Starting up paintballing so what i need?
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First thing you should think of buying is a mask. Your mask is your eyesight so its not something you want to cheap out on. If you don't want to pay for a new one, just buy a second hand one off the forums and get a nice deal. 
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Padding can vary from about £10-15 if you buy them second hand from here, or £20-35 brand new, obs the more expensive the better in most cases, and they are usually of a high quality.
Jerseys can vary in price, from about £8-15 second hand on here to £10upwards to about 50 i think, more you spend the more features you will get in the jersey, like padding, mesh vents on the underarms.
Playing pants range from about £20-90 brand new, same about the features apply from the jerseys above. get playing pants with absolutly shed loads of stiching around the knees!
Above post is right, u should get some goggles first. Prices start from £15 second hand to £40 for a decent one brand new. I would personally recomend the V-Force profilers, as there awesome for the price, gone are the days the rental masks used to steam up for you
Padding can vary from about £10-15 if you buy them second hand from here, or £20-35 brand new, obs the more expensive the better in most cases, and they are usually of a high quality.
Jerseys can vary in price, from about £8-15 second hand on here to £10upwards to about 50 i think, more you spend the more features you will get in the jersey, like padding, mesh vents on the underarms.
Playing pants range from about £20-90 brand new, same about the features apply from the jerseys above. get playing pants with absolutly shed loads of stiching around the knees!
Above post is right, u should get some goggles first. Prices start from £15 second hand to £40 for a decent one brand new. I would personally recomend the V-Force profilers, as there awesome for the price, gone are the days the rental masks used to steam up for you
just have a look through the for sale section, you can compare prices, and more importantly, if you are not sure of what you are buying, you can look for someone local to you, so you can see it/ try it on....
(More precisely - Unless buying a new mask get a new lens)
First thing realy is to make sure you play and look around at what everyone else has and you can ask for a look and advice. If you play at a normal site you can rent all you need for the day. Even if you go to a walkon you can rent for the day, (but call first to make sure if it is an exclusive walkon day)
Regarding what to wear, start with comfortable clothes - loose top and bottoms. If you go to a normal punter site they will supply camouflage overalls. Wear something light and loose to go on underneath. Bring a change of clothes for the way home. I prefer not to wear the overalls so would always haev my own gear. It can be camouflage or just your average clothes as long as you odn't mind running around, getting shot in them and possibly falling over and ripping them.
Think of your footwear - are you going to run around everywhere, dodge back and forth or hide and sneak? Trainers are fine.
The rental gear you want for the day are mask, marker, hopper, air, paint pods and a pod belt to carry them. Plus you will need some cash for paint.
When ready to buy a decent mask is what you need to look for first. They can be cheap or expensive. Sites often to have for sale the cheap VForce rental goggles. They are decent and cheap, with the benefit of you having a nice new pair of your own goggles on your first day out.
The second thing to think of buying is your marker. First try to check out what everyone else has, then think of what type of paintball you want to play. Don't blow all your money on the first marker you see, and look at the classifieds for a second hand bargain.
Of course you will need air (or CO2) The option will be dictated by what the sites you intend to play out supply. Air is preferable.
You can spend £150 on a good 4500psi air system, but for starters a £40 steel 3000psi bottle will do you fine. Ask at the site when you are there for the first day and they even might sell you one if they have new ones in stock. It's also possible to bring your own marker and rent/borrow a bottle from the site before you buy one if you decide not to bother with the 3000 at first. (Note you cannot always get 4500 fills, normal games don't last long enough to drain a 3000 bottle - so I recommend leaving the 4500 bottles for a later buy)
Somewhere along the way get a reasonable electric hopper*, pods and a pod belt. (* Unless your choice of marker makes the choice for you, e.g. an A5/X7 cyclone fed marker requires a different type of hopper which comes with the marker!)
Fingerless gloves are useful too.
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heres a padded top: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/xView.asp?img=OverloadJersey.jpg
general padding: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/eStore.asp?show=catSub&sC2=55
jersys: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/eStore.asp?show=catSub&sC2=57
pants: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/eStore.asp?show=catSub&sC2=58
planet eclipse is expensive but its also the best stuff you can get!
i would recomend just getting a cheep 2nd hand jersy and pare of pants from the forums thow
hope i helped
heres a padded top: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/xView.asp?img=OverloadJersey.jpg
general padding: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/eStore.asp?show=catSub&sC2=55
jersys: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/eStore.asp?show=catSub&sC2=57
pants: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/eStore.asp?show=catSub&sC2=58
planet eclipse is expensive but its also the best stuff you can get!
i would recomend just getting a cheep 2nd hand jersy and pare of pants from the forums thow
hope i helped
luke if you live in birmingham why not pop up to bassetts pole as they have a new shop section open they sell bt guns tiberius angels and all the gear you will need including jerseys padding pants gloves air or c02 bottles and lots of advice hope this helps mate