Playing Paintball Safely in Summer Months
Playing Paintball Safely in Summer Months
Outdoor Paintball Parks are generally not shaded. Players will be enjoying the sport in full sun. Recommended wear is always covering up exposed skin so as to have a painless experience and prevent welts from Paintball hits.
Cooler weather is the best time to dress in layers, but if you want to get in some summer time Paintball fun, here are some ways to do so without suffering from the heat.
Paintball USA allows outside food and beverages to be brought in. There are plenty of shaded picnic facilities with water misters that provide cooling. Bring lots of cold water in your ice chests to keep hydrated. Bring a scarf, bandanna, or an extra-large t-shirt to wrap around your neck for protection.
Getting shot with Paintballs on the neck and/or fingers always hurts worse than hits to the extremities. Get your neck protection drenched with cold water in between games. Wrap it around your neck before every game. Guaranteed this will help you stay cool and not overheat while playing in direct sun.
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Here are some suggested safety tactics.
Pay close attention to the referee’s verbal orientation.
Keep your Paintball mask on during a game.
Cover up all exposed skin area.
If you are a beginner, use the bunkers as shields.
Try not to stand out in the open as a target.
Move quickly during games.
Spread out, don’t huddle together with your team mates.
Run to the side of the bunkers when progressing to capture the flag.
What to wear.
Comfortable pants and long sleeve shirts, preferable sweats.
Running shoes, hiking boots, cleats.
- Baseball hat, headwrap, or beanie.
- Neck protection, scarves, bandannas, etc.
- Gloves, or half finger Paintball gloves.
- Camouflage or earth toned clothes that blend into the terrain.
- Clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
Check out our helpful hints on how to dress or simply give us a call. Our phone representatives will be happy to give you clothing recommendations. https://www.paintballusa.org/welcome-information
Paintball USA has coveralls, pant, jacket rentals in youth and adult sizes. We also sell hats, beanies, face masks, neck protection, and more.
Layering up will help ease the sting when getting hit with a Paintball. If you have on thick layers, the Paintball will most likely bounce right off of you. The benefits of layering are, you can take off pieces of clothing as the weather warms.
Definitely do not wear sandals, flip flops, open toed shoes, because they expose your feet to injury and do not provide ankle support. Paintball Fields are built on dirt with rocks. Astro turf fields can become slippery.
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