Choosing the Best Paintball Gear

Feb 10
08:18

2011

Craig Thornburrow

Craig Thornburrow

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The sport/hobby of paintball is a lot of fun, but it can be fairly dangerous if you do not have the right paintball gear to protect yourself.

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A group of friends head out to an open field,Choosing the Best Paintball Gear Articles paintball gear and guns in hand. Of all of these guys, there is one who stands out from the crowd. He is the guy who does not have nearly half of the paintball gear that the others are wearing. So, men being what they are, he is the guy who ends up getting shot first and also the one who realizes just how important paintball gear can be fairly quickly.

From the top of your head to your feet, there is some very important paintball gear that you really do need. One of the most essential pieces of the gear that you can use whether you buy it, rent it or borrow it, is a helmet, preferably one with a face protecting shield. If you are really serious about your paintball play, opt for a full head and face protecting helmet. For a secondary sense of protection in this area, you can use a throat protector, although this may not be entirely necessary.

Other gear that you should consider is a chest protector and protective gear for your arms and legs. If you have ever taken a close in shot to your shins, you will quickly realize exactly why you need this gear. Those paint balls sting, especially if you are really near to one another.

If you wear no other type of paintball gear, at least wear a pair of goggles that are safety approved for use in paintball and similar sports so that you can protect your eyes. It does not take a lot of impact to permanently blind you.  You can put your eyes at further risk by using the wrong type of safety protection, so make sure that you are reading the limits on the eyewear you are choosing for this purpose.

If you go to a commercial site for paintball fun, you will be required to wear certain paintball gear. That gear might be available for rental from this place; however, it may not fit you well enough to be effective or comfortable. You can buy full sets of paintball guns and gear from yard sales or on auction sites for fairly cheap, making sure that you are getting all of the items that you truly need for your own safety and enjoyment of the sport.

Follow guidelines for the paintball guns and never shoot at one another from extremely close distances. No matter what paintball gear you have, none of it will matter if you are not playing safely.