First Open Day @ Adventure Camp Sohna

T'was a lovely winter Sunday morning. All our adventure enthusiasts came together for a wonderful day at the camp.

After kick-starting the day with some snacks our guests took a tour of the camp. Some of our friends brought their mean 4X4's and indulged in revving their mean machines on our dirt-track. With a plethora of natural obstacles to indulge the adventure freak in them, they really had a wild time !

Not to mention the mud-wrestling their cars through myriad terrain !

Our very Mr. Ishaan Singh proudly rode his machine to this treacherous rocky outcrop....

Not to be outdone, lot's of folks enjoyed the  dirt-buggy ride, with a lot of bumps of-course !

At Adventure Camp Sohna , our ropes course can allow you to have fun, test your courage and overcome your fears, this is what the ropes course is all about!

The course is an excellent stimulus for team and confidence building programs, the participants run the trail of increasing difficulty level with each trail consisting of various high and low elements requiring different acrobatic movements.

The high course consists of elements:

Burma Bridge
Double rope bridge
Zip Line

The low course consists of elements:

Commando Net
Balance Beam
Tarzan Swing

Safety: All these elements are safe as high quality wire ropes are used for safety lines, all obstacles are well padded with no sharp edges, best in class dynamic ropes along with friction devices are used for safety belays at all required elements, international standard equipment such as full body harnesses, carabiners, helmets, safety slings are used and all the participants are briefed in detail with mock drills to safely go through the course.

With the ropes course proving to be the most popular activity, quite a few folks indulged in and tested their courage and skill. Especially the exciting burma Bridge. They had fun spiked with a little fear !

And thus the day came to an end, with lots of fun and frolic. If you want to be part of another adventure filled day, Join us on 22nd Dec for the second installment of The Open Day @ Adventure Camp Sohna !

Find out more :

https://www.facebook.com/events/566203236781760/

After all the fun and frolic of the first of our Open day @ the camp events, we now invite all of you adventure enthusiasts to come and enjoy the great outdoors at our camp in Sohna, once again.

Situated at the foot of the Aravali mountains, a beautiful 29 acre site - complete with hills, ridges and open ground, it is an excellent venue for corporate events, team building activities, outdoor training and get togethers.

Activities on offer include : trekking, rappelling, ropes course, obstacle course, zip line, paintball & football.

To book tickets ONLINE - http://em.explara.com/event/the-open-day-adventure-camp-sohna-ii 

What’s more, the event charge is only INR 1000/- per head including rappelling, paintball and ropes course with snacks and lunch.

Additionally, we are serving Camp Special Lunch.

Any personal/guests/kids requests can be entertained. Please RSVP accordingly.

We will wind up activities by 6 pm.

And just in case you can’t satiate your hunger for adventure then we offer overnight camping packages at an additional 2000 INR per person. This includes overnight stay, camping equipment including dome tents, dinner, barbecue, morning hike & breakfast.

Do check us out at www.adventurecampsohna.com

So what are you waiting for ?! Come register today. You can connect with us on Face Book, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Find us at Adventure Camp Sohna.

You can also email us at adventurecampsohna11@gmail.com .

The Art of Paintball : The Ultimate 5 Tips bound to Improve your Game !

Whether you are brand new to the sport of paintball or you have many matches under your belt, these skills and drills are sure to improve your tournament and recreational speedball game.

#1 Hugging your bunker

Bunkers are a baller's best friend. They are the only thing protecting you from the hundreds or thousands of rounds that may be fired at you in a match, but they can't do their job unless you allow them to by using their coverage properly. Make sure that your body is tucked tight behind your big inflatable buddy, paying special attention not to let a foot peek out. The distance you crouch or stand behind your bunker depends on where you are being fired at from; one opponent may allow you to stand several feet behind a can to get a good angle, while two opponents on either side of you could have you getting up close and personal with that small dorito at the 50. It is also a good idea to practice holding your marker so that the hopper is obscured by your bunker to prevent those disappointing hopper-eliminations.

#2 Shooting with both hands

Speedball wouldn't be nearly as exhilarating if all of your opponents approached you from the right side (not to mention it would be considerably more difficult for all you southpaws out there). To improve your ambidexterity, place two targets about ten yards apart and fifteen to twenty yards from the bunker you will fire from. Now assume the position behind your bunker and fire five shots out of the side of the bunker you are most comfortable with, switch hands, and fire five shots at the other target from the other side. Try to make the transition as smooth and quick as possible, and make sure you are actually hitting the targets, not just firing blind. For players with markers equipped with double finger triggers (probably 99% of you), practice fanning the trigger with your off-hand until it is up to par with your primary.

