Gear Bag Opinions.

[shartley]

[GoatBoy]

uhm, ok

I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond. They had this $30 bag that had wheels and a telescoping handle. Then I used a $5 coupon I got in the mail. It's not like some super mega quality bag of course, but it seems good enough for paintball. It does have some sort of floor to it that helps it keep its shape, plus is probably the housing for the telescoping handle.

In it, I stuff:[list=1][*]Black plastic gun case made for 2 handguns[*]Toolkit that's about the same profile as the gun case but maybe half the thickness; holds a bunch of tools like wrenches, tape, batteries, extra fittings, parts kits[*]A small overnight-type bag that folds and is made to hang over doors; holds sunscreen, bug spray, a 4oz CO2 bottle, that gun lube stuff, air filter, elbows, extra barrel plugs, etc.[*]Knee pads, change of clothes, some paper towels, and bandanas in the two outside pockets.[*]I put a cardboard box in there as a separator to keep things from banging around and stuff; the tanks go in here, plus a big piece of foam to keep things snug.[*]One 47ci tank, one 45ci tank, and one 20oz tank[*]A can of silicon spray[*]Redz 3.2 belt+pack, and 7 140rnd pods [*]One hopper; could probably stuff a second in there easily[*]All my barrels of course[*]Probably some other stuff I forgot to mention[/list=1]
And all this crap isn't banging around in there either; the only things that might bang around are the tanks, and two of them have neoprene covers and all of them are held snugly by the big piece of foam. The only obvious omission is the facemask. Actually, now that I think about it, I think I know how to get that in there while still keeping it safe...


Maybe I'll get a picture of it sometime.

Before you go blow $130+ on a bag, I recommend you stop and consider what you're paying for, and why you're willing to pay MORE for it.


I do understand the wheel complaint thing; sometimes you wind up wheeling your bag through some rough areas. Personally, when I'm at the field, my bag doesn't leave my car. It stays locked up. If I need my tools or something, they're in their own carrier and I can pull that out and take it if I really need it anywhere but the car.

[abaez]

I've got the ratco bag I bought for 35 bux used. While its not huge, it will fit two guns nice (or one gun plus your harness, misc stuff on the other side) its a good match of size/storage. THe bags you guys are looking at are like for taking every paintball thing you own, while thats convenient its nice to have a bag that isnt so huge its unwieldy and the ratco bag fits well.

[i like tictacs]

The Dye bags are so bloodily overpriced it isn't funny. For real, theyre 2 feet long and 1 foot tall, and 150 bucks...I'd expect a little more, like what the JT bag offers. IMO the JT and the Redz are the nicest.

[-=Squid=-]

I only paid 100 for my dye bag, it holds all of my gear including gun and mask and extra parts...

[Cliffio]

talk about over priced, the dye navigator bag is the same demensions as the redz, well the dye is 4 inches taller and its $250 bucks, forget that mess.



Cliff

[USAF-Flyboy with a Mag]

I use a large nike gear bag that I bought at sports chalet for 29.99. It holds all of my gear and then some. If you want a pic of it I can take some...just thought I'd try and save you a few dollars.

[adam shannon]

i had the redz bag with the chair...sold it at njao3 and bought one of the new empire bags. its the right size with lots of extras. check it out.

[Draco]

I'm gonna have to agree with zumina on this. Dont get me wrong them are some nice gear bags, but I'm not going to burn that kinda money on a friggin bag man. I got me a big 'ol storage bin with rollers for like $12 at walmart, hold ALL my gear, gun case and room for more. not to mention it's more protective than a soft case that some dote can sit on.

[the123]

I looked at an Empire bag. They didn't impress me, the pockets seemed to be in the wrong place too.. I have a Nexed NX Pro bag and it works great for me. I almost bought a Redz bag but I think they are too Narrow. If you can find an older Planet Eclipse gearbag, those are really nice I still have and use mine, after 3 hard years of weekly use, it's still holding up..

[RRfireblade]

Anyone ever seen one of these in person?

Ratco.....

[wyn1370]

I've got one of those ratco's too. It's great for a smaller bag. But I need something that can hold nearly as much as the bed of my truck.
I use the ratco for transporting stuff when I'm not actually playing, but just transporting markers and tanks.