to take a load of 12/13 year olds paintballing? is it safe?

[freeandhappy]

i've booked and paid for it. now i've heard that you get terrible bruises from the paintballs does anyone have any experience of this?

[freeandhappy]

Thanks all. Will report back tomorrow eve.

[Blu]

Some places divide the groups up into age groups and have age-appropriate protective gear and guns. Hopefully you have booked one of these places?

Anyway, it will be fine. They need to wear all the gear at all times. Protective gloves are good.

[FloppyWire]

Showing off the impressive bruises was part of the fun when I went with work once

[CaliforniaLeaving]

I've taken a mob of teens paintballing, they had a fantastic time, long sleeves dress in layers and wear the helmets, face protection and probably the padded chest plate bit if it were me. My son would just wear long sleeve layers and an old Army jacket that was thick. I think his worse bruises were a couple on his legs (one on his thigh at the back) and one on his upper arm.
Ds got hit right in the face mask, it has holes near the bottom for breathing and it went through the holes into his mouth, he said that was the worst ever it tastes foul.
I ever went in with them, I'd watch from behind the plastic wall/fence they had up I had a newborn with me.

[PomBearWithAnOFRS]

My pfb got hit in the mouth with one, split his lip, and lost half a front tooth. He was black and blue for a week or so too, I was amazed that one little paintball did so much damage tbh, they seem so innocuous but the little buggers hurt!

[NameChangeGalore]

I came on this thread to post about PJ from Byker Grove, but it's already been said .

I went paint balling when I was 14 for a party and I was fine after. They will all enjoy it.

[MrsRobertDuvallHasRosacea]

The bruises are awesome.
Ds went with 3 friends for his 13th and had a great day.
Dh picked them up at 4 and they were knackered.

[NicholasTeakozy]

Wear body armour if you don't want to end up like Pritchard. :o

[Mrsjay]

It will be well staffed and it is safe say to the parents what you have bought they will give their kids extra money for more if they ran out, I can't remember if DDs friends bought more,

[freeandhappy]

That's what I've bought mrsjay, well 200 each. It's very pricey. Don't want to be stingy but I can't buy anymore so hopefully they'll have a bit I pocket money with them. Really wish I had a few men in my life to take over here but I guess that's what I'm paying for and there'll be loads of supervisors etc hopeful

[Mrsjay]

what we did is paid for some of the paintballs and told them thats what we paid for then if they wanted more they had to buy the rest themselves think we bought 2000 of the pellets

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

If you can take a wodge of extra cash. Paintball is a bit of a con, you get something like 1000 pellets included in the main price but they go really quickly, and they will try and sell you extras like grenades.

They will have a fantastic time.

[SlightlySuperiorPeasant]

I'd log off for a bit OP!

[freeandhappy]

at the kart quote tho

[freeandhappy]

Ogodogod my son is the very one who'll shoot someone at close range. I think I won't play I am a complete wuss too

[GobblersKnob]

Poor guy who got hit in the groin, but omg, best quote ever

'We only went paintballing because I've got a couple of big friends who wouldn't fit into a go-kart'



My friends ds nearly lost the vision in one eye after being hit, but then he took his goggles off so he could 'see better' (oh the irony).

Make sure they all follow instructions and that you have a nice bottle glass of wine ready for when you get home.

[SammyTheSwedishSquirrel]

I've been paintballing. It's safe apparantly but it bloody hurts. I loved it until I got hit, then I didn't want to play anymore because I'm a complete wuss and didn't want to embarass myself by crying.

My brother used to go as a teenager and came back black and blue, but didn't care.

[haggisaggis]

ds (12) has been a couple of times - they get well safety briefed and are usually warned that if they remove the protective gear they're out.
Make sure you have plenty of cash for spare paintballs - or see if they can stagger them out throughout the day. ds took one pal who used most of his paintballs in first 5 mins and dh ended up giving him his..

[Mrsjay]

strike out fail

[Mrsjay]

No he never did I am sure he got too old for byker grovewent off to a school for the blind --

[WorraLiberty]

My friend's adult brother got hit on the side of his knee at close range and ended up having to have an operation

Mind you, hitting at close range is against the rules for that very reason I suppose!

[freeandhappy]

OMG did peter ever regain his eyesight? tore an artery in his testicles

[Mrsjay]

poor PJ bless him and Duncan trying to be his guide dog for a while

OP you playing too ? they usually take them off into the woods and have a waiting area we stayed cos we were bringing some of them back so sat and drank coffee

[WorraLiberty]

It hurts like absolute fuckery and they'll be covered in bruises by the end of it.

I expect they'll have a thoroughly good time

[Caerlaverock]

this sounded nasty