Crispy5449 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 My son & I are getting into Airsoft, tomorrow will be our 3rd skirmish and to date we have used the hire kit provided by the site. I'd like to start investing in some of our own equipment, starting with face protection, so I'm looking for some recomendations. I've heard that U18's will need full face protection, so ideally, recomendations for FF for the lad and seperate eye protection & face mask for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Gepard Posted October 27, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 27, 2018 Dye i4s are perfect for U18s. Have a search around the forum though - there's plenty of existing topics in regards to eyepro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintrade Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 For full face, Dye brand paintball masks get good reports. For separates, it's about finding the right fit and bear in mind fogging issues affect all eye-pro in differing levels for different people. I would say avoid mesh eye-pro, so any with high impact ratings that fit well would work. I have ESS V12s, and a couple of variants of one piece goggles. The V12s are more like swim goggles and the one pieces like diving masks, both options work but the V12s are my go to. In regards to lower face protection, again it's about fit, there are lots of options for half masks; quite a few people don't bother, where I use a combo of a mesh half mask and SACo neck tubes for comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Some sort of tigris style lower mesh & material mask. Glasses and goggles can be hit n miss but do invest in them due to what your protecting. Personally I like Sawflys & Oakleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Prisce Posted October 27, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, Gepard said: Dye i4s are perfect for U18s. Have a search around the forum though - there's plenty of existing topics in regards to eyepro. +1 to this. Im a sweaty pig, and have never managed to fog it up. Not only that, took a 500fps sniper shot at 5m(apparent accidental fire), and apart from the shock it did no damage and I feel very safe in it. Infact I’ll run straight into a CQB area in it with no fear of fully auto to the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badllama Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 tigris style lower mesh & material mask + Bolle x810 upper for you Dye for U18's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted October 28, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 28, 2018 I agree with my esteemed colleages. For clarity, "tigris" refers to One Tigris style mesh-and fabric masks. This is their top-of-the range one with ear protection as well: There are plenty of lower priced knock offs around. Just ensure that you get one with two straps around the back, as it'll stay on much better. There are also versions available in womxn / youth sizes. Workmate Eddie bought one of those accidentally, but it turns out that they probably fit most humans better than the default / mansize version. The reason for using a mix of mesh + fabric over full mesh is that it lets you get better cheek weld in order to look down the sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispy5449 Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 Had a good chat with a few people at todays skirmish and had a look at what they are using. pretty much in sync with the advice above, so thanks everyone for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cropzy Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 18 hours ago, Crispy5449 said: Had a good chat with a few people at todays skirmish and had a look at what they are using. pretty much in sync with the advice above, so thanks everyone for the help. Eyepro for you. Bolle x800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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