What should i wear paintballing that will minimize the pain?

Question

my school takes us on these paintball trips and i was wondering if i could were anything that could take some of the pain away. I go to a military school with uniforms so i'll probably be wearing camies or sweat pants and shirt. should i wear like an extra layer or something?

Answer 1

armor

Answer 2

a mask 2-4 layers of clothes a bandana in ur mask 2 socks gloves it wont hurt that bad

Answer 3

The more layers you wear, the less agile you become, meaning you'll just get shot more as the layers may slow you down.  It's better not to layer clothing & just accept that getting hit with a paintball doesn't really feel good.  Plus more layers means you'll get hot faster.

The only clothing i'd recommend is a long-sleeve shirt, cargo pants or similarly durable but light pants, a headband or headwrap of some kind to keep sweat out of your eyes & help the mask fit better & maybe gloves.

Just an fyi, as this next bit of info won't help you much but it's interesting: tournaments only allow 2 layers max to a player's on-field apparel and the total thickness of the layers combined cannot exceed a specific amount.  The reason is more layers means more chances the paintballs can bounce off instead of break, giving the player somewhat of an unfair advantage.

Answer 4

an extra layer would be good, especially in fall and winter,  not only because its cushion, but when cold, the paint balls hurt more (ouch.) but you typically wont want or need more than 2 layers

P.S. For guys, if you have a cup, wear it, now matter how uncomfortable it is, wear it, i was hit 3 times in the same day with a high powered paintball gun there, not fun.

Answer 5

It doesn't hurt dude. I guess if you're really worried you can just wear your camo and an extra layer of clothing underneath. But don't wear like a sweater underneath, just a t-shirt or something.

Answer 6

It does not hurt that much i wear a t shirt and camo pants but if u want to get more protection you can buy things like body armor, reds is a good company for that stuff. If you dont want to spend much money just wear a pair of jeans and 2 long sleeve shirts maybe a sweatshirt but that would make you hot