What to Carry in Your Paintball Gear Bag

Video Transcript

"Hello! This is Rob Rubin and you're watching Expert Village. When you go to the paintball field you might see a lot of guys with a big honking gear bags like this one. You're probably wondering what in the world could they be carrying in such a big bag like this. Well, I can't speak for everybody else, but let me show you what's in mine. Now, let me reassure you, everything you see on this table actually fit into the main compartment of this bag. A lot of this stuff is just backup for things that I expect to either sweat through or possibly can break or fog up or whatever. That's why I have 2 pairs of goggles, several pairs of gloves, head wraps, hats, several pads. I have a backup paintball marker, my 2 air bottles, my paintball boots, and of course, water bottle. Can't go wrong with a water bottle. This particular model also has several pockets on the inside where you can hold a lot of tools that you're going to need to maintain your gear throughout the day. Things like your multi tool. You have your Allen wrench kit, you have your lubricants for you paintball markers. You can put your squeegees in there, your sprint kits, screwdrivers, O rings. You can never have enough O rings, and of course, the first aid kit. Not really maintenance for your paintball marker, but you know good to have anyway. One thing to notice is that a lot of the tools that I try to use compact. A lot of tools in a small package. You want to do this especially if you're going to be traveling with your gear, because if you can fit more in less space that's a good thing. A lot of the gear bags in the market now come with a secondary compartment underneath the main compartment. You can carry even more stuff under here. In my case, I have my vest, I have a spare set of pods. I have a spare set of clothing in order to drive home. You might not think much of it, but having dry cloths to go home in, especially if you're playing on a really muddy day is a great thing. Now, of course you don't need a big honking gear bag like this. If you want to just carry the essentials you can carry that in backpack with your paintball marker and everything's good to go. But for me, I'm a pack person. I always lover over packing, and this is the best way to do that."