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Just Five Days To Go Before The National Airsoft Festival 2017 Starts

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We’re in the midst of preparations again for what is considered to be the biggest airsoft party in the world --- the National Airsoft Festival 2017. Starting as the Ground Zero National Weekender, it is now officially called as the National Airsoft Festival (sometimes National Airsoft Event) and will be on its 11th straight year on the long weekend, the 25th to the 27th of August 2017. The event takes place at the Ground Zero Woodland in Ringwood at the Hampshire/Dorset border in the United Kingdom.

Indeed, it has turned out to be the biggest airsoft party in the world and we love the event for it. Other airsoft players expecting the event to be three days of just slinging BBs may be in a disappointment. It is an event that is heavily into socialization as much as it is also a 3-day extravaganza of airsoft battles. With the name of the event now a “Festival”, it should have already settled the confusion.

Since it is a festival you will expect a lot of colourful sights, and you won’t be disappointed. If not on the dead zone, you might see airsoft players parading around in not-so-tactical costumes, like those bunch of bananas that showed up last year.

You can party hard, but just remember to try and avoid a hangover or else you will miss the main event ----- the airsoft battles as the three factions: Bravo, Delta and The Others battle for supremacy this year. Delta won last year with The Others second and Bravo third, but will they be able to defend their win this year? The Bravo will be itching to win as always, but for The Others? They will continue to sow mayhem on the field form fun, winning will just be a bonus. For this year, the organizers are expecting 2,494 players so far (us also included).

Master Chief and I will be there roaming around with our cameras as well as with our airsoft guns as we are playing too. Popular Airsoft has been covering the event since 2008 and we have not missed a year since then. As always, we shall be playing on the side of the real party people, The Others.

See you all this weekend and we’ll all partake in the 3 Bs: BBs, Booze, and BBQ!

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