Any paintballers out there?

[Kester]

I'm looking at getting some equipment for paintballing (mainly a combat vest) and want to know the size of the paint pots to make sure they'd fit in the pockets on the vest I'm looking at.

So anyone play paintball and know the size of a 100 paint pot?

[P-Thunder.]

http://www.blackstarpaintball.com/images/dualesmev.jpg

You mean those things? Ive got a good mental picture but i dont know for definate.

[Collision]

Yes those.

Lets see now, it would be about 20cm long, and 7-10cm in diameter.
But it differs from each paintball range, it really depends on the size of the ball.

[geostigma]

I'm looking at getting some equipment for paintballing (mainly a combat vest) and want to know the size of the paint pots to make sure they'd fit in the pockets on the vest I'm looking at.

So anyone play paintball and know the size of a 100 paint pot?

Air soft > Paintball. Both fun though. I don't know why you need a vest for paint balling. I know for air soft its for the look and so you don't have to dig out pellets out of your chest.

[Collision]

Have you been to paintball?

Do you know how much it hurt when you get hit on bare skin?

[klaymore]

playing paint ball with padding is for women >_>

[rtanger]

Hmm. I used to just jam an extra hopper in my belt, then again I used a pump and not a semi-auto so my firing was a little more determined.
This set of BDUs this guy gave me had a pocket large enough to hold an entire canister...that's 200 ct. IIRC.
So if you're thinking like tournament style play or competitive or what-not, I don't really know much about how all that works. I dunno we weren't real professional with it, strung some burlap through our masks, threw on some camo, and made a few acres of forest (and each other) various shades of pink and yellow. Good times:D

I don't really think it hurts at all to get hit, if you're into the game. Being shot's no more than a surprising thump, and at the worst a mouthful of bitter goo. (Wear a mask. Seriously. Kid at my high school lost an eye to a paintball...at least it was this swollen red and black pus-leaking thing for like 6 months. Nasty.)

[Kester]

The pain has nothing to do with my reasoning. In fact I enjoy it, it gets me pumped. The vest is purely for getting the things I need into the field, like paint and grens, also for the water bladder it comes with.

[RabidMonkey]

I'd suggest going to the surplus store and looking at their combat vests and looking for something that can fit longer ammunition magazines - Standard single mag pockets on vests won't cut it, they're too small. Grab a 20oz water bottle or stack a couple soda cans on top of each other and bring that with you and use it as a size reference. They should have a range of tactical vests in different patterns/colors for your perusal.

If you end up getting really into tactical games like Paintball or Airsoft (or if you're serious about it and have the money) I would suggest getting a full combat outfit/BDU set, a vest, and perhaps a set of PLCE/ALICE equipment to carry more ammo, a buttpack, and to give easy access to other necessities, such as a phone or your lighter. Military gear is not only durable and can withstand the wear and tear wargames will put on it, but also is useful for other applications as well. I use my load bearing equipment when hiking or taking pictures and wear my BDU pants to work where they get rather roughed up. Just some thoughts - If you seriously get into either game you can wind up with a lot of cool stuff ;D

[Kester]

hmmm I was rather worried that it'd be that large. I can just about fit a pint can (just under 20oz can) into most of the pockets, so I hope they are slightly smaller than that, otherwise it looks like it's going to be a struggle keeping them in the pockets.

Although it has larger pockets that I could use, and the smaller ones I can use for my cigs, radio and grens.

[RabidMonkey]

I passed up the vest entirely for an ALICE rig, stuffed a few of them into a SAW pouch and kept a couple more in the buttpack and used the other pouches for exactly that. The USGI First Aid pack is the perfect size for ciggies, there are a bunch of different sized pouches you can fit to it, and if it's not perfect you can switch out bits and pieces and adjust the whole thing. You can also do the same thing with a MOLLE chest rig, though, which is a lot more modern (as opposed to being Vietnam-Desert Storm era), more comfortable, stronger and subsequently more expensive, unfortunately.

I've also seen gear specially designed for holding the darn things as pictured above, but I don't know what sorts of equipment mounts they're designed for or that they support (do they slip onto your belt? do they have clips?), and have never used them myself. Might be worth looking at.

[zim]

Air soft > Paintball.

added, guns > Air soft > Paint ball. Paint ball is more fun than airsoft but airsoft still wins because it doesn't cost an assload add you can play with friends anywhere.

[P-Thunder.]

The pain makes it even more better! If it didnt hurt you would not realy care about getting shot! There for it would be like a game of CSS. No stratgay what so ever.

[TheTaxidermist]

This sounds ghetto, but when not provided a vest, I usually wear cargo pants and just put the pods in the cargo pockets. Just have to worry about them fallin out.

[Kester]

It turns out they seem to be longer than I hoped, but the pockets are all upright, and can be tightened, so I rate I should be ok with it.

[Ares]

^Argh, too bad you already got it. I would've reccomended getting a belt that was designed for holding those pods instead of a full-blown vest.

Whatever suits your fancy though.