@ngel
04-06-2006, 01:05 PM
I always try to get new players into our great sport of paintball, and a lot of them ask what they should buy with their marker (other than the obvious hopper, tank, etc) and to help out anyone who doesnt have their own field kit/tool kit I thought Id post what IMO you should have with you for a day of paintball, or even for home repair.
For starters you should have a sturdy box with different holding spaces. Toolboxes and fishing tackle boxes are popular and practicle for this. You should get a decent sized box so that you can have room for any larger items such as spare parts.
A basic kit should include the following:
1. A compelete set of allen wrenches, standard and metric. I reccomend Bondhus brand Ballpoints. You do not want to get caught without the right wrench and end up stripping screws.
2. At least 3 phillips and 3 flat head screw drivers of various sizes. You will probably want long thin ones in order to get into small places ex: the screws on a halo shell.
3. A leatherman/Multitool (http://www.all-leatherman-4-less.com/detail_leatherman_pst2.html). These are incredibaly useful because they have many tools such as pliers, a knife, files, small thin rods, etc. I use mine mainly as a pair of sturdy pliers.
4. Wire cutters/strippers. Wire cutters are good for cutting macro lines, and if you have a cocker, cutting front block hoses.
5. Needle Nose Pliers. These are good for those small parts you need to get off without the use of excessive force. A pair with rubber tips are espically good for extra grip.
6. O-Rings. You should keep a few o-rings for each of your guns and at least 5 tank O-rings, espcially if playing in cold weather or using co2.
7. *Loctite and teflon. Loctite is a thread sealent that is good for holding things together or preventing leaks, it is also stronger than teflon tape but harder to remove. Preferably keep both blue and red loctite because red is sometimes stronger than you need. Teflon (also known as plumbers tape). can be used as well as loctite as a thread sealent.
8. Spare Macro Line Hoses. You should always have a spare macro line inscase you need to replace the one you have, and often at times you cut a macro to the wrong size. Also if you have a cocker keep spare front block hoses, those things break like guitar strings. You may also want to keep a spare gas block/bottom line (which ever you want to call it). Along with this you should keep spare macro fittings/elbows
9. Spare parts for your marker(s). You should have a healthy supply of commonly broken parts for each of your markers.
10. Cleaning supplys and oils. I suggest keeping a can of Plexxus for mask cleaning, and some luv juice oil and smart parts dow grease. Q-Tips are good for those hard to reach places. And if you can get your hands on them, the anti-static fabric used in photo labs is excellent as a cleaner because fuzz and such will not stick to it and then be smothered on your marker, it is also very soft and good for polishing, do not use with any oils or sprays though because they will ruin the cloth.
11. A pen. you never know when a pen will come in handy.
12. Spare battieries and or battery charger. keep some 9vts and AAs
13. Duct tape. Its jesus on a roll. Camo by choice of mavrickman, or there is the classic silver.
14. strap wrench. those things work magic
If you want some anti-static fabric and do not have access to it, contact me and I can mail you some. Im a photo tech at a CVS and we keep the stuff around like toilet paper. I may have to charge though depending on the quantities.
These are just some items I felt were basic to the sport of paintball. If anyone has anything to add please do.
Its a bit messy but its what I use
http://c.myspace.com/Groups/00012/68/53/12473586_l.jpg
http://c.myspace.com/Groups/00012/59/53/12473595_l.jpg
In no way am I suggesting that anyone here is a noob, and that they do not know what they should have with them. But I do know that when I started out no one ever told me what to bring and I was caught is some deep s**** sometimes. I have this post on a few other places and I thought it was relevent to post it here on AOG as well.
*To remove loctite the easiest way is to use a soldering iron and touch it to the head of the screw or part you are trying to remove. Be sure to use a non metal wrench to remove the part because the heat will travel through the metal.
For starters you should have a sturdy box with different holding spaces. Toolboxes and fishing tackle boxes are popular and practicle for this. You should get a decent sized box so that you can have room for any larger items such as spare parts.
A basic kit should include the following:
1. A compelete set of allen wrenches, standard and metric. I reccomend Bondhus brand Ballpoints. You do not want to get caught without the right wrench and end up stripping screws.
2. At least 3 phillips and 3 flat head screw drivers of various sizes. You will probably want long thin ones in order to get into small places ex: the screws on a halo shell.
3. A leatherman/Multitool (http://www.all-leatherman-4-less.com/detail_leatherman_pst2.html). These are incredibaly useful because they have many tools such as pliers, a knife, files, small thin rods, etc. I use mine mainly as a pair of sturdy pliers.
4. Wire cutters/strippers. Wire cutters are good for cutting macro lines, and if you have a cocker, cutting front block hoses.
5. Needle Nose Pliers. These are good for those small parts you need to get off without the use of excessive force. A pair with rubber tips are espically good for extra grip.
6. O-Rings. You should keep a few o-rings for each of your guns and at least 5 tank O-rings, espcially if playing in cold weather or using co2.
7. *Loctite and teflon. Loctite is a thread sealent that is good for holding things together or preventing leaks, it is also stronger than teflon tape but harder to remove. Preferably keep both blue and red loctite because red is sometimes stronger than you need. Teflon (also known as plumbers tape). can be used as well as loctite as a thread sealent.
8. Spare Macro Line Hoses. You should always have a spare macro line inscase you need to replace the one you have, and often at times you cut a macro to the wrong size. Also if you have a cocker keep spare front block hoses, those things break like guitar strings. You may also want to keep a spare gas block/bottom line (which ever you want to call it). Along with this you should keep spare macro fittings/elbows
9. Spare parts for your marker(s). You should have a healthy supply of commonly broken parts for each of your markers.
10. Cleaning supplys and oils. I suggest keeping a can of Plexxus for mask cleaning, and some luv juice oil and smart parts dow grease. Q-Tips are good for those hard to reach places. And if you can get your hands on them, the anti-static fabric used in photo labs is excellent as a cleaner because fuzz and such will not stick to it and then be smothered on your marker, it is also very soft and good for polishing, do not use with any oils or sprays though because they will ruin the cloth.
11. A pen. you never know when a pen will come in handy.
12. Spare battieries and or battery charger. keep some 9vts and AAs
13. Duct tape. Its jesus on a roll. Camo by choice of mavrickman, or there is the classic silver.
14. strap wrench. those things work magic
If you want some anti-static fabric and do not have access to it, contact me and I can mail you some. Im a photo tech at a CVS and we keep the stuff around like toilet paper. I may have to charge though depending on the quantities.
These are just some items I felt were basic to the sport of paintball. If anyone has anything to add please do.
Its a bit messy but its what I use
http://c.myspace.com/Groups/00012/68/53/12473586_l.jpg
http://c.myspace.com/Groups/00012/59/53/12473595_l.jpg
In no way am I suggesting that anyone here is a noob, and that they do not know what they should have with them. But I do know that when I started out no one ever told me what to bring and I was caught is some deep s**** sometimes. I have this post on a few other places and I thought it was relevent to post it here on AOG as well.
*To remove loctite the easiest way is to use a soldering iron and touch it to the head of the screw or part you are trying to remove. Be sure to use a non metal wrench to remove the part because the heat will travel through the metal.