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Upcoming games
TBA, Field Days most likely in the winter with bonfire of retired barriers
Last game
Black Friday, 2011 November 25
10am-ish - o'dark thirty
Perfect weather, awesome group of people, plentiful food! Links to pics above
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Questions
Answered!
> With me starting a new job, and other stuff, I can't
say
> for certain I can come since money is a bit tight.
Food [when available] is free, come and enjoy the company! There are
plenty of people who come and just hang out for fear of being hit. (If
the guy with the collapsed lung is still willing to play, you better
have a pretty good excuse why not to play, though "I just don't want
to" is a perfectly valid reason!) Also for
free is to wear an orange vest on the field during play, to protect
being shot, and watch the live battles unfold before your eyes. Who
knows, someone may be kind enough to give you a couple rounds to shoot
....
> I don't have my own paintball marker? Would you have
an extra?
I have 20ish extra sets I can lend out, plus there are some other
enthusiasts who come and have their markers to lend. If there are more
players than markers then we will rotate players in and out of action.
Anyone with equipment is encouraged to bring it and show it off!
> I am concerned a bit, since it been years since I
have played - and I have
> only played a few times years ago - I am not a sharp shooter
or a pro.
> Should I be worried?
Heavens no! About a quarter of the people who come to this are
"newbies", and the rest of us don't play on a regular basis, we just
like to run around like crazies a few times a year. =) As for being
hit, hands above the head and a loud "Out!" or "Hit!" will keep you
from being continuously fired upon (as stated in Da Rules).
> Does it hurt?
Not much at all! After running around there's adrenalin pumping in the
body, making the impacts not bad at all. Plus, the camo one wears
provides an extra layer of padding. That being said, wear something
thicker than a t-shirt, and eat a large steak (or some other high iron source) before playing to elevate your iron levels to reduce bruising.
> How often do you do this?
Campouts are a thing of the past now that I don't have entire weekends
to dedicate to this. I do have
some people over for playing only one day, between two and eight other
times throughout the year, depending on my free time which is dwindling as the PhD studies are advancing.
> I want one! Where do I start?
The short answer:
$170 for a basic marker/mask/gas combo of a Tippmann 98 Custom ACT from Tippmann -or- ~$200 for the same thing with lots of bad-ass goodies + ~$10 neck guard.
The longer answer:
I use the Spyder Compact as my workhorse. Bought eight years ago, it's
a
simple enough marker to take apart after play for proper cleaning. The
Spyder Victor is comparable and an excellent place to start for
marker/gas/mask package under $100. Though I highly
recommend,
for less than $200 marker/mask/gas, the stock Tippmann 98 Custom (ACT =
antichop, worth the extra ~$20).
It will love you for years and years of play, and you don't
have
to take it apart often to maintain it, unlike the ~$100 marker/mask/gas kits (hint hint, spend the extra money, you will not regret it!). Emily and I have been happiest with
this
setup with one modification, a rifled barrel.
The main thing to not do is buy a
plastic marker, especially a plastic barrel since you can whack into a
tree
and break it. Plastic used in paintball markers has come a long way in
the past ten years, though I still don't trust markers made
of plastic, although my *favourite*
marker is a Talon pump I own, which is all plastic. It's very accurate,
though every time I use it I'm afraid I'm going to break on the ground
or a tree.
What I Have to Offer
- Some random camo jackets, gloves, miscellaneous clothing extras.
- 20ish sets of marker/gas/mask. More will be brought by others who own
their own equipment, and I am certain there will not be enough
equipment for all to play at the same time, so we will rotate who plays
and who sits out. I recommend Paintball
Wholesalers up in Westminster (I like them + I don't know
who's closer) if you would like your own set of marker/gas/mask to play
all throughout the day ($15, 410.840.8669).
- Paintballs, though you will have to buy them. Prices and
participation will vary. If you're new, figure spending $20 on paint.
I provide 500 round bags are $10.
- A 50lb CO2 tank to refill air tanks.
What You Should
Bring
- Clothes in which to get dirty, such as old boots, long sleeved jacket
and long pants for protection against stickerbushes, poison ivy, and
paintballs. Keep in mind blue jeans + a white shirt will make you quite
visible in the undergrowth.
- A hat to ward off the lyme diseased ticks. I have some to lend, first come, first served. Again, don't wear white, your noggin will be a beacon for paintballs.
- I recommend gloves since there are stickerbushes and poison ivy. I have some to lend.
- Money for paintballs, donations, and corrupt dictators.
What You Should Expect (for
first-timers)
- To have fun! All equipment and rules
will be explained before starting play.
The
Suchoski
Stronghold
My parent's house from the street. Don't park before the mailbox, park
beyond the driveway on the right side of the street!
Other
Notes
Here are a few things I want to say about this: I do not make
money doing this. On this hobby of mine I try to break even, though I
have lost and will continue to lose money doing this. I do this for
fun! I love having people try new things so I offer a safe and
supportive environment for first-timers, while making challenges for
more experienced players. I try to have a menagerie of markers for
people to try different brands and styles. I buy my paint from the
store just like anyone else and only upsell a quarter or two per bag to
make an even dollar amount to make it easy on purchasing. Bringing your
own equipment and paint is not frowned upon! I also take care of some
people's equipment who play only occasionally and let me lend it out
their equipment for others to play. I don't have a mandatory field fee
or rental fees like other fields do. What I do is have a list of
Recommended Donations, which are the same as the rental fees Paintball
Wholesalers charge, which go towards maintenance (parts, not
my own labour), repairs, and buying more equipment to support the
menagerie.
Huge thanks to my parents for letting us
use their backyard and providing food nearly every time, my sister for
refing and taking the occasional paintball to the head, and you all
reading this, my friends and friends of friends, who make this possible
and quite fun! =)
This paintball site is dedicated to Emily. And her
Tippmann 98 Custom. =)
Donations
- $15 field fee
- $15 for marker/gas/mask (10 or so sets on hand)
- $4 for 12oz CO2 tank alone (1 or so extra
tanks on hand)
- $4 for mask alone (4 or so extra masks on hand)
- $.20/oz for CO2 fill from the 50lb tank on hand
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Donations
good!
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Manditory
if you don't bring your own
(credit
here or cash on the field)
Paintballs
- Good: $10/bag of 500, $40/case of 2000 (Diablo Blaze or equivalent)
- Better: $15/bag of 500, $55/case of 2000 (RPS Marballizer or
equivalent)
- Best: $20/bag of 500, $70/case of 2000 (Evil or equivalent)
I will have a virtually unlimited number of Good paintballs, buy in
advance if you want Better or the Best ones. If you don't know what the
difference is between Good and Better
paintballs, you only want the Good grade of paintballs.
And if you specify a colour a month in advance, I will try my hardest
to accomodate. =)
I will also buy back unused paintballs if you don't use them! |
Other interesting paintball links:
Self-targeting sentry paintball marker
| Paintball
Wholesalers | pbreview - paintball reviews by players for
players | Advice on buying paintballs
Some of the markers I have:
Markers which would be really cool to have =) :
high quality pump guns by Phantom | Should
we get a howitzer? Muhahahahahaha (Suggested by Travis
Hopkins)
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