EVENT MOA CAMPFEST 2022
DESPITE RECENT SPIKES IN THE ONGOING ‘RONA PANDEMIC IN TAIWAN ERIC CHU AND HIS TEAM FROM QRF MAGAZINE, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS LOCAL AIRSOFT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, PLAYERS AND ENTHUSIASTS, MANAGED TO COME TOGETHER AGAINST ALL THE ODDS TO HOLD ANOTHER IN A LONG LINE OF EXCELLENT EVENTS IN TAIWAN THAT WE’VE COVERED FOR SOME YEARS NOW! WITH STEWBACCA “IN COUNTRY” AND ON THE GROUND FOR AIRSOFT ACTION WE’RE VERY PLEASED TO BRING IN HIS REPORT ON MOA CAMPFEST 2022!
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aving had hopes of holding MOA2021 at the usual Taipei 101 International Convention Centre dashed due to pandemic restrictions relating to indoor event capacity limits and cleaning requirements, those behind this important even, Eric Chu and his team, persevered and managed to organise the first MOA ‘Campfest’! Making use of the recent developments of the local industry and TaiWan Airsoft & Airgun Association’s management of the riverside camping park in Shulin, a large scale event could still be held using a giant marquee with plenty of ventilation and pandemic prevention measures! In spite of the odds, and the inability for our international friends from manufacturers, distributors and media partners to join in the fun in person this time, the event was nonetheless a surprising success; I imagine after two years of basically being trapped
within our own protective bubble and last year’s short quasi-lockdown people are just looking for any game in town to get involved in, myself very much included. So, from Friday the 1st of April through Sunday the 3rd, a wealth of big name manufacturers, smaller scale independent outfits, local distributors, surplus and custom product purveyors (and of course their followings and customers!) descended upon the outdoor event campsite in the Southwest of Taipei” Despite it being somewhat of a trek out of the city centre by local standards, and near continuous heavy rain for the Friday and Saturday, the footfall and general mood seemed defiant and enthusiastic; nothing’s going to dampen OUR spirits. With the continued rains also came some flooding of our end of the marquee however, and poor Unicorn Airsoft got pretty thoroughly washed out as the water
“IN SPITE OF THE ODDS, AND THE INABILITY FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS FROM MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND MEDIA PARTNERS TO JOIN IN THE FUN IN PERSON THIS TIME, THE EVENT WAS NONETHELESS A SURPRISING SUCCESS”
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