MuckRaker]

Anyone headin' to Pevs Sunday? if so, see ya there.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Anyone headed to Pev's "Black Hawk Down" scenario the 28th and 19th(?)? Lucky you. :(

[SuperFlyoo7]

i am going to the 29... what is this on the 19?

[SuperFlyoo7]

can't wait till sunday

me and 3 friends are going to the big game at pevs

it is gonna be awesome, never been to a big game

maybe i'll see some of you there

[Empyreal Rogue]

I meant the 29th. :/

[tourny_wannabe]

blah blah blah i m proboly going in 2 weeks

[Cheapdog]

Hey guys, I'm at UVa now, and I haven't been able to play for a long time. Anyone know of good places near Charlottesville?

[Lopez17]

Since there seem to be a ton of posts here about the fields in Northern Virginia...I thought I'd throw my opinions into the mix.

VAGames

The VAGames fields are right off Sycolin Road in Ashburn VA (though it's right on the Ashburn/Leesburg border). It's easy to get to from Route 7, Route 28 or the Dulles Toll Road. The field entrance is well marked but when you get to the field location it's a bit sparse. There's a tent field on your way in which I think is supposed to be their equivalent to Sup Air. It's REAL weak. The walk-on and rental prices are the cheapest of the 3 Fields in the Area and for good reason. The fields are cheap. Their speedball field is weak...a bunch of 50 gallon drums stacked basically. None of the fields have netting which means you're stuck wearing your mask all the time. This gets annoying. Most of the fields are on rather steep hills which gives you issues with terrain. The staff was real friendly which was a plus and they didn't require rentals to use field paint. There weren't many people out playing when we were there (Saturday morning/afternoon)...maybe 15...tops. Payment was cash only. It was my least favorite of the 3 fields.

Hogback Mountain

Hogback Mountain is the furthest of the 3 fields from the DC or Fairfax Area. It's located off of Route 15 just before Leesburg. It's not well marked (though the road you turn off on is Hogback Mountain Road...) and unless you're looking for it, it would be easy to get lost. After a 2 mile drive through the estate you finally get to the field. Parking was a bit tight but not to bad. The price for players with their own equipment was $10 and rentals were $30. This is slightly more from the $25 that VAGames charged for rentals. Both places gave 100 paintballs and free CO2 (as well they should). Payment was Cash only. The fields were probably the nicest of the ones I played in Northern VA. Some of the terrain blew and the stacked wood didn't add much to the game. I mean...geez...they should go blow $100 at Home Depot and buy some plywood and build cheap bunkers. The refs there weren't particularly good, but I've seen worse. (See also VAGames). The place as a whole didn't do a good job letting people know when games were starting and they need to get more organized. The games were quite good and there's some real talent that plays there. I'd go back, if only for that reason. I've heard their scenario games are great due to the interesting fields, hopefully those games are more organized. I didn't like the fact that they only talk walk-ons on Sundays...that didn't seem smart. Check It Paintball in Chantilly (and Annandale) has more info on Hogback. Their field paint prices weren't too unreasonable. (I recommend Check-It for getting paint...they're the cheapest in Northern VA...I go to the store in Chantilly for my cases). The field can be reached from the Metro area in any one of a number of ways...Route 50 to Route 15, Route 7 (or the Toll Road) to Route 15, etc. If I were to compare Hogback to Pevs old field, Hogback would be the top dog...but the new Pevs field at AGPaintball is just ahead of Hogback.

Pevs @ AGPaintball

The new Pevs field is just what Northern Virginia needs. They have the 2nd best parking (VAGames is better) of all three fields and they also have the distinction of being the hardest to get to. They're accessible from Rt. 15 in Leesburg, Sycolin Road in Ashburn or Route 7. Go to their website for directions. The Pevs field is the most expensive to play, either as a rental or if you have your own Equipment. ($15 with your own Eq or $35 if you're renting). I really enjoy their new fields. They have some great speedball fields, a slick Sup Air Field and the woods fields are large, and well designed. It's not overly crowded playing 30 on 30. I personally enjoy the Rock Garden field that greets you as you drive in. The sandbags are a nice touch...better than the stacked cordwood at Hogback and VAGames. The staff at Pevs is much more professional. They cater well to large groups and are easy to deal with at one of their stores or on the phone. They have a covered staging area with brand new picnic tables and lights. The pro shop is decent, I've seen better, but hell it's damn nice compared to the other two fields. You can pay by cash or Credit Card here. The facility is indoors and has a TV for mom and dad to relax while the kids play. They have a nice grill, BBQ area for food at lunch time and two refill areas (for N2 and CO2). They require rentals to buy field paint, which is also the most costly of the fields. They also require barrel condoms as opposed to barrel plugs. The games are well organized for walk-ons or for groups. (We took 50 people from my office out there with no snags whatsoever.) My strongest dislike for Pevs and the one thing I *REALLY* wish they'd change is their policy for groups...where you only get 3 hours with rental equipment. I find it an extreme rip-off to have people have to pay an extra $15 to have a group play all day usually on top of the highest field paint prices and group prices.

