BDU Gloves, and Boots SUGGEST THEM TO ME
 

What are your basic or advance BDU gloves made of? Also someinfo on what type of gloves, and Boots I should be looking fo would be very helpful.

I, and a number of other players i have encountered like the Oakley SI gloves. Personally, i have replica versions, mostly because i can't justify spending like $75 on gloves in my first year. Maybe down the road.


http://www.polimil.co.uk/acatalog/94025889.jpg

Okay. does anyone sell bdu type of gloves in stores or malls? Or only at private stores/ off the internet?

Alot of players including myself use Mechanix brand gloves. Their completely awesome. Available locally probably too.

Gloves can be made of alot of things cotton, leather, spandex, nylon etc. Most usually have some additional material as well, nomex, kevlar, bits of plastic that cover the knuckles.

I enjoy these gloves made by blackhawk
http://www.blackhawk.com/product/Fur...,1047,1359.htm

Alot of other folks wear okaley combat gloves or just plain old mechanics light duty gloves.

I am not sure what you mean by "BDU" type.

As for airsoft gloves at walk in stores, You could try Mechanix gloves. I have seen a number of players with those, and i believe you might be able to find them at an auto-parts store

Lowes, home depot, Marks work warehouse, all sell mechanix gloves.. fraction of the cost 3 x the durability of "tactical gloves"

I use mechanix and love them, would not trade them for any other gloves.

got mine at canadian tire

I'm using nomex flight gloves. Just wanted something thinner for better dexterity. Haven't been too rough on them.

On a hot day, I love my grey Camelbak Vent gloves. They even go great with the ACU. Basically the same protection against bb's as Mechanix Originals, that is to say... not much.

Heard about them on MM, many moons ago:
http://militarymorons.com/equipment/gloves.html#newswms

Bought them here (though they are discontinued, you can still find them, and what savings!)

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/2...s-For-Men.html

I bought some at a milsurp store in edmonton, they are the hunting camo patter, made of some dense wool, and lightly padded on the knuckle area. I quite like them actually, until I get shot in the finger anyways.

Scottyfox, how are they holding up? They look like they'd be great when it's hot.
I like that they're short too. Shipping reasonable from Sierra?

All my gloves are from hardware/camping/outdoors/liquidation stores and they are almost as good quality for what is needed for airsoft.

If you really need some actual tactical gloves, look for a tactical or police/fire/EMS supply store in your city. Calgary has two of them and you can buy real military gloves and kevlar police gloves etc.

Honestly though, this is airsoft. Just go for some good gloves you find at Canadian Tire (Mechanix for example). If you want some imitation Oakleys or Nomex, you can find cloned military gloves from all the Chinese sites.

i have a pair of leather cadpat gloves i wear in the winter with a liner, but for most of my warmer weather play i run either full finger or fingerless dr.watson green/black work gloves. the mechanics brand is pretty much the same thing so you cant reall go wrong with them either i imagine. if its not cold all you really need to worry about is covering the color of your hands and just a little bit of padding for the unpleasant hand shot, IMO.

I've been using these since I started, they work very well and even if rough on them, still last a few years. I recently cut the fingers off mine just because I had too many blow outs and got fed up with sewing them every year.

And, this year I ran a pair of OD and black work gloves, padded knuckles and mesh back, got them for $26 at Mark's Work Wearhouse. Very nice gloves. Not shown on the website but can be found in stores. I need a large but only the XL fits me.

http://www2.marks.com/Products.asp?categoryID=69

Thanks everyone. Time to take a trip to hardware stores.

I haven't put them through a ton of wear but they survived the rainstorm at OP Deadfall with just a wash, pretty good quality for sure and the price was awesome.

Hmm I forget what shipping was but all said I was happy with the deal.

ordered my Oakley SI's online. Got the 2nd gen but they are still very nice. great investment and still fairly new after 18 months. I occasionally use them riding my mountain bike too.

I also use Mechanix gloves for wet weather games or when there's a lot of mud but they tend to be a little slippery on the guns.

woah, mechanix gloves are only $25 at homedepot.

gotta jump on this deal.

Skater grip tape applied in key locations fizes this. I have the stuff on both my MP5s and my M24, works great, looks cool.

Right now I'm using a set of "Watson Gloves" for cycling/work.

I got them for like $12.99 + tax or something at a hardware store (I'm sure Marks Work Wearhouse, Rona, and Home Depot carry them). Just get whatever you think looks badass from the hardware store and make sure that they're low profile and fit close to your hand otherwise your fingers might get pinched in the triggerguard when you're playing.

The light duties in grey and black are regular $15 at Canadian tire. Well at least that's what the price is here, I would expect that they were somewhat uniform across the country.

Chingyul, you can try my thin gloves from ehobby whenever you want. I prefer thicker for when my hands get shot with bbs!

