paintballing...

riddler · 22 May 2006 at 19:10

goin paintballin for the first time on saturday! whooo

what would you recommend me wearing? how painful is it

im a bit of a wuss!

Rich1988 · 22 May 2006 at 19:10

go naked covered in mustard, only way to do it.

Sirrel Squirrel · 22 May 2006 at 19:11

I got by with a t shirt and jogging bottoms, they give you overalls to protect your clothing, wear gloves though.

WillyNelson · 22 May 2006 at 19:13

A fleece jumper will help minimise pain. Wouldn't recommend just a Tshirt under the overalls. I say this from painful experience.

Naffa · 22 May 2006 at 19:14

Rich1988 said:
go naked covered in mustard, only way to do it.

The hair you'd grow would protect you :cool:

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Cyanide · 22 May 2006 at 19:16

Depends where you get hit. Try to avoid a shot in the nads or wear a cup :eek:

Locky · 22 May 2006 at 19:16

comon it dont hurt that much

riddler · 22 May 2006 at 19:18

never been so i wouldn't know!

Raikiri · 22 May 2006 at 19:19

Cyanide said:
shot in the nads

TiZoR said:
comon it dont hurt that much

That does...a lot.

They hurt more if they don't break, you'll probably have some nice bruises but it only stings for a few seconds.

DailyGeek · 22 May 2006 at 19:20

Some git shot me almost point blank range in the small of my back once. That was absolutely crippling..

Have fun

gib786 · 22 May 2006 at 19:20

i got shot in the back of the head several times by a ****** when i went paintballing, hurt a fair bit but the pain is part of the fun!

Youstolemyname · 22 May 2006 at 19:21

my little brother went the other week. He is only a skinny lad. He got shot in the hand and it punched a hole clean trough his hand. He then got shot in the foot and it blew his foot clean off. I suggest wearing thick gloves and shoes*

*This post was produced in a factory that also handles lies.

chrislocalboy · 22 May 2006 at 19:21

I normally just put on a pair or trakkies with a long sleeved shirt..... lots of people put loads of layers on and wonder why they are sweating there nads off!!!! because trust me you will get very hot.

Only thing I would say to wear are some gloves (mountain biking gloves are good) as if you get hit on a knuckle your going to be in a world of hurt and also take something like a scarf or something with a big collar to put around your neck (sometimes the places give you a head scarf thing to put on your head under your mask which does the job)..... I got hit right in the side of the neck once and that absolutely wrecked.

Apart from that you will be fine..... body shots dont hurt really

monkeypants · 22 May 2006 at 19:23

Youstolemyname said:
*This post was produced in a factory that also handles lies.

You should put that as your sig

Locky · 22 May 2006 at 19:26

I was shot in the head [missed the guard] and that stung a bit but body shots aint to bad, ones on hands sting a bit.

What you gota watch is them uprated rapid fire guns, the in house ones, pros seem to use them and they hit u about 100000000000 times in the same spot.

riddler · 22 May 2006 at 19:32

thanks for the info guys! wish me luck

any tips?

robmiller · 22 May 2006 at 19:33

I got shot down my sleeve when I was wearing just a t-shirt and overalls which stung like hell, so I'd advise wearing something long-sleeved and preferably thick. Other than that it should be fine - it only really stings on bare skin like your hands, through clothes it's fine.

xb8browney · 22 May 2006 at 19:34

Sirrel Squirrel said:
I got by with a t shirt and jogging bottoms, they give you overalls to protect your clothing, wear gloves though.

dalex · 22 May 2006 at 19:35

tip no 64
wear some protection on your hydraulics or suffer

MarkyMark · 22 May 2006 at 19:44

As some people have mentioned the hands are quite bad to be shot on. One of my mates got shot on his knuckles when we went back in January. Was funny for us but his hand bled lol

He got shot on his bicep and that broke the skin too as he was only in a t-shirt and the overalls. He's now got a small scar from it lol.

Watch ya ankles too. Badboy2k3 from here came with us and he pummled this guys feet under the netting he was hiding behind from about 20 meters away. Was well funny. The guy had a right jig on the go

Only other advice is don't get shot and have a great day lol

EDIT: If you want to intimidate the hell out of the oposition there is a black sliding switch that travels back and forth as you fire. Hold it back and keep the trigger down for some rapid fire antics lol. Most the time it doesnt fire but its rapid as heck and people were ducking anyway