Went to play paintball at Mudtrekker in Sg. Buloh, with a group I got to know from some forums.
Mudtrekkers has a decent but small obstacle skirmish section, with some structures along one side for a more 'urban' playstyle. The biggest play area is the forest adjacent to this area though, which is fun but even more tiring to move around in due to the lack of relatively comfortable cover.
There were alot of hardcore players replete with camo combat fatigues and boots, facemasks and tac helmets, customised markers and some even had walkie talkies.
Which brings me to the house-rental equipment. The house markers aren't very well maintained. At all. On the first round, after taking a couple of shots the gas tank started leaking and white gas whooshed out of my marker.
In 3 out of 5 times, the markers I got couldn't fire and I had to get a marshal to fiddle with it, while the game was going on and it wasn't just me either.
They also kept jamming during the jungle run, which thankfully was remedied by pulling the rear bolt, but still annoying when you're in the middle of gunning down an opponent.
On to other gear, I'm reminded yet again why I should get some basic gear for it. House-rented masks STINK. They don't really wash the masks with soap or anything to sterilise them, resulting in a gag-inducing odour (from the sponge around the goggles). It doesn't help when you start sweating and the mask's lens starts fogging up badly.
The solution to this is to wear a balaclava under the mask, which will cut out at least some of the smell and reduces the fogging up problem. Of course its always better to buy a mask instead of renting the house mask.
Also, wear long sleeve shirts unless you want to get some nice 'kari kai' on your arms.
Mudtrekkers has a decent but small obstacle skirmish section, with some structures along one side for a more 'urban' playstyle. The biggest play area is the forest adjacent to this area though, which is fun but even more tiring to move around in due to the lack of relatively comfortable cover.
There were alot of hardcore players replete with camo combat fatigues and boots, facemasks and tac helmets, customised markers and some even had walkie talkies.
Which brings me to the house-rental equipment. The house markers aren't very well maintained. At all. On the first round, after taking a couple of shots the gas tank started leaking and white gas whooshed out of my marker.
In 3 out of 5 times, the markers I got couldn't fire and I had to get a marshal to fiddle with it, while the game was going on and it wasn't just me either.
They also kept jamming during the jungle run, which thankfully was remedied by pulling the rear bolt, but still annoying when you're in the middle of gunning down an opponent.
On to other gear, I'm reminded yet again why I should get some basic gear for it. House-rented masks STINK. They don't really wash the masks with soap or anything to sterilise them, resulting in a gag-inducing odour (from the sponge around the goggles). It doesn't help when you start sweating and the mask's lens starts fogging up badly.
The solution to this is to wear a balaclava under the mask, which will cut out at least some of the smell and reduces the fogging up problem. Of course its always better to buy a mask instead of renting the house mask.
Also, wear long sleeve shirts unless you want to get some nice 'kari kai' on your arms.
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