| Paintball is very popular nowadays as it is being played | | | | plywood so that they are flush against it, starting at the |
| in more than 75 countries across the entire world. This | | | | far end and moving towards the center. |
| sport is considered to be an action adventure type of | | | | Step 3 – stack the cinder blocks three blocks high in |
| sport in which teams with a minimum member of 3 | | | | front of the plywood running horizontal and starting |
| compete with others using shoot paint encased in a | | | | with a base along the entire length of the plywood. |
| gelatin shell. With this article we will try to present the | | | | Your next step will be to make a base of cinder |
| process of manufacturing a paintball bunker. | | | | blocks right behind the plywood with the smooth sides |
| First of all, we will offer a list of items that you will | | | | facing up and making the base three rows back. Your |
| need in order to create the bunker: | | | | fifth and final step is to stack cinder blocks three high in |
| - 18 tires | | | | the back of the plywood and two high in the back of |
| - Jigsaw | | | | the first row but being careful to keep the flat ends of |
| - Tape measure | | | | the cinder blocks facing up. |
| - Safety goggles | | | | The three following steps are additional and not |
| - 12 stakes, 12” high | | | | obligatory: |
| - Strong glue | | | | 1. Cut four small-sized holes using your saw through |
| - Cinder blocks (as needed) | | | | the back of the plywood, about one inch above the |
| - Mallet or a hammer | | | | cinder blocks' top with two near the sides and other |
| - Piece of plywood, 5' wide x 6' long | | | | two close to the center; |
| - Horse blanket | | | | 2. Make thick lines across the top of the cinder blocks |
| - Keyhole saw / reciprocating saw | | | | on the first row right behind the plywood. Repeat the |
| The first part of building a paintball bunker is | | | | process on the second base. This step requires the |
| constructing the low wall. For this, you will need to | | | | usage of glue; |
| place 3 tires on the ground; flush them against each | | | | 3. Put the horse blanket on the cinder blocks and press |
| other on a 45 degree angle. Next thing to do is to | | | | down to adhere them with the glue. Next, press |
| stack 2 tires on top of the ones that you first placed in | | | | against the side and the second bases top. |
| order to form 3 columns. You will now need to | | | | A bunker can be easily made using old tires, scraps of |
| measure 5' from the end of the first tire column and | | | | plywood or anything you have at your disposal. You |
| stack the rest of the tires in the same way that you | | | | can add additional holes if you need them. These holes |
| did with the rest. | | | | you cut into the plywood are for putting your gun |
| The second and most important part is building and | | | | barrel through in order to shoot at your |
| securing the high wall of the paintball bunker. Step 1 is | | | | “enemies” through a safe cover. |
| for moving the plywood into place by putting it long | | | | As you can see, the process of building a paintball |
| side on the ground in front of the tire column so that | | | | bunker from scratch is not that hard and does not |
| one end is about two inches in front of the tires. Step | | | | require special items. Have fun building and using the |
| 2 is for hammering your stakes right in front of the | | | | bunker to your advantage in a paintball battle. |