playing in the winter??
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Topic: playing in the winter??
Posted By: heavymetal99
Subject: playing in the winter??
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 10:18am
| winter is coming and i would like to know if u can play paintball in the winter. i was talking to my mother the other day, she is a teacher and some of her students r sponserd by some company in paintball, and they say because of something with the c02 tanks you cant play in the winter, so can u or not? |
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Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 10:24am
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You can, but c02 will give you hell. Nitro works great in the winter.
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Posted By: gumball
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 11:08am
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there is no point of playing with co2 in winter, hpa will do the job perfectly ------------- if it moves it becomes a target. Tippmann A5 E-grip smartparts all american hpa fund: £12.50/150 |
Posted By: tippmann_boy_23
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 12:47pm
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i live in minnesota and last friday i played in the snow. i used a lot of c02. you can play in the winter you just have to use more co2 and warm your gun up often. ------------- play to live , live to play |
Posted By: reincarnation14
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 1:54pm
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I have never played in the winter, what if you just put a sock over your tank, will that work lol ------------- Diablo Mongoose 2 18in CP Barrel adjustdable feedneck FAPM-Formers Againts Pope Mobile The South WILL Rise Again |
Posted By: sig2206.A-5
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 4:21pm
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Yes! Paintball is ausgetzichtnet(awsome) in the winter. But co2 will give you crap.... use air or nitro. ------------- naughtydogs jr www.naughtydogs.us - www.naughtydogs.us www.aggsauce.com - www.aggsauce.com |
Posted By: jjclown23
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 7:03pm
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yeah never play in the winter with co2.. ------------- A-5 Response Trigger DOP Blade Trigger Polished Internals X-Chamber Custom Paint 14" J&J |
Posted By: f@ll3n 5nip3r
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 7:05pm
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i say never play with c02(unless u have to like me) haha(i only have to use c02 until christmas) ------------- anti: flatline egg 2 fender guitars cyclone xbox live gamertag:fall3n 5nip3r steam tag:fallen sniper ADD ME!!! "SO I bought an Angel, How the hell do I shoot it.." -jmac3 |
Posted By: squeak101
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 7:39pm
http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSzeb028"> c02 works in winter if you get a wool cover at least it works for me.http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb047_ZSzeb028"> |
Posted By: squeak101
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 7:46pm
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http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSzeb028"> (does'nt any-body reply or type after a statement)!!!!! |
HELLOPosted By: squeak101
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 7:50pm
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this message is to jj clown 23 do you know if any body types more than 1 reply |
Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 7:51pm
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co2 will work ok if your tank is warm at first. but when the tank gets cold, liquid co2 can barely turn into gas, and youll have to cock it each time. if you use a remote, with a small heat source within a sealed off encloseure with the tank, it should work. but dont let it get too hot in there. ------------- 
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Posted By: squeak101
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 7:57pm
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http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSzeb028"> finaly somone else gets online ------ hello trigger happy i know a smiley that fits your screen name |
Posted By: Pimpsta98c
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 9:13pm
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stop typing so much. ------------- Matrix Hyper 2 reg Proto barrel and grips Tadao M5 WGP uni CCM Feedneck |
Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 10:34pm
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Why are you posting those smileys? ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: jjclown23
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 10:36pm
Looks like his mother dropped him to much as a child....  ------------- A-5 Response Trigger DOP Blade Trigger Polished Internals X-Chamber Custom Paint 14" J&J |
Posted By: DrunkDriver
Date Posted: 27 November 2004 at 11:42pm
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Co2 will give you troble beyond your greatest imagination in winter. However, you can do a few things to make winter play a little more worthwhile. First of all, if you want to solve the problem foreveryou can buy a HPA tank. http://www.FirstCallPaintball.com - www.FirstCallPaintball.com is having a great deal on this HPA tank. http://www.firstcallpaintball.com/detail.aspx?ID=1436 - http://www.firstcallpaintball.com/detail.aspx?ID=1436 If you buy it before sunday night you can get free shipping, or if you spend more then $200(not including paintballs) shipping is also free. If you do not have the money or do not want to buy a HPA tank you can do a few things to try and warm up the co2 so it can expand into a gas from a liquid. If you get a remote line and run it under your jack your body heat will warm the co2 through the remote and let it expand into a gas. If you do not want to by a remote you can buy a few handwarmers and duct tape them to your tank. Then you can put a sock or a winter hat around it and keep it on with a belt, rubber band, more tape, or what ever you want. ------------- http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=260991706090alb8rs.jpg"> 
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Posted By: -PREDATOR-
Date Posted: 28 November 2004 at 8:08pm
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will a c02 cover work? and your saying a remote line helps right? ------------- WHOEVER *reb* IS WHY WOULD YOU THINK I HAVE AN OVERSIZED SIG!?!?!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!THIS FORUM HAS THE WORST MODS EVER!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 28 November 2004 at 8:48pm
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anything that will keep the tank above 40 degrees will work. under 40 degrees it can not turn into gas. but if you somehow keep the tank above that temperature (hand heat pads, or any insulation on the tank) your gun should be useable. i wouldnt put those handwarmers directly on your tank. they can heat up well over 130 degrees, which is very unsafe. get some kind of pouch for your tank in with a remote, and put the heat on the inner top of it to ensure no overheating.
just a remote alone does not mean the problem is solved. its all in the tank's inner temperature. |
Posted By: poamike
Date Posted: 28 November 2004 at 8:51pm
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slap a propane tank on and go play in the woods with a cigar screaming "game on, lozers" You will never have trople with cold again ------------- I need to read the rules on sig and avatar sizes. |
Posted By: Pimpsta98c
Date Posted: 28 November 2004 at 8:55pm
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poamike wrote:Posted By: ekeboo
Date Posted: 28 November 2004 at 11:50pm
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or you can run on liquid which is harsh on your o rings but it works. visit docsmachine the web site he give you a good summary. -------------  
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Posted By: paintdad
Date Posted: 29 November 2004 at 1:05am
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If you want to play in the winter the best advice I can give you is to keep your balls warm (always a good idea)and (if you can't afford HPA) get an expansion chamber. Cold weather is the only time an expansion chamber is any use at all.It gives the co2 more time and space to turn from liquid to gas. I've played in temperatures down to 17o F. and had very litle trouble. I use Polar Ice balls for winter play. Don't let people discourage you, playing in the snow is awesome. ------------- No need to point out the perfectly obvious, the merely obvious will do. |
Posted By: Menohl
Date Posted: 29 November 2004 at 9:51am
A neoprene cover can help slightly, and i've seen players put socks over their tanks and put hand warmers in the socks, i've also seen people put those 9v battery heater socks on their tanks as well... These can make a small difference depending on the outside temp, but ultimatly CO2 use in very cold temps is not going to be great... You will find that not shooting as fast, or as much is what you need to do, or else you risk freezing up your gas line and valve. HPA or Nitro is obviously the best option in very cold temps. ------------- 
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