Some of the younger refs aren't as good and the games have a tendency to suffer, but this is true anywhere. The teams tend to have a run of the Sup Air and Speedball fields which can be intimidating to walk-ons who want to play up there. Way too many egos. The popularity of the new Pevs field has filled the place on many days and they have been getting close to running out of rentals for walk-ons, on occasion. This is the most expensive field, but they can get away with it since they pack the place every Sat or Sunday. Many of the Pevs Store personnel also work the fields on the weekends. Todd from the Fairfax store is a regular out there and is a top notch guy to deal with. For younger players with limited income, Pevs can get pricey, well over $20-25 a day with your own equipment. Well over $55-60 if you're renting. The proshop has good eq to sell and if your equipment breaks, they can fix it on site. They get started at 10 on the money and end at 1. Break and start again and go from 2-5 every Saturday and Sunday. The guys that work there are pretty good about keeping egos in check and about booting unsafe people. (I saw 2 kids a few weeks back booted for opening up full auto on a guy that was out.) The employees are a pleasure to talk to and cooperative. Hogback had guys that were OK but they had an ego problem. VAGames also had some helpful employees as well, but just not to the level of Pevs. Pevs also has something that the other fields don't...room to grow. It seems like they're always opening up new fields. With as many people as they get, they have the $$ to continue to do so well into the future. They also make concerted efforts to maintain the existing fields.

Summary

All three fields are located within a 10 mile radius of each other but my money says that Pevs is the top dog. I'm looking forward to seeing their new 80 acre field in Woodbridge next year. Hogback runs a close 2nd and VAGames a distant 3rd as it's borderline close to playing "outlaw". Websites for the fields are as follow:

Pevs - www.pevs.com or www.agpaintballgames.com
Hogback Mtn - www.hogback.net
VAGames - www.vagames.com

[tourny_wannabe]

when i went to vag the refs were major *** holes

[Lopez17]

Yeah...no argument there....VAGames is one step above being outlaw. I don't think they're affiliated with any store and I have, as of yet, to hear anyone that really likes them. The only good thing is that they probably have the space to do "Big Games" there with the abundant parking and land. That's pretty much the only "good" thing. I think most everyone I know plays Pevs.

[MuckRaker]

I haven't been to VAG. I went to Hogback once, and won't go back. Who wants to play speedball on a slope!? Plus, they have nothing that resembles a proshop. I blewout a macro line, they didn't sell any, they had no teflon tape, nothing I could use to fix it. That sucks, especially since you have to drive so far to get to their field.

Pevs@AG is by far the best field in NVA ... hands down, for all the reason Lopez point out, plus, talented and professional staff, good mix of players, good mix of fields and you don't have to rotate through all the fields if you don't want to. Normally, I play on the speedball fields all day, but you can also join the rec crew if you want to, then come back to speedball.

[MuckRaker]

I haven't been to VAG. I went to Hogback once, and won't go back. Who wants to play speedball on a slope!? Plus, they have nothing that resembles a proshop. I blewout a macro line, they didn't sell any, they had no teflon tape, nothing I could use to fix it. That sucks, especially since you have to drive so far to get to their field.

Pevs@AG is by far the best field in NVA ... hands down, for all the reason Lopez point out, plus, talented and professional staff, good mix of players, good mix of fields and you don't have to rotate through all the fields if you don't want to. Normally, I play on the speedball fields all day, but you can also join the rec crew if you want to, then come back to speedball.

[MystiK_JTUSA]

hey.....muck is from VA....cool

but anyway if anyone is from SW VA than yur near me.....i'm like reely close to both of VA's S & W borders

[Lopez17]

Geez...you're down towards like Roanoke or Bristol I take it?? Over by the TN, WV and NC state lines? That's a less than fun drive on I-81 for us to get down there. I had to drive to Alabama for a wedding last year and while the countryside in that part of VA is nice...driving through there blows because of I-81. I bet you guys have some decent fields down there though...

