I think good noob questions

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   Just bought a new A-5 stock and plan on using it that way for a bit to see 

what I want to add, however I do need an air setup.

CO2 is obvisouly the cheap easy, but it seems if I invest in a CO2 tank for 

the short term, then I need to either just dump them later or buy into 

Palmer Reg and vert alignment, etc. And by the time I've made CO2 a 

good performer, I would have been better off getting HPA right off the 

bat. Is this a fair statemet?

Also, I'm a woods style player. And when I go to fields in my area they 

require you to use their paint. No big deal, but that seems to make the 

Flatline a bad investment since you can't guarantee good paint to make it 

perform like it can. Is this a valid statement or am I just spending too 

much time on the web? Seems like a quality one-piece that can eat 

anything is better here.

Finally, I'll tell you what I plan on getting and you can tell me if I'm on the 

right track or making a noobish error. I THINK off-air sounds the best, 

but I will play stock for a little to see if a drop-down would be better. But 

if I get a low end HPA tank (PMI - $70ish range) can I avoid the Palmer 

Reg cost for now? I guess I'm not sure what else is required to run HPA on 

the A-5, do I need a Reg so I don't damage the marker? No store here, so 

I'm at the mercy of the internet. I also don't want to clutter the marker 

with upgrades.

Next buy guesses:

A Lapco or like barrel followed by the air location setup, on or off, etc. 

And on that note, is the drop forward that Specialops uses for their 

Dagger availble anywhere off that marker? I like the position of the tank 

pointing forward.