| If you are going to play paintball at all, whether seriously | | | | These thermal masks will always perform better than |
| or just for fun, you will absolutely need a good quality | | | | a single layer mask with an anti-fog film added to it. |
| paintball mask. The biggest risk in playing paintball | | | | This is because the anti-fog film of the second type of |
| comes from not wearing the proper eye protection | | | | mask will wear away after a short time. Save yourself |
| while on the paintball field. Sun glasses, ski masks, | | | | the money of continually replacing your mask by |
| safety goggles, and shooting glasses are all completely | | | | buying a higher grade mask to begin with. In the end, |
| inappropriate for playing paintball safely. The sport of | | | | your eyes will thank you. |
| paintball has been around for a little while now, and | | | | Keep in mind the type of stress that you will be putting |
| there are paintball masks that are manufactured | | | | on your paintball mask. Most players will be running, |
| appropriately to strict industry standards to adequately | | | | jumping, sliding, and crawling through goodness knows |
| protect your eyes and face. Do not settle for anything | | | | what out on the paintball field. In order to keep up with |
| that wasn't manufactured to withstand the force and | | | | you, your mask needs to fit both comfortably and |
| speed of a paintball pellet. | | | | securely. If it doesn't stay on while you are |
| When choosing a good paintball mask, make sure that | | | | maneuvering around through the brambles, it won't be |
| the mask you are looking at has a wide field of vision. | | | | able to provide the protection you need to keep your |
| You need to be able to use your peripheral vision | | | | eyes safe. There should be adequate cushioning |
| appropriately on the field to protect against corner and | | | | around the outer areas of the mask to keep the mask |
| sneak attacks. Without your peripheral vision, you will | | | | on your face as well as to keep in comfortable when |
| be toast. The other thing to check with the mask on is | | | | you go for that bone jarring dive. |
| to make sure that you can see comfortably through | | | | On the paintball field, you mask is your number one |
| your gun sight. If not, you probably won't be able to hit | | | | piece of equipment - not your gun. Your mask is the |
| the broad side of a barn. If you wear glasses, make | | | | only thing standing between you and what is a |
| sure to find a mask that fits comfortably over top of | | | | potentially life threatening injury. Skimping on eye |
| them. | | | | protection is never a good idea. Keep these tips in |
| The best material you will find for a paintball mask is | | | | mind when shopping for your first or next paintball |
| thermal. A thermal mask protects against fogging up. | | | | mask. You will hopefully never know how glad you are |
| These masks are actually make out of a dual layer | | | | that your mask functions exactly as it should. |
| mask with a small cushion of air in between them. | | | | |