Skirmishing with long hair?

BullpupSupremacy

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Hey guys,

It's been a good few years since I last skirmished and my biggest headache is trying to work around my hair when it comes to skirmishing.

I have upper back length locs, so my hair isn't so much long as it is THICK and hard to compress.
(my head circumference is made exceptionally large at 67cm (unfunny) / 27" because of my hair)

  • Therefore, I can't say I've tried any helmets, but those seem mildly out of the question.
  • Balaclavas do fit HOWEVER, apart from looking like a camo-coloured condom is stretched over my cranium, the texture of my hair rubbing against my skin and poking me in my eyes is irritating to say the least.
  • Tying my hair up works, to an extent, as I can put it in a low ponytail (Venom Snake style), however that THEN disables me from wearing a balaclava.
  • Eyepro like glasses are fine. Goggles and Lower Face Protection are the banes of my existence; the ponytail interferes with the band, either pinging off of my head because its too high, or being uncomfortably low
I'm sure on my end this is just a MASSIVE skill issue, but I'm wondering if anyone has any solutions that work for them?
My first thought is like a ear loop mask with like a silicon insert, although I'm unsure if that is sufficient enough lower face pro
 
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Well without assuming your gender... wouldn't a scrunchie/hair tie solve the problem?

Other solutions from the sarcastic part of me would suggest a ponytail, Princess Leia buns, braids or pig tails.
 
A young gent at my regular field has the same issue he seems to run bolle glasses with a good seal round the eyes and a half balaclava with a mess insert for preventing dentist bills
 
Well without assuming your gender... wouldn't a scrunchie/hair tie solve the problem?
My gender is idiot, coz jeez louise why didn't I think of that?? /gen

My moustache and goatee is the only thing keeping me from looking completely androgynous, so I don't think Princess Leia buns is the most flattering solution for me xD

ITs better than looking like Squidward in a sheisty when I'm out skirmishing LMAOOO
 
That's a good call

With a paintball mask I feel as though I'm cosplaying Predator from the Alien movies XD
You say that like it's a bad thing. I bet that goes hard as fuck

As for suggestions I love the bolle tracker 2s. Excellent full seal glasses. And I've seen a lot of half face balaclavas with ear loops and built in extra bits to hold mesh. I've got one on order but haven't tried one yet
 
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