Skara

It is gonna be fun.

Weather forecast says it's already heavily raining up there, and it's gonna rain all day tomorrow xD

I wonder if I should prepare my scuba gear as well..

I just don't know what chest rig to take with me, considering I will bring my 2300bb drum + one spare lonex flash mag (which will stay empty in my pack), a multitool, compass, short 10cm ruler, pens, pencils, some gardening shears aaand a lot of butt paper..

So it's either my Mini Mav or my TMR

Alright.

I'm soaking wet. Even after a spare change of clothes.

Hasn't stopped raining once, the trail was difficult to begin with, the rain just turned it into a mud and slippery rocks madness.

I had to give up at three quarters of the event because I was getting terrible leg cramps, the rest of my team carried on for the last 2 objectives.

But it was damn fun, this kind of events allows for objective recon rather than doing stuff basically blind. We spent about an hour observing and sneaking up on one of the objectives, and when the HQ gave us a green light we "closed" it in less than 3 minutes, eliminating the whole defense in a matter of seconds and completing all the tasks.

Results aren't out yet but I'm pretty confident we got another first place.

Gear wise, the kit I chose turned out to be way too heavy for the terrain, especially my gun, which turned into a slab of granite with that drum.

Next tournament will see a belt + pack kit with the arp9, hopefully the weather won't be as shit as it was today, further eliminating the bulk and weight of waterproofs.

On top of that I probably need a new pair of boots, my current Crispi ones are getting a tad destroyed and they don't grip that much anymore, along with Gore-Tex slowly giving up on life.

We ended up in 1st place.

We now need another 1st to have access to the national finals.

No stress btw 😂

There's one. Even though paintball is illegal here lmao.

Will ring them tomorrow.

Didnt see the location, is it really illegal in italy? 

Yes, markers are too powerful (>1J) and the ammunition type (anything that contains liquids or gases) is strictly forbidden.

But we're in Italy and nobody cares.

Yeah I use some of their kit for hiking, as it is good quality for the price.

Mostly tees and trousers, I have a couple of small backpacks and stuff like towels. Been using them for years and I'm still impressed by the material resistance!

I'll report back when I get my hands on them.

Bought the majority of this last season's hunting gear from Decathlon, brilliant stuff and stupid cheap.

Now that I think about it, I'll pick up a pair of waterproof trousers as well.

Had one of those last wk , site normally has anything between 60-80 players but there were only 35 on the day , plenty of space to move around the site and the gameplay was so much more better than normal , makes you realise how good it can be ? 👍

I’d say yes and no to ‘buying cheap, buying twice’ as in if you buy the cheapest you can find ? Then you almost deserve it to implode on its first use to teach you a lesson in being a tight ass ! 😱 BUT equally when I see someone who’s dropped a gazillion £’s on a ‘genuine Hailey strategic’ micro chest rig (and takes great pleasure in telling EVERYONE!) I think it’s a bit of dick waving there is plenty of cheap good kit out there , just don’t be a tight arse with the dosh .👍

PS I’d also say don’t sell him the good mags at a knock down price , teach him a valuable lesson in listening to his team mates ! 😈

Of course I'm not selling him my 5 Lonex mags lol. I'll give him my 2 Ares high caps.

Lonex is lyf. Lonex is love. They just scream reliability all over the place.

I just had a post game chat with teammates about genuine equipment, the thing is, repros are fine as long as they're good quality for the money, otherwise (imo) it's just better to invest a few more beer tokens into something that a) lasts longer and b) holds its value when selling it.

Totally agree bud when it comes to gear use ya noggin ! Unless the kit is in an 80% off sale or something like that if it’s priced the same as a can of coke and a packets of chips then odds are it’s a PoS not exactly rocket science ! 🤦‍♂️ Does make me laugh the way I’ll see a player wearing an absolutely shit nasty rig from fleabay that’s probably didn’t cost £20 delivered but then putting on a pair of trainers at the end of the day to drive home that you know they’ve dropped £100+ on ! 😳

I know, I have 2 belts, but my complaint was directed to my pack, which is usually full of shit since it's rather large (20 litres).

My chest rigs don't bother me at all, they're pretty lightweight and almost unnoticeable even when fully loaded

How long do your games last , and how far away are you from the safezone?

20 minutes game with no pause in between, from 8 am to around noon.

No safezone (apart from our cars, but they're pretty far away from the actual play area)

I'm not saying you did or didn't but having shatterered a canine tooth myself it's not something you can shrug off easily. I had to pull the tooth fragment out which was hanging from a nerve and it was no easy task. I have a high pain threshold and I can say it was not something I could ignore no matter how fast I ripped it out.

Why would you head/face shot at that range? Aim for centre mass, if it doesn't get called and by a miracle you aren't seen then shoot again. That's extremely dangerous, also a lesson on why you SHOULD wear lower face pro.

Centre of mass WAS his face, that was all I could see as he was peaking from behind a tree..

He also couldn't spot me as I fired through a tiny opening in a barricade. There were at least 2 more guys keeping him pinned..

I totally agree, bad weather days always provide the most fun. No idea why though.

Maybe it's because we get only 6 to 10 people, the ones that play together all the time, so we're ultra chilled and just want to have a good time.

i think it's because if you're dedicated enough to the sport to stay out in shitty weather then you're more likely to be the type to play properly.

Totally agree with the above comments. It was raining on and off Saturday and I had one of the best days 'pewing' in a long time! Surrounded by a bunch of like minded people (decent players that took their hits) End of the day, we're all running around at the weekend playing 'army' why does bad weather have to stop that? Combat clothing etc drys out very quickly!