Ok, time for some paintball apparel, need opinions.

[Skoad]

Ok, played paintball last week in my 10 dollar wal-mart pants and shirt. Tore up my elbow and knees on rocks/gravel. Time to upgrade.

Now I don't want to spend a million dollars on somehting that will rip the first day out, so I'm looking for the durable and comfortable aspects of the gear. I don't really care if it has a squeegie holder or anything like that. Reinforced parts and sewn on/in padding are the big winners. (plus a little of the style factor )

Most of the places around St Louis are played on dirt with occassional rocks....i have yet to play on grass :P so keep that in mind.

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Pants:
Dye Hybrid - probably the most popular. Those who have these...when you use them do you also use a separate pair of knee pads? Do the pants have a little padding for the knees already? Also I have read that dye is a little off on the sizes...i'm a 32 waist which size should i get?

JT Tournament - Have heard these are nice as well. Anyone own these and have some comments on them?

Jersey:
Still not sure if I'm going to get a jersey yet...If anyone has suggestions on ones with maybe a padded elbow and is relatively stylish, speak up :)

Gloves:
Playing last weekend i got shot in the hands/gun about 15 times....The pain wasn't bad at all...but holding onto my marker with all the slippery paint afterwards was VERY annoying. Need some with decent traction that will not hinder my trigger fingers much.

Dye Core of course dye again.

Nexed - Looked interesting, and kinda cheap. Anyone ever try these?

Redz Deminsion - Redz=known for comfort. Kind of on the expensive side.

Knee/shin Pads
Trying to avoid getting pants AND knee pads....but i may have to get them.Pads here

I've heard Rase are good...don't want any that will restrict movement or slide down/bunch up. Trying to avoid these by getting some decent pants..

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If you have any other suggestions.... speak up! I need mucho input.

[hAppy]

dye pants are comfy

in my opinion i like the red 2003 dye jerseys, or 2003 pro series jt jerseys

[robertjuric]

RASE = SP = Evil.

so no RASE

[magnj]

heh

I have the New Dye Jersey. Very nice, But will cost u some money. I play in random pants and Free raven gloves

[robertjuric]

random pants?? like a brand named random, or you just stick your hand in the closet and wear whatever comes out??

thatd be funny. me wearing my khakis playing pb. lol

[Lohman446]

hmmm... guess my jeans and t-shirt are out

Guess its always funny when I bunker some kid in full dye gear with his electro marker with my mag...

[pookachu32]

Get a pair of redz pants. They are comfortable, durable and probably a little cheaper than the dyes or JT's.

[Vash02]

If you are willing to spend the money i suggest the new Dye jerseys. They have fairly heavy padding on the shoulder area and also (at least mine does) they have these little rubber dot things attached to the armpit and a little ways out onto the chest. These help you steady your tank in that area so it isnt slipping all over when you try and aim. The jersey has a mesh neting on the sides for ventilation (very nice, keeps me cool). Also they have padding sewn into the forarm areas so that when you are crawling over the thorny bush's or in your case, rocks, it helps to ease some of the pain. One of these babies will run you around $50 but to me it was WELL worth the price that i payed.

[Johnny_Reb]

I use a pair of 32 degrees pants that work well for the price. Try 888paintball.com

Ya I agree with you on the knee/elbow pad thing. I won some elbow pads in a tourney and I dont really wear em. But if you play Snake or at a place with alot of rocks they might be a possibilty.

For the jersey, I dont think it really matters, just watever you like the best.

[robertjuric]

has anyone had any experience w/ black BDUs? cheapest pants ive found at about $30 at my local military surplus.

[hAppy]

Originally posted by Johnny_Reb
I use a pair of 32 degrees pants that work well for the price. Try 888paintball.com

Ya I agree with you on the knee/elbow pad thing. I won some elbow pads in a tourney and I dont really wear em. But if you play Snake or at a place with alot of rocks they might be a possibilty.

For the jersey, I dont think it really matters, just watever you like the best.

32 degrees piss me off

their guns suck, their jerseys are the nastiest things i seen in my life

[raehl]

Jersey is Custom Sports Gear all the way. $65, get whatever you want on it. Anything. Sweet deal.

I'm currently using Nexed gloves and pants. The pants kick major posterior. The gloves are good, but I've only ever had one set of paintball gloves, so I have nothing else to compare them to. Get 'em big though, I have skinny hands (albeit somewhat long fingers) and a large fits me about right. If you have normal->large width fingers, get bigger gloves. And soak them in hot soapy water overnight before you wear them to get the excess black out if you don't want black hands.


I sometimes wear pads under my Nexed pants - Renegade S/M, which are too big for my toothpick legs I'd probably get a different brand the next time around for a snugger fit. The Nexed pants do not have any padding, which is fine for most circumstances, unless you plan on playing front on a field with rocks. Yech.


That about covers it for me.

- Chris

[Dryden]

I love the JT Pro-Zip pants!

I wore black BDUs for about three years but they fade like mad in the wash. When a couple of guys I play with bought the JT Pro-Zips, I said "You guys are stupid for spending $60 on paintball pants ... my BDUs were only $20 at the local GI Depot."

Well a few years later, I now own my own pair of Pro-Zips. :) Elastic waist, elastic crotch, reinforced/padded knees, zippered fly, velcro pockets, and the leggings zip off above the knees for post-game wear. What's not to like? You can get them for around $45 now online.

[robertjuric]

well I just use jeans right now, so i think black bdu's would be the next step up. or i might just keep playin in the jeans until i get enough cash for some real pb pants.

[WickeDKlowN]

I wear a pair of blue Vans pants that I got from Ross, and a Fox Racing jersey(wear the same thing when riding my dirtbike, hehe).