I would not normally do this, but after my experience this weekend I have to.

Last Sunday was my first visit to Feel Good Farms in New Hampshire. I was completely blown away in nothing but a positive way. Located at 54 Johnson Corner Road, Lyndeborough, NH 03082 is a serene, quiet, and remote 460 acre piece of heaven. Mountains all around, clean air, and good times is all I found. Monday through Saturday it is a outdoors activity park with hiking, trails for running/hiking, and biking of all sorts. On Sundays however, you better locked and loaded for this airsoft venues of airsoft venues.

Before I get carried away, let me tell you about how my day started. I get there at 8AM and am greeted by Griff and Josh from the local team Broke D.I.C.K.S.. Two great guys who kept things moving all day in a positive way, taking time away from their action to Ref and organize things. I drive to the parking area and notice a huge "circus" tent, I say circus not because of what was going on in the tent but because of the sheer size of it. I park and walk up to the tent and see seven picnic benches, a quasi lounge of outdoor chairs and couches, porta-Johns with hand washing stations, bunches of water coolers, and a huge grill. Wow, I thought, these guys are pretty set up considering they have only been open for a month or two. After I sign in I notice the are selling bio-bb's and smoke, NICE. I then meet Larry and his wife, they own FGF(Feel Good Farms). Two of the nicest people on the Earth. Larry proceeded to make blueberry pancakes for everyone around 0830 from blueberry's grown on the property. I am getting pretty impressed at this point because of the initial facilities and the fact that they are serving breakfast. By 0900 my gear is ready and I am patiently waiting in a chair for the games to start at 1000, when Larry the owner plops down next to me. He politely introduces himself and we have a chat about everything from theology to airsoft. He genuinely wanted to know who I was and what I was about. A very sincere and personable guy. I must say that FGF caters to the airsofter in every way.

Now the facts. FGF in a NEASG field, so NEASG rules apply with a few exceptions. They are a fully insured field so, of course, they have chrono limits. 400fps w/ .2's and 550fps w/ .2's for semi action sniper rifles. 10ft no kill limit. If you are 18 or over balaclavas are optional but highly recommended. Under 18 full face protection, over 18 full seal eye protection. Comms are mandatory because of the obvious size and terrain of the field. Water is a MUST, and I will explain later why. They also allow Pyro/Smoke which is something that not every field allows, cool.

To get out to the closest field is a 1/2 to 3/4 mile hike over uneven terrain through a trail. The first field is a rock assault located on the side of a mountain. No real boundaries, just assault the top of the ridge. The thing is that there is about a ninety foot elevation change from the base of the ridge to the top at about a sixty degree angle at some points. For those of you who are not into rock climbing or hiking, that is steep. The terrain is pitted with giant boulders and huge tree stumps. Great natural cover. That course was a real blast and a real course of attrition.

The next course we played at was a bridge assault. Very awesome. Located in a little valley between two very large hills. The bridge is a choke point that CS fans dream of. Lots of natural cover and man made barriers at either end of the bridge. We played many games there throughout the day. A few games we were allowed to cross the river without the use of the bridge, thus removing the choke point element of the bridge, but it was still very challenging. Again no boundaries, if you want to go down along the river for a quarter mile and then cross the river and then try and circle back around your enemy, go right ahead.

There is another Rolling Hills field, but I did not make it over there. At about 1600 my piston decided to go from one piece and turn into three separate pieces during one of the bridge assault courses and my WA does not have the range of my M4. I called it a day at that point.

Amidst all the action was a lunch break at about 1300 for an hour. Larry's wife personally asked what we wanted and how we would like it prepared and then brought it to us individually. Talk about catering to the airsofter. They had soda, chips, burgers, and hot dogs. Protein and Carbs, what every airsofter needs in the middle of the day combat. Water coolers were readily available for everyone, and Griff was walking around reminding everyone to hydrate up. Again Larry plopped down next to me, after he served everyone their lunch, asking me what I though of the place and if there was anything I could do to improve it. Wow, I thought, this guy really cares about our experience and wants to make this place the best field in the region.

I headed out at about 1700 after talking to Larry's mother in-law Barby for a while. Just some genuinely good people.

Some tips. This is not a field for the feint of heart. Long hikes to get out to the field. Bring a ruck or field bag with extra water, bb's, and whatever and leave it out by the fields. It beats humping it back to the main parking area for lunch. Bring lots of H20, you will have ended up hiking a few miles before the day is over, not including game play. This field is not for MOUT players so leave the CIRAS and EPC's at home. LBV's and light weight chest rigs are the suggested. No sense in being Gucci when your suffering from heat exhaustion(I almost learned that the hard way). You will do a lot of traveling and running for sustained distances. I loved it, then again I go hiking and trail running on the regular.

The airsoft fields are on about 40 acres of FGF, but the potential is endless. About 45 guys showed up on this day, and it was a simple Run 'n Gun day. I am looking forward to a large OP because there will be some serious numbers there. Between Griff, Josh, Larry, Larry's wife, and Barby I had the most personable and friendly well organized experiences I have ever had in airsoft. This is what every field should aspire to be like.

Here is a short video courtesy of DanMan3039 of the game Sunday.

This post has been edited by NoRemorse: Aug 15 2007, 10:29 AM