Paintball.

[eljimmy]

Do any of you play? Had a nice outing last week and at 48 I can still hang in there. Now, I can definitely lose some weight which would make things better out in the field so I'm going to try to drop some weight. Just wondered if anyone on here plays.

 

[AJL67]

Only when i was much much much younger before all this newfangled gear. For dropping a few pounds I would suggest Keto to start and then modify once you lose the weight, worked for a few people here and I think @AppalachianPipe92 had success as well. Good luck!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Didn't realize it was still a thing. Haven't done it since the early '90s.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Last time was with Boy Scout troop outing. Not really a fan of the "game".

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I only did paintball once, many years ago with my brothers and their kids. We went up against a local team in Long Island that had their own gear (we had rentals) and did okay. It was a lot of fun, but we were all so bruised afterward.

 

[username]

Used to play out in the desert at a abaonded cement plant with a group of internet friends. Till the place we played out got bought and they stayed padlocking the gate and put up no trespassing signs everywhere. It was fun. It's just to expensive to play at the local paintball field IMHO.

 

[captainsousie]

More of an airsoft fan myself. Never tried paintball as mom forbid it and when I moved out, it was too expensive.

 

[RookieGuy80]

I tried a few times with my cousins. They were very into it. It was very shortly after I got back from war and the idea of running around the woods shooting people seemed a little uncomfortable for me. I did leave my cousins a little gift though. The army field manual on small group maneuvers, or the handbook on how to set up ambushes.

 

[eljimmy]

Only when i was much much much younger before all this newfangled gear. For dropping a few pounds I would suggest Keto to start and then modify once you lose the weight, worked for a few people here and I think @AppalachianPipe92 had success as well. Good luck!

Thanks for the tip!

 

[eljimmy]

I tried a few times with my cousins. They were very into it. It was very shortly after I got back from war and the idea of running around the woods shooting people seemed a little uncomfortable for me. I did leave my cousins a little gift though. The army field manual on small group maneuvers, or the handbook on how to set up ambushes.

I could see why that made you uncomfortable.

 

[eljimmy]

More of an airsoft fan myself. Never tried paintball as mom forbid it and when I moved out, it was too expensive.

Yeah, it's still not a cheap activity. Last weekend I got lucky, it was a company sponsored event that my friend invited me to and it was all free.

 

[eljimmy]

Used to play out in the desert at a abaonded cement plant with a group of internet friends. Till the place we played out got bought and they stayed padlocking the gate and put up no trespassing signs everywhere. It was fun. It's just to expensive to play at the local paintball field IMHO.

Damn, that sounds like fun. Always wanted to find a empty facility to play at.

 

[eljimmy]

I only did paintball once, many years ago with my brothers and their kids. We went up against a local team in Long Island that had their own gear (we had rentals) and did okay. It was a lot of fun, but we were all so bruised afterward.

Ah yes, good ol welts for a few days as a reminder of the fun had. Hahaha!

 

[eljimmy]

Didn't realize it was still a thing. Haven't done it since the early '90s.

Still a thing. I actually do freelance work for one of the top gear companies in the game. They seem to do well

 

[kcghost]

I looked like a young person's game by the time I had any interest in it.

 

[eljimmy]

I looked like a young person's game by the time I had any interest in it.

Don't know your age but there was a 75 year old on the field with us last weekend.

 

[Peter Turbo]

Was a hardcore player in the early 2000s, attended a lot of 3 man tournaments here in the north east. Played in some big games at West Point Academy and at that big paintball place in PA that I forget the name of. No idea if its even still there. Used to play almost every weekend back then.

Still have my old markers and gear but havent seriously played since 2006. I just shoot real guns instead now.

 

[BingBong]

Nearest I ever got was firing practice Energa grenades from a 7.62 SLR, in 1971 or something.

 

[eljimmy]

Was a hardcore player in the early 2000s, attended a lot of 3 man tournaments here in the north east. Played in some big games at West Point Academy and at that big paintball place in PA that I forget the name of. No idea if its even still there. Used to play almost every weekend back then.

Still have my old markers and gear but havent seriously played since 2006. I just shoot real guns instead now.

You lived the glory days of paintball. I was seriously into the sport back then as well. Now I'm curious as to what markers you still have.

 

[warren]

I used to do something like "paintball" but, it was much more serious. I don't even hunt game with a firearm any longer, just no interest. I suppose it's a not unreasonable hobby though.