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[martix_agent]

I've lost maybe 5 pods in all the years i've played and i never put them back into my pack.

How are people loosing so many pods?

[Deathwish_DW]

Originally Posted by Schmitti

And why bother trying to get pods back in your pack/harness... shove them down the neck of your shirt and let them rid above your pack belt inside your shirt. Quick and dirty, but it works if you are in a hurry.

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You're a genius.

[BLachance75]

Originally Posted by martix_agent

I've lost maybe 5 pods in all the years i've played and i never put them back into my pack.

How are people loosing so many pods?

Big fields and people can't remember where they dropped pods, other people pick them up before we get back to them, they get stepped on/shot and break.

If there are 5 people sharing pods and everybody is carrying 4-6 pods you have a lot of pods out on the field at a time. Not all of them get used each game but there have been times where they have been. Hench buying $1 pods.

[leathalh]

Believe it or not, GxG pods are great. They are what was recommended by the guys at Hustle. They are cheap, I have been running em for 2 years and never lost a pod of paint while pulling the velcro or yanking it out of the pack. the lids pop great with a strong spring and they seal really tight. Blows the empire's I got with my pod pack out of the water.

[aresfiend]

I wear the pods the regular way, and if I had my way I'd be using only Proto Alpha pods. They are simply amazing, seeing as they're high capacity, the lid will stay shut regularly, the tab won't snag when you're pulling it out, and best of all they open on command.

Although, I don't worry about putting my pods back into my pack since I almost exclusively play airball.

[HyperU2]

I always wear the caps up if I've got pods in my elastic loops on the pack, which is rare. If I'm out for a woods game I've always found it simple enough to just rotate the pack around to the front of my body if necessary to place an empty pod into it.

[OSG Paintball]

Originally Posted by BLachance75

I was using a horizantal pack for a while. I recently switch to a Dye Assult pack and like it.

As far as pods go, I love the Fat Boy pods. I don't put pods back in my pack, I just drop them on the field then go pick them up. Because of that I don't buy expensive pods, Dye Locklids. Between my friends and I we probably lose or break about 5 pods in a day of play. It is a lot easier to take a $5 than a $25 hit.

+1 for fat boy pods! I've used those foreeveeer. As far as losing pods goes, if it's a normal walk on day throw them at the ref. That's what everyone does to us now. We pick them up for you. Larger games well...that's a whole different animal.

To answer the question...no unless it's in the loops on the outside of the designated pod bays. Putting pods into an inverted pack the wrong way will probably double your chance of paint going everywhere. Combine that with cheap pods...well...you can figure it out.

[JLuke]

Originally Posted by martix_agent

I sometimes place the lids facing up, in the elastic loops; more so when i'm playing non-competitively or at a scenario.

If you're having issues with the velcro tabs falling open, or pods not opening right, it means you should change packs or pods.

I used to do that forever, until i found out what that tiny loop on the end of those eleastic loops was for, here's a hint, its not only for helping you pull the loop open.

[HyperU2]

Yeah those loops are nice, do they work? My pack predates them.

[Nobody]

every time i load up a pack, i always face the pods so that the open side won't catch on another pod. but most importantly, i always make sure that the pods are closed.

i do laugh at people who wear their packs upside down. sorry, you look funny to me.

i've never dropped a pod. i've had had them open on me, but i've felt the dropping paint and switched from the pod i was grabbing to the opened one.