Paintball and zorbing

 

The story of paintball in Dolenjske Toplice began in 2007, when the paintball enthusiasts bought paintball equipment for 16 people at the initiative of citizens. Markers, masks, dresses, balls and other equipment were purchased, but they still needed a location. After visiting a few areas, they decided to arrange a small forest, which is located 3 km outside Dolenjski Toplice in the village of Dolenje Sušice. At first, they only set up about 10 barricades made of various materials, mainly straw and scrap wood, and set up the boundary of the circuit with tape. They set up a table and benches in front of the entrance to the training ground, where the players met and chatted about strategy before the start and end of the game. Each following year, they slightly renovated the training ground and added individual obstacles and barricades until 2012. The year 2012 was revolutionary for them and their players. First of all, they bought completely new equipment for playing and replaced the CO2 markers with more reliable air markers, some with colored and lighter ones, also suitable for female players, they also replaced the masks with better thermal ones. Now they have available equipment for a maximum of 18 players. The second phase was the complete renovation of the training ground. For the first time they went into the forest with excavation machinery and made some ditches and bunkers, which they supplemented with bridges and new wooden and rubber barricades and special barricades made of bags filled with sand. At the training ground, after the renovation, there was then over 60 different obstacles, barricades, bridges and ditches. In front of the shooting range, they arranged a canopy for a picnic area, where you can continue with your picnic after the shooting. Tables and benches for 22 people are available under the canopy, and more on arrangement. In 2013, picnic area lights for picnics at a later time were added and a barbecue with a stone plate for baking a wide variety of food. A water tank has also been added for grilling and cleaning needs. The training ground was also renovated, whit some new, more interesting barricades and a safe area fenced with a net in the middle of the training ground, where players who have been hit can continue to watch the game of their teammates.