Questions about airsoft in NL

[era]

Hallo daar!

I just got an opportunity to move from Brazil to the Netherlands and have a few questions about airsoft there. I'm familiar with the laws and whatnot already, NABV and such; my questions are more related to how games work on a day-to-day basis.

Here in Brazil I play pretty much every week, and where I live there are multiple fields that are easy to access. I've checked the NABV map and scheduling, but am still wondering:

- are all (or most) fields outside of town?

- if so, how do people get there? Would I need a car/lift as a rule, or are there fields I could reach with public transportation?

Asking because the norm seems to be traveling 1-2 hours for a gameday. Is that the case/normal? Are there indoor/cqb fields inside towns?

Oh, and lastly:

- if you only had easy-to-play airsoft as a criteria, would you prefer living in Rotterdam or Utrecht? In which city is the game more popular/easy to play, would you say?

If anyone could shed some light on these, I'd be eternally grateful )

Oh and I hope writing in English here is okay! Haven't gotten very far in learning Dutch yet.

 

[Oddball]

Welcome to The Netherlands!

- Most outdoor fields are outside of town so getting to those with public transport can be tricky. CQB fields are mostly in town but most often in the industrial areas.
- 1 to 2 hours travel can be indeed normal although this mostly depends on what field you go to and of course where you live.

- Utrecht and Rotterdam are both good. Check https://www.nabv.nl/locaties/ to see what locations are in the area.

 

[era]

Thanks!

Looking at it again, Rotterdam seems to have nearer fields. Do people in Utrecht go to Aalsmeer or Almere to play, for example?

I think the concept of far and near is pretty different in the Netherlands haha, so I don't have much of a notion of what's realistic for weekly games.

 

[Quinn Heidema]

Thanks!

Looking at it again, Rotterdam seems to have nearer fields. Do people in Utrecht go to Aalsmeer or Almere to play, for example?

I think the concept of far and near is pretty different in the Netherlands haha, so I don't have much of a notion of what's realistic for weekly games.

I live near Utrecht and mostly drive 45-60 minutes for a field. Sometimes even further into Belgium. It depends on where you want to go. But here in the Netherlands there is a decent spread of fields all over the country so you maybe have to travel longer.

 

[Twinfromhell]

It also depends on what you are looking for in mission playstyle and how locations behave.

From where I live we have 3,5 (1 is more a kids playground) location within 30 min driving.
All sounds nice, 3 field close to home.
But I dont really like any of those fields for different reasons.
So when I go play airsoft i still need to travel.