Being based out of Canada , our challenge is that we are closed until late April each year , so I wanted to see what fields in the States are doing and to gauge the receptivity to a more cooperative approach to how business is done across the board . My hope was to find a way for the field owners themselves to begin working more collaboratively , and that was the driving force behind proposing an association .
“ We would love to get some sort of forecast or trend data so we can know where the industry is going , there is lots of rumor and innuendo but that ’ s the goal ,” Dresser said . The Paintball Industry Lunch was well attended and had John “ Tank ” Tankersley as the keynote speaker . In an interview after the industry luncheon , I spoke with “ Tank ” at length .
“ This year ’ s show is a little different vibe that previous years ,” he said . “ I ’ m not getting anything super or new coming out .”
He expressed that he was happy to see some new vendors and some of the staples including Kore here who presented some great concepts , Umarex with their airsoft as well as paintball products , and First Strike with a concept rocket multi launcher that runs rockets , BB ’ s , paintballs , and a host of other projectiles . www . paintball . media
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