Newbie needs help

[mtdewp8ntball24]

i am about to go paintballin for my first time...i go saturday...i am going to be in a spool field and a wooded area




but i have no clue what to wear


do i wear jeans and a sweatshirt?



maybe pointless to you...but i really have no clue what to wear

[GranDream]

Jeans and a sweatshirt will work fine. Preferably black jeans, because blue will stick out like a sore thumb in the woods.

[Avery_mac]

jeans > shirt > hoodie

it wont hurt .. you just think it will . thats why people wear 1 foot of padding

[Spyderlover120]

uve been here for 10 months and not played paintball thats a little wierd but just a pair of jeans and a dark longsleeved shirt and ull be fine

[sumo florist]

haha this is sorta on topic but i remember these one kids that came to play...they were about 10 all of them...and i **** you not,each of them came wearing hockey pads and a bike helmet....i was afraid to laugh at them because i thought they were literally retarded the first time i saw them. anyways to make a point out of this story, dont go overboard worrying about protection....long shirt and long pants will do, but get some shoes with good arch support thats extremely important....twisted ankles suck.

[paintballer42o]

Check out the sticky "What to bring" in this forum.

[mtdewp8ntball24]

thanks for the help....i appreciate it

[dyekid_11]

Lol i live in vegas and when i play in the summer i play at 300 with shorts and a tanktop

[Ebonclaw]

I used to. Until the electro spyders on Co2 showed up and started flinging 12 BPS all over the place at 340 FPS spikes. Stupid newbs.

[sumo florist]

:nod:

[dyekid_11]

340! what field allows you to shoot 340! lol that's the only time my sig isn't in effect it says "Being bunkered hurts your pride more than your arm or back" but benig bunkered at 340! then my sig is not in effect:laugh:

[Raptorz922]

Originally posted by dyekid_11
340! what field allows you to shoot 340! lol that's the only time my sig isn't in effect it says "Being bunkered hurts your pride more than your arm or back" but benig bunkered at 340! then my sig is not in effect:laugh:

He was saying that Spyder electros can shoot fast, but suck with consistency, so they get huge velocity spikes, which hurt when you're wearing just a t-shirt and shorts. :)

[dyekid_11]

O. thanks i didn't know that

[lri2x97]

i just wear a pair of carpenter jeans(they have a hammer pocket that is perfect 4 battle swabs), a pair of hiking boots, a regular t-shirt and an old motocross jersey of mine.
p.s. a word of advice, make sure the stuff you take out you don't mind wrecking because w/e u wear will come back totally dirty and royally trashed.:)
p.p.s: if u wear a hoodie don't put the hood up it looks super n00b;)

[rebspaint326]

Yea I play 300 and all I ever wear is a short-sleeve shirt and my paintball pants. You don't need any more than that unless it's below 40 or 50 degrees.

[wahoofan627]

Ive got a friend who had never played before and I was gonna take him. He was all excited and then he pulled out some BMX catalouge and pointed to some giant plastic chestprotector thing and said "I'm gonna wear these cause I heard it hurts a TON!!!"

Seriously- just wear comfortable loose clothes. I would bring a hat to wear backwards to help with shots on the back of your head and neck. If you've got camo you could wear it but it really doesn't help much. Just dont wear anything bright.;)

[coolrazer]

Camo, camo, and more camo.

Pick up a ghille suit while you're at it!

[rustafarian1]

be a bad a** and dont wear a shirt and just wear shorts . no one will mess with u
;) ;) ;)

[pbplayah]

another important thing to bring is a cup. believe me i know.

[Kurama]

I play 285 and 300 in c4 pants and a t-shirt. I wear a long-sleeve over it, or a sweatshirt if there's co2 spyders, for the velocity spike reasons. You'll be fine in jeans and a sweatshirt, or a long-sleeve shirt. It doesn't hurt much ever, but the more padding you have, the less the welts show. They end up being big bruises, which sucks if they last a long time and you get shot in the same spot! Then, that hurts.

[dm4monkey]

Originally posted by rustafarian1
be a bad a** and dont wear a shirt and just wear shorts . no one will mess with u
;) ;) ;)
i aim for people like that....its kinda fun to try and make designs in their stomach with my ropes;)

[rustafarian1]

haha ive never actually seen anyone with no shirt on paintballing but i would try to do some artwork on em too