[ego0956]

im just looking to see if there is n e demand for a feild in the van wert lima area.....i dont think theres n e where to play really close to van wert...the closest place to play is te pex in fort wayne which is an hour and half away...toledo which is 2 hours away.....and i have a few investers behing me so i wanted to see if n e one would be intersted.....and what would u like 2 see at a feild...thanks for any coments

[Kirko017]

i woud like to see a water slide, scrambler ride, 6 hole golf course, a smokers corner, big o fat guy grillin up sum hot wings drive up style to my car window, and mayb a pball course in their some wear.

[ladd_17]

Sounds like you answered your own question. There's really nowhere close to play around there other than picking a random woods and rolling out with a group of friends.

[joe_cash419]

question is self answering. also if its good there is always room for another field

[ego0956]

well if i cant find people in the area interested im not going to go try it....paintball fields are not easy to keep in buisness if there isnt people going to come....so thanks for the imput.

[joe_cash419]

All you need is cheap and safe.

[schuck74]

When I lived back that way. We used to play at fields in lima and Indian lake. Or traveled to Xenia to play. I don't think they are there anymore. Fort Wayne was always close driving from delphos. But I got used to traveling anywhere from two hours to play good competition

[ladd_17]

There used to actually be a pretty strong paintball community in the Lima/Findlay area (it's where I grew up), but it's dried up since all the fields closed up.

I think with a field for people to congregate at, you might be able to kickstart that community again, but it may take a couple seasons.

[ego0956]

i agree w this and the people i have baking me are looking for 2 things in a property......a bulding that will hold an xball feild and room for 2 outdoor feilds one xball and the other like a hyper/senerio feild.....

[ladd_17]

That might be a bit of a stretch.

I'd look for something that has enough land that you could build the building to your specs after the field is up and running. Do outdoor only for awhile to get yourself established, and dedicate a large portion of the land to the scenario/woodsball side: that's where you make your money. Trying to cater to only the tournament crowd just doesn't work.

[spaz22colon]

i go to ONU and would love to have a field close to me i go to warzone which is only like an hour but a field close would be great

[oldpbnewb]

Originally Posted by ego0956

i agree w this and the people i have baking me are looking for 2 things in a property......a bulding that will hold an xball feild and room for 2 outdoor feilds one xball and the other like a hyper/senerio feild.....

And this is where you lost me. I'm in Spencerville and would love to see a nice paintball field in the area, but only if it offers some nice woodsball fields. If you are looking at a speedball only type field, you just lost a crap ton of your potential customers.

[kid.z]

i just moved to wapakoneta and im tryin to start playing again but like u sed its dry up this way but if you open a field id see you everyweekend along with a few kids around here i know that would be down

[rettigj]

I live in findlay and would definetly be out if you made this happen. I play xball and dont care much for anything else but the other guys are right. Most of your money will be coming from rentals and rec ball players. The last time there was anything within 30 minutes of here was when my buddys dad had a pro shop in his garage and a speedball field in the back yard lol. Best of luck!

[trevisw513]

My family is from Ft. Jennings, it would be great to see a place to play up there.

[ladd_17]

Originally Posted by trevisw513

My family is from Ft. Jennings, it would be great to see a place to play up there.

Fo' real? My grandparents live there.

[trevisw513]

Originally Posted by ladd_17

Fo' real? My grandparents live there.

Yes, my Mom grew up there and all my Aunts, Uncles and cousins still live there today. They all pretty much live very close to the park and bridge. Small world ha brother.

[Tommyflgl]

I would def. be interested. This place certainly needs a field

[heisman01]

Tell your investors you don't plan to make a profit in the first 3-5 years. Even running a field from home or a cheaply acquired parcel of land things add up fast and money doesn't come back in as soon as it leaves. Just keep this in mind when your talking about fiancees.

[AnimalX]

We need a feild around here. If you have the means then do it. I would at least have one psp airball feild and the rest woodsball.

[zeph6101]

i'm in lima, i think it'd be awesome if a field opened round here, i'd probably be there close to every weekend.
as for the field itself, be like what a couple of the others said, mainly woods ball, and maybe an airball field