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antiramie
02-19-2001, 11:12 AM
Ok, i have $15-25 to spend right now. I need suggestions on what to buy. Just throw out anything. Im thinking of spending it on a 14 oz co2 tank, cause all i have right now is a 9 oz. Or i might buy a harness. Anything else i should be thinking of?
PAINTBALLFREAK
02-19-2001, 11:16 AM
buy the harness.. you need it to carry the paint with you
Counterfeit
02-19-2001, 11:23 AM
How about just buying some paint and GO PLAY!!
PetWoody
02-19-2001, 11:28 AM
$25 wont buy u that much of anything accept tank fill, paint or maybe a upgrade.
Watupi
02-19-2001, 01:34 PM
Im with Counter on this one.
MuckRaker
02-19-2001, 01:57 PM
How much paint you gonna get with $15 to $25 ... not a lot. I'd go for the larger tank. You could probably even find a 20 Ozer, Now that's what I call an "All-Day" tank. I wouldn't worry with a harness, unless you can get the pods/tubes included, and keep it within your $15 to $25 range.

Are you bottomline, if so, you might consider a drop forward. But that's only if you've decided against a tank or harness/pods.

If all else fails, just save the money until you have another $25 or so bucks and then buy a new barrel.
antiramie
02-19-2001, 02:00 PM
I just bought a 4+1 harness with 4 tubes included for $20. Muck, i just bought a new barrel a couple of weeks ago...when i get some money, i plan to get a 14 or 16 oz tank.
Counterfeit
02-19-2001, 02:05 PM
Originally posted by MuckRaker

How much paint you gonna get with $15 to $25 ...

Well,for $20, 500 rounds of marbs, that is almost a day worth of paint for most people. Or for like $25-30 you can get 1000 rounds of blaze and that is a good amount of paint for a day or two.
MuckRaker
02-19-2001, 02:06 PM
Scratch the harness/tubes ... and remember, "Can you ever have enough barrels?"

If the answer is yes, then go for the larger tank or drop forward , if no, well ... I don't have to tell ya.
MuckRaker
02-19-2001, 02:07 PM
Originally posted by Counterfeit
Originally posted by MuckRaker

How much paint you gonna get with $15 to $25 ...

Well,for $20, 500 rounds of marbs, that is almost a day worth of paint for most people. Or for like $25-30 you can get 1000 rounds of blaze and that is a good amount of paint for a day or two.

You could wait, and get a case of Blaze for about $45. Or a case of Midnight for less than that.
TLplus84
02-19-2001, 02:08 PM
500 rounds for one day..yeah right LOl i use maybe up to a case...usually half. I donno why...i try to conserve..but my finger has a mind of it's own :P
antiramie
02-19-2001, 02:16 PM
Tough, I already bought the harness and tubes. I think it will be a valuable purchase since my team plans to enter a lot of tourneys in the near future. New co2 tank is next.
TLplus84
02-19-2001, 02:18 PM
good desicion. :D
Counterfeit
02-19-2001, 02:25 PM
What kind of harness did you buy anyway?
antiramie
02-19-2001, 02:29 PM
Its a 4+1 harness with 4 tubes included. I got it at bbtpaintball.com for $20. I dont know who makes it.

http://www.pbreview.com/fpics/antiramie0219011829194+1w-Tubes.jpg
TLplus84
02-19-2001, 02:33 PM
ew those aren't that great..you shoulda saved up and gotten like a Redz or an Extreme Rage pack.
antiramie
02-19-2001, 02:35 PM
Oh well....doesnt look much different than a Ronin 4+1, and everyone raves about those.
Counterfeit
02-19-2001, 02:36 PM
Or just paid $10 more for a JT harness. You can use the $1 tubes with it like the kind you bought, so you don't have to buy the Speed pods.
Watupi
02-19-2001, 02:49 PM
Or for about $15 more you could have got a Jacko pack. Damn nice for the price. Ian Parsons knew what he was doing when he made them.
antiramie
02-19-2001, 03:05 PM
Who cares, if it holds tubes and a tank im satisfied. How hard can that be? How are other harnesses anymore different than this one that they cost $30-$60 more.
TLplus84
02-19-2001, 03:32 PM
well they tend to have less of a profile,and they hug your back. Also they are more comfortable, and by that i mean that they don't shift as much. Also, unlike some other packs, some of hte nicer ones put the harness on your middle back, giving more support.
MuckRaker
02-19-2001, 03:37 PM
I can't say enough Good stuff about my JT harness, so I won't. But there is one thing that really makes it the Best, at least in my mind, and that's the triangle shaped cushion that fits nicely around the lower lumbar area. It gives a lot of added support, and that counts when you're hauling a quarter case of paint on your back.
NickR
02-20-2001, 01:12 PM
I would say go play like counterfeit. But if you for some realy wierd reason you dont want to, save your $ for a better barrel like a DYE boomstick or sp big daddy.
elTwitcho
02-20-2001, 01:35 PM
Shadup, the guy bought his harness, and hes gonna be happy with it. Some day he could want something else and he'll move on, till then, enjoy your harness. I think that looks fine myself, I mean all you're really doing is carrying paint around anyhow, and for rec purposes, you probably arent gonna need to be able to get at each and every one of your pods in a hurry, so that'll be fine until you move on to tourneys and may want a harness that holds tubes vertically (I find em to be the easiest to reach).