Whats with kids and there Fiberwrapped tanks these days?

[behemoth]

I'm surprised that they get away with it. It was my understanding that fields shouldn't fill tanks that they can't do a full visual inspection on.

I've never had a field check my hydro or ask to remove my cover for inspection.

Hell, alot of fields now don't even fill tanks, its self serve.

[robnix]

I've never had a field check my hydro or ask to remove my cover for inspection.

Hell, alot of fields now don't even fill tanks, its self serve.

Interesting, the fields that I play at all have you pull the cover to check your tank before the first fill, and only one has a self serve station.

[Will Wood]

Well if it's self serve I think you're not going to fill a tank that might blow...

[drg]

its so they can wipe tank hits. i kid you not.

That is depressing. Not only that the mentality exists that wiping is okay, but that you can basically announce visually that you are a wiper and it is okay.

[Twistedpsyche]

The field I go to for scenarios does a visual inspection of you tank and checks the hydro date, then you get a colored Zip tie. Only then can you use the self serve station. And there is also always someone at the self serve station supervising.

[tebo]

Tank covers are easier than tape. I don't understand why this would look cool. grip yes/maybe

[robnix]

Tank covers are easier than tape. I don't understand why this would look cool. grip yes/maybe

There was a big thread in the field owners forum about this.

[MANN]

I am not sure why everyone cares. I personally would like to see these people out of the gene pool.

my .02

[tribalman]

Lol what morons. I just got an Nxe cover free with a 70/45 crossy I just bought. It's like protecting your tank is out of style.

nothing is heavier than my 88/4500 Air America Armageddon. to be honest. i don't cover all of my tanks. the ones i don't cover are the useless C02 tanks that i never use and never get filled and they are at home. XD. heck i even use a blanket and cover them if i am leaving them in a car or on an outside table for any ammount of time.

[KKPASA]

I don't cover mine, not because I wipe. I just don't like the feel of a cover on my tank. It seems easier for me to switch hands when in a game if I don't have a tank cover on it. IMOP

[Chronobreak]

correct people do it for wiping/fashion statement

i wou;ldnt be worried about falling on a rock and breaking the tank open so much as any visible amrring or marks on the tank means it should not be filled and wont pass hydro.

pretty risky if you ask me.

i always suggest tank covers because well these tanks arent meant to be dived on and slid across the ground repeatedly

--though the hybrid tank cover boots are questionably ugly they are really thinand dont bulk it up alot

[cyberave68]

WOW i didnt know tanks needed diapers...LOL :rofl:
Or is it a jock strap for your tank???? :rofl:
(sorry couldnt resist!!!)

[halB]

Just to be a devil's advocate. When CF tanks first came out we all thought they were gonna explode at any moment, and that a fingernail could scratch it. That was the mentality in MY city anyways. And then we discovered that, well, those tanks are pretty hardcore and can take a beating.

I don't think you NEED a cover. And I slide and play on a field that's filled with rocks. However, I USE a cover because I like to. It's better for keeping it on your shoulder.


I also just don't see how anyone halfway decent could get hit in the tank anyways! So what if they wipe, if they're getting hit in the tank they're probably gonna get half their body lit up.

[pyrodragon]

i just sent my tank in for rehydro. i have played with it for 5 years without a cover and i don't have a single mark on my tank. i slide, dive, jump, etc. i think the most important part is i have always respected my tank and never abused it. i have never dropped my tank. always put it down in a safe place where it couldn't drop. it's all how you respect your tank along with ur gear.

[ta2maki]

I dont see whats wrong with just taping the tank? It would provide less slippage than a cover(my nxe cover on my 45 does slide around somewhat) Personally, I use a cover because I am really hard on my gear. I've torn some of my tank covers, cant imagine what the tank would have been without the cover. But for most, I don't see any harm in going coverless. Most used guns I see for sale, dont look like they been gouged/scratched from diving or sliding. Besides kids dont play more than a few years anyways.