[tourny_wannabe]

hey where do you live in fairfax lopez? i live near twinbrooke shopping center

[Icefire]

I like the fields at PEV@AG but there is a few things that still erk me. One - some area still don't have nets up, so I have to wear my mask all the time. If there is a game going on next to us, we still have to wear our mask even if we are not playing. Second - they make you walk all over the place. I walk like 10 minutes from one end to the other end just to play 2 15 minute games. I think about a third of the time is spend walking to different fields. Third, I played walk on this weekend with 80! other people. That is one hell of a single walk on group. Couldn't they just form 2 or 3 groups out of that! Hell, as soon as the game start, I have 4 or 5 people shooting at me from all directions. Four - there is no clean area for you in any of the dead zone for you to do maintaince on you gun. Nothing but dirt.

I do like the covered staging area and since they merge w/ PEV's, there is some neting vs. none before. The pro shop is nice, but I don't find a need for it because I always carry everything w/ me.

Hogback has it's up's and downs also. The first time I was there I let off a couple shoot while trying to get ready at the staging area. The owner got on my case for doing that even through I done have a hopper on or the barrel in. So the you are very limited on what you can do in the staging area. No, there isn't any place you can so anything w/ you gun unless is at the crono which has two guys there with like 50 people in line. You have to wait till you get up to the fields. By that time if your gun is working, you'll have to seat out a game or two working on it. I don't mine the long round about way of getting there. Parking is ok for me. The fields are smaller than PEV@AG.

I really like the way the fields are lay out. There is one center dead area for like 5 feilds. It is covered and neted so you can take you mask off. You just bring you stuff there and play all five fields without have to carry them to every field. Most of the dead areas have a picnic table so you can do work on your gun on a clean surface. They also for more than one walk on group. It's usally no more than 30 or so per walk on group.

[Lopez17]

Yeah...don't get me wrong...Pevs AG still has some work to do...especially with netting up on the upper fields (Deep Woods and the Village come to mind...) but Winter Forest and Dodge City are great to play. Did you play Sat. or Sunday? I was there Sunday all day in the walk-on group...I like the atmosphere of having that many people in a woods game. It was probably only 30x30 but the fields easily accomodated that IMHO. I feel your pain about not being able to clean your gun there either...that's frustrating. I say give em time...they seem to be getting more done with each passing week. I wouldn't mind getting a group together to go up there and have a "work day" or something where we put in a few hours, hang nets and get the fields set up in exchange for play passes or something.

Tourny_wannabe - I live on the Fairfax/Chantilly border...near Greenbriar and Chantilly High School.

[Icefire]

I played this past Saturday. It was muddy from the morning rain, but that seems to make it more fun. Maybe they did expect that many people to show up. I don't mind helping for so free pass.

[MystiK_JTUSA]

good, very good lopez.....it takes me an hour to get to bristol

and there isn't any good fields around either, 1 POS speedball field....just outlaw fer me:D

[MuckRaker]

Originally posted by Icefire
I like the fields at PEV@AG but there is a few things that still erk me. One - some area still don't have nets up, so I have to wear my mask all the time. If there is a game going on next to us, we still have to wear our mask even if we are not playing.

Don't know the last you were at Pevs, but they've done a lot of work getting the fields netted. You can now walk down the trail from the pro shop to the Hyperball fields, and both sides are fully netted. They're also beginning to work on netting the new fields that are on the road leading to the pro shop (I think it's the rock garden and the castle fields). They also have some work left to do to net the last two hyperball fields, but in all, it's the best netted park I've played at.

[Lopez17]

I was chatting with the employees this weekend and they're getting rid of the old cemetery field and changing it into a castle field. Very neat idea. As a result they've freed up more room and cleared space along the Rock Garden field giving more room to play along the flank. They also put up more nets for deadzones in Tall Cedars and they're adding nets shortly up near the village and deep woods. I've got a 40+ player group this weekend and the hard part now is deciding which fields to play...

[classic68er]

Does anyone know where or play at painted forest in lynchburg? because i ref. there and play for them. just wondering.

[grabmycocker]

ive heard of painted forest...my friend went there once...he liked it...but yet i still have no clue where it is

-the end-

[tourny_wannabe]

im heading their either the 28th or the 29th, anyone else gonna be their? ill have a green elf hat on, dye pants and a blue falme jt jersey, and a black cocker with chrome anddddd a blue richochet with a pbr sticker on it

[classic68er]

you'll be going to painted forest then? because i work there. and i'll be there. (i ref. there, and play for them)

[tourny_wannabe]

i mean PEVS, thats what this thread is mostly about, sorry

update, i sold my cocker and i proboly wont have a GZ till eiterh early jan or mid jan