Southern Comfort War Games Field

Southern Comfort, later advertised as Southern Comfort War Games Field, was an American paintball field in northern Los Angeles County, California. Operated by Steve Buzick in 1987, the field occupied more than 30 acres and was distinguished in contemporary coverage by the facilities inherited from the site's earlier use as a youth camp.[1]

Southern Comfort is documented as operating from at least 1987 to 1991. The available sources do not establish its opening or closing dates.

History

Southern Comfort was operating by September 1987, when Front Line published a profile of the field under the title “Paintball's Club Paradise”. The report identified Steve Buzick as its operator.[1]

By December 1990, Confederate Army Supply Line (CASL), manufacturer of the REBLine, advertised itself as the operator of Southern Comfort War Games Field. CASL described Southern Comfort as the oldest paintball field then operating in Los Angeles County.[3] Because this statement appeared in an operator's advertisement, it should be treated as a contemporary promotional claim rather than a confirmed opening-date record.

CASL continued to identify itself as the field's operator in advertising published in June 1991.[4] No closure date has been located in the available contemporary material.

Field and facilities

The field covered more than 30 acres between hills in northern Los Angeles County. Its playing terrain included thick brush, open ground, ravines, flat areas, huts and constructed obstacles.[1]

The property had previously served as a youth camp. Facilities documented in 1987 included:

• a full-sized swimming pool with decking and patio furniture;
• hot showers;
• flush toilets;
• a command post;
• picnic tables; and
• a staging area shaded by mature oak trees.[1]

Contemporary promotion emphasised these amenities and the opportunity for players to use the pool after games. A field-directory listing also advertised all-day play, restrooms, showers, hot food and swimming-pool access.[1]

Stars and Bars

Southern Comfort was the home field of Stars and Bars. Steve Buzick was identified as the team's captain.[2]

Four Stars and Bars players appeared on the cover of the September 1987 issue of Front Line. The cover photograph showed the players conducting a staged engagement around one of Southern Comfort's field structures.[2]

See also

• Stars and Bars (paintball team)
• Confederate Army Supply Line
• REBLine
• Paintball in California
• List of paintball fields

References

1. “Paintball's Club Paradise”, Front Line, September 1987, p. 28.
2. “On the Cover”, Front Line, September 1987, p. 2.
3. Confederate Army Supply Line and REBLine advertisement, Action Pursuit Games, December 1990, pp. 48–49.
4. Confederate Army Supply Line and REBLine advertisement, Action Pursuit Games, June 1991, p. 85.