#3 Run and Gun

You may be able to shoot down 50 soda cans with 50 paintballs at 50 yards out on the practice range or pick off an unsuspecting opponent in the woods with one well aimed shot, but that isn't going to do you a bit of good when you are trucking down the field, flying from bunker to bunker, dodging pods full of paint, and all the while panting like an overweight St. Bernard caught in heat wave. To improve your accuracy while on the move, set up some bunkers, traffic cones, brightly colored rocks, or whatever you have available in a zig-zag pattern with some sort of target at the end. Starting at the furthest point from your target, walk from bunker to bunker, firing at your target the entire time and switching hands when you change directions. As this becomes easier, start jogging through the course, and eventually sprinting. It is helpful to pull your marker in tight to your shoulder and to hold your upper body as rigid as possible, keeping all of the motion below your waist.

#4 Reloading

When you make the move from the woods to the inflatable field, the amount of paint in the air significantly increases, and since most hoppers only hold around 200 rounds, you'll probably need to reload sometime in the match. That is why tournament players and serious enthusiasts wear pod packs around their waist with anywhere from 2-7 tubes of extra paint. You can practice reloading anytime, on or off the field. It is also beneficial to practice reloading while firing. This way you never lose site of your target, and you don't give your opponents any down time to advance on you.

#5 Snap Shooting

When your field placement doesn't exactly allow you to take a vacation outside of your bunker to fire at your opponents, snap shooting is key. With your body tightly held in firing position behind your bunker and with your marker leveled at your target, quickly "snap" your upper body out of the side of your bunker, fire a few shots, and quickly "snap" it back in. Practice this out of both sides of your bunker, and try to be as quick, yet accurate as possible.

Final Examination: Last man standing

There's no getting around it: at some point in the match, someone will be the last person left on their team. What's worse, there is probably going to be more than one player left on the other team, a situation that strikes fear into most amateurs (and, to an extent, into many more versed players). The only way to prepare for the situation is to put yourself in it and fight to the bitter end. When playing with your buddies or practicing with your team, set up matches that have you playing alone against two or more other players. Make sure to pay careful attention to your and your opponents' field position at all times. This drill is sure to put all of the skills you worked on before to the test, and when you pull off that first tourney match all by your lonesome, you might just earn yourself a couple of cold ones from your teammates-turned-spectators.

The Art of Paintball - Maintaining your weapon.

Basics of Paintball Maintenance.

The two most common questions heard from a paintball gun owner is “What do I need to do to maintain it?” and “It leaks or doesn’t shoot; how do I fix it?”  These few basic questions are answered here.
Maintaining your paintball gun is pretty easy.  You can actually cause more harm doing too much than too little with a paintball gun. 

Rules to keep your gun running:
1)      Don’t get it real wet or pack mud and dirt in it.  Face planting your gun into the dirt or stream will require you to take apart your gun, scoop out the mud, and wipe off the water.
2)      Don’t take your gun apart more than you need to.  You are more likely to have a problem losing, incorrectly assembling, or stripping out the bolts with the Allen tool.
3)      Never use oil that isn’t made for paintball guns.  The wrong oil can destroy your O-rings.
4)      Only use enough oil on your gun to coat the seals.  Extra oil will just collect dirt (see rule #1).
5)      Wipe down the outside of your gun after playing for the day.  Paint left on your gun will be hard to remove if not wiped down.
6)      Remove your barrel and clean with a squeegee.  Using water is also ok after each day you play.  Paint build up inside the barrel will make your gun inaccurate.

Diagnosing your gun problem.  
(Yes, the first steps are very basic, but these really are the most common problems.)
1)      Take the barrel off the gun.  This helps prevent you from firing that paintball you were sure wasn’t loaded when you test the gun.
2)       Make sure your CO2 bottle (or Air bottle) is not empty or has a valve problem.  Try a different bottle.  Don’t test our gun with a remote line attached.  The problem could be the remote line.
3)      If your gun uses a battery, replace it.
4)      If the gun leaks near the bottle, check the CO2 bottle O-ring.  These go bad often.
5)      If the gun fires like it is a full auto (and it isn’t) refer to step #2 and #3 then fire the gun with the CO2 bottle upside down. This dumps liquid CO2 into the gun and increases the pressure.  If the gun fires correctly when you do this, your problem is most likely the O-rings.  Replace the front and rear bolt O-ring.  Clean the inside and re-oil.  If the gun continues to fire full auto, your problem is most likely mechanical.  The problem is probably with the sear or trigger system and rear bolt.
6)      If balls are rolling out your barrel, check your ball detent.  It may need to be replaced.