I was thinking biking or baseball batting gloves, than i remembered destroying after a week of wearing them. than again they were cheap ones from zellers, and i was 8 or something and wore them everywhere

Mechanix
 

make about 15 different models of gloves

From very light .. to insulated work gloves

I have several pair.

, very light pair for hot weather wear.. just good to reduce abrasions in the field.. not really any good for anti BB protection

cost $15

a standard pair of general work gloves in OD green and Black.. these are my standard feild wear in temperate weather, good grip, fair impact resistance , good anti bb protection for field distance engagements

cost $20

an "armoured" pair with rubber reinforcements on the back of the hand, fingers and solid re-enforements over the finger tips .. very good for CQB , can take a contact shot with no issues. thse goves are made for masonary work where dropping a brick on your finger happens all the time..
These come in grey and black .. but they make a CB version

cost about $35

an insulated pair for cold weather play .. with a thin liner glove and a chemical hand warmer good to - 18

Cost about $30 + $15 for the liner


Got them all at Lowes

As long as I'm not spending over $40 on a pair of gloves, I'm one happy asian.

How about $39.50....come on...be a man...

I've tried a couple of different makes. Be sure to try them on. Several makes had either thin fingers, short thumbs or fit just right (but a medium would fit in one make and a large would fit in another).

Factor in that they're going to stretch a bit and loosen up...but some don't. I have a really beefy pair (look like mini hockey gloves with bumpers on the back) that are ultra protective...but are really stiff. I can shoot with them on...but I can't "feel" much. I've soaked them and oiled them and tried to work them in...but they're b*tches to wear.

I prefer a glove with a bit of a cuff...nice to keep the buggies off my wrists when playing in swampy areas. Some models have them, others don't.

I'd take a pair that I could try on and make sure that they fit over ordering the most elite tactical super-ninja pair that might not fit right.

One finger nail split to the quick will cure you of that .. it's protective equipment .. not an item to look for discounts on.. but that said.. carbon fiber knuckle inlays are not needed

but oh so welcomed when taking would be bleeders off the knuckles! :p

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My Airborne gloves, $5 at a liquidation store! :)

Okay got my balaclava now and the gloves, now I need help with Boots and Goggles

Well for Goggles, I can recommend ESS Profiles, they fit perfectly with a helmet (that is if your using one). And look great too :D
And of course we all know that ESS offers great protection to your eyes, as they issue their stuff to the US Army.

Just be aware you can't use those at a paintball Field.

The first game i went to, I showed up with ESS goggles, only to be told i had to rent shittty rental goggles :\

True that I guess it depends, how often I'll play with paint ball goggles

Btw I'm not wearing a helmet, just my skull balaclava.

It really doesn't matter how much you spend on the goggles, if they got a good review buy em, shoot them at point blank range a couple if times in different areas and if they hold up...then your good to go.

I did that with some Auto glasses I got for free from my teacher. perfect for shooting cans :D

Anyway and if your asking about protection from stray BB's, either get a helmet or some sort of hat "boonie, basball" Anything helps.

Make sure though, pick quality goggles. Nothing sucks more than a fucked up eye because of cheapness.
Go with ESS or Desert Locust (the real stuff not the China Shit) or Paintball goggles.

They don't sell ballistic or Airsoft verified goggles in store do they?

I wouldn't recommend buying goggles that aren't officially safety rated, Regardless of if they can take a few shots close up.

Why cheap out on something that could save your vision? It's a one time friggin' expense anyways and it's cheaper than eye surgery. Go by some full seal goggles and ignore the advice that auto glasses are fine. If they're ballistically safety rated and full seal you're good to go. Not all shots come from the front so full seal is definitely necessary.

Man up and get ESS goggles

Players in Southern Ontario should get a set of paintball goggles first and foremost. Paintball goggles are required at the paintball fields (which represent the majority of the play areas) available here, it doesn't matter if ballistics are better, paintball are required because paintball fields need us to use them for insurance purposes. If you want to get a second set of whatever for use elsewhere go ahead, but don't get anything else than paintball goggles first.

Paintball goggles are allowed everywhere, ballistics goggles are only allowed at non paintball fields and they're the minority.

I have the Proto Switch EL's, JT Spectra's and Bolle T800's.

The Proto's are full face where as the JT's I have only ever used just the goggle portion but use them 90% of the time. I have yet to use the T800's as most fields don't allow them but I got them for a great price. I have used a pair of polycarb shooting glasses for one game in the past. They limited the potential for a BB's to enter but fogged up pretty bad.

you bring up a good point.

BTW i was going to use my brothers snowboarding goggles BUT they are way to big and stick out too much, and the lense is a shiny reflective colouring like a mirror almost, so you could see your self pointing your gun at yourself probably.

