Old equipment you wish they still made

[ford]

Egg timers you buy from RadioShack to clip to your mask's strap to keep track of game time =P

Every so often I wish I could pick up a J&J Ceramic barrel with that old school grayish brown color and the minimal porting.

JT sock hats

[M98punk]

Micromags and microcockers... love them both. Hate that I had to sell my Micromag R/T, that marker was my dream in HS and perfect for me in college and beyond. I actually can’t remember what markers I have left, after I had to let baby go I boxed everything up and put it in my crawl space, been almost 10 years. I had some other cool stuff now that I’m back on MCB think I had a 98 STO project almost working (or working) a Vaporized B2K or a BL Defiant, and a project Blazer that I thought I got working. I might have had to sell them all or I might have just sold the Micromag.

oh and the Ronin Gear 3+2 Stealth Pack, could hold 2 squeegees, pods, and my car keys!

[Bleeds]

Spec Ops 5 gallon bucket tote. NW quick release ASAs. Externally adjustable tank regs.

[glaman5266]

It will work on anything that can take a standard bottle.

[CheapChi]

I appreciate the effort but believe these are not compatible with my Line SI Bushmaster. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

[glaman5266]

Oh, I know it. The LV1 is like butter. But that damned AT pipe, lol. That's why I went for the Etek 5 instead.

[glaman5266]

Grendel Well, technically they haven't been made for at least a little while... Says "sold out".

[dstud2000]

Availability of marker parts and accessories in every color under the sun. More than just 2 or 3 brands of soft goods, sure those brands have multiple styles but they are still fairly monotonous compared to late mid 90s through 2010. Individual companies that were being innovative and competitive instead of these large conglomerates. Revy hoppers with all the different color shells.


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[dstud2000]

JT Pro and Tournament cleats. They were just enough of a blend between a hiker/cleat/boot that they were great for just about any type of paintball game you did, speedball to woods and anything in between.


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[Grendel]

ICD (formally Line SI)

http://www.indiancreekdesigninc.com/...-lever-changer

[CheapChi]

Line SI self adjusting 12g lever changer

[Flounder]

FatBoy Pods

[gabe]

Agreed. While I've never shot a G6R I shot my buddy's LV1 a couple years ago and that inspired me to pick up an Etek 5. It's basically an older Ego in a LV1 body. Super reliable & shoots well. Minimal bells & whistles to get in the way too. The sound signature is the only thing I don't care for. But considering how nice the marker is I can live with that. Though it doesn't have quite the character of an autococker it's got more character than most spoolers out there IMO.

Amen to that. I went through the mental gymnastics of saying "all new guns are the same" for so long until I tried a friend's LV1.1 at the field a few months ago and I'm converted. The Etek is a great gun and super reliable but damn, the LV takes it to the next level with the super soft shot quality. Feels mechanical like a poppet but smooth like a spool.

People might no believe it based on the evolution of the spool valve guns but no doubt paintball technology is moving forward, mainly driven by Planet Eclipse.

[glaman5266]

Try and LV1 or G6r for character. I agree the Luxes/CS/ShockerXLS/DSR all look and shoot relatively the same but the new generation poppets have a very distinct character. I'd even argue that if you're just looking at the mainstream you're missing out on a lot. There's tons of new 'cockers out now as well as some side manufacturers like Macdev doing cool things.

Agreed. While I've never shot a G6R I shot my buddy's LV1 a couple years ago and that inspired me to pick up an Etek 5. It's basically an older Ego in a LV1 body. Super reliable & shoots well. Minimal bells & whistles to get in the way too. The sound signature is the only thing I don't care for. But considering how nice the marker is I can live with that. Though it doesn't have quite the character of an autococker it's got more character than most spoolers out there IMO.

[caylegeorge]

That's right, now I remember there were some turtle packs that were a bit more modern - Some had like neoprene small flaps covering the pod ends. Those were sweet!