And those goggles would probably just crack on the first shot.
Heres what I think, get a set of Paintball goggles, then for a semi "tacticool" loudout get the ESS, Desert Locust or Arena Flakjacks

Do they sell any in local stores?

here's some photos of the goggles. BY those were taking with my BlackBerry Bold 9700 coming to a local phone store near you soon ;)

Army Issue in Port Credit sells ESS goggles.

And as has been said, don't wear any goggles you cant shoot point blank and not see any damage. Be it spider webbing, chips or anything like that. The higher power gun the better. If it doesn't pass that then don't bother wearing them. ESS are rated for 12 gauge shotgun blasts so ESS is a very good choice.

Wow, BBs will go through snowboarding goggles like bullets through butter. They are super-thin, brittle, and not designed to stop anything but fluffy snow. You are underestimating the power behind a BB. A BB can shoot straight through lab goggles.

Don't wear snowboarding goggles. Don't wear anything you haven't tested by shooting point-blank first.

When you are wearing your balaclava, you will also most likely fog through your goggles to the point where you can't see unless you have a pair with good ventilation or even a fan solution.

When looking for an eye solution, look for an ANSI z87.1 rating. This is the minimum rating you should accept.

Even with that rating, do a test. There are fake products out there.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8285/wileyxfake.jpg

I wont forsure, they are all too fat and stick out. I will look into ballistic and paint ball goggles.

What about theses?

http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_inf...oducts_id=3696

http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_inf...oducts_id=3891

Dont knwo forsure if i'll buy from the site but I just want to know ingeneral if these goggles are okay?

Not up around Ottawa area, or Montreal area for that matter (if one ever goes to play there).

And, last I heard, paintball goggle ratings are flakey at best since a lot of PB goggles makers have to pay to get them fully rated, so they cheap out and only go for basic. Tactical goggles like the Bolles are rated much higher out of necessity.

If I ever show up at a field and get turned away because of my Bolle 800s, at least I know my eyes are better protected by them, and I'll just head home. Not worth risking my eyes because of what a paintball field requires me to wear (and considering most PB goggles don't fit my face well, leaving a LOT of open gaps where BBs can enter...............)

Will this pass at flagraiders?

Army of two mask? sold here?

http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=12026

As i posted earlier, The only thing that will pass at flagraiders are official Paintball goggles.

Just buy a set of JT goggles, They are cheap, fairly widely available, pass all of the safety tests.

Im going to KW surplus then, haha

In fact, Flagraiders has a store, Why not go there? im sure anything they sell will work on their field. As a few others have said, Don't cheap out on eye protection.

Never had the luxury of playing in Ottawa yet but I do play games in Montreal, for those occasions I do have better eye protection to use. Unfortunately down here though most of the games are hosted at paintball fields, thus the need for paintball goggles.

And the need to be good at cleaning paint off your gear :(

that place too......Egh last time I went to flag raiders the goggles smelt like a 45 year old world of warcraft player who hasnt seen a day of light or a shower since he got kicked out of high school. it was gross, Id rather smell a skunk than wear those things again. Worse thing of all they were wet so it soaked the smell into my hearwear

You talking about their rentals?

yea, those smell like balls, and fog like mad. Not that you can see through all the goggle scratches anyways.

What i was referring too is their retail store where they sell new equipment.

Ya, fair enough, to them a water balloon is more dangerous than a small solid plastic ball travelling at a higher velocity, so I won't argue with them or the insurance companies. I've played at a couple PB fields over the years, once near Ottawa, three times at Mirabel Paintball, non of them care what you wear for eye protection, as long as it'll withstand a BB. And we sign waivers for those that host the event, not with the field owner, so maybe that's the difference.

meant the flag raiders store, i'll go look for some this weekend

Wait what im i saying, I have 4 co workers who did competative paint ball (they were all sponsored and went to nationals) haha I'm sure they will have over 3 pairs each

That mask is really sweet...i like the whole skull jaw thing...anyways a good brand to use is Pyramex Rendezvous safety glasses. I use them in firefighting operations and vehical accidents. their cheap and damn near indestructable. I get my hands on boxes of about 10 for about 11 bucks a box, but i get them with a firefighter discount. online, their $5 per, and get cheaper in bulk. I go thru them really fast thanks to firefighting and general forgetfullness, but ive never been able to break the lenses themselves.

url is here: http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/reblfrblmile.html

i've got XSYSTEM gloves from canadian tire light not very good padding on the nuckels but only12$

lol CND SNIPER, love that name

looks like i just got a $80 or more values mask for free......haha score

Mechanix gloves on sale at CT right now. Medium and up.

well im sure you can pick some gloves from the ideas ppl have given you. as for footwear, it depends on how milsim you are. if your goin for a real tactical look then the original swat boot is an awesome choice. they are very comfortable and without a doubt a durrable boot(i wore 'em for 7 months overseas dismounted) If your not too picky about a soldier look then a high end breathable hiker would give excelent performance as well.Both would run around a hundred bucks each.