Top of the line Gear.

[buzzsaw391]

I see so many players buying top of the line gear. To me this is all nice to look at and talk about. But lets be for real. Blackhawk and all that top line gear is nice, but my God the cost! Unless you have a very good paying job or mommy and Daddy are paying for it, what good is it really. You are not going to War for real. I spent 15 years in the Army with the 101st and went throught Ranger School and Sniper School and have been over seas in combat zones and never spent that kind of money I see some players spend on there gear, and that is not counting what they spend on there AEGs, my God. What ever happend to just keeping it old school. My Gear is just plain. A pair of woodland BDUs with a OD plate carrier, with just the needed item on it no more on less. And one pair of ACUs And ACU plate carrier with just the items needed. As for my AEGs just a G&G M4 old school style bear bones, and a 249 para saw bear bones. The thing I learned from my time in the Service is to much gear can get in the way. Just keep it simply, and low priced. Go to web sites like Cheaperthandirt. com They have every thing you need from plate carriers, to every pouch you need, or SportsmanGuide.com . Well have fun wearing all you gear.

[Mills]

I guess it all comes down to personal preference/interest. Sure, we dont NEED top of the line gear, but we sure as hell love it.

Thanks, I will have fun wearing it...as soon as it gets to my door.

[Mles]

Why do people spend $50,000+ on a luxury car when you can buy one that gets you around for $13,000?

[Optimus Composite]

I suppose it's mostly personal preference and desire. Everybody has to have some hobby to steal their time and money, and for the people that love the game, having real gear is worth the cost.

Also, most real gear/accessories will hold their value much better than any of the replica stuff. So, while your initial is definitely higher, you'll also get a much better return if/when you decide to sell your stuff.

[Thor]

Feb 21, 2009 15:26:44 GMT -5 buzzsaw391 said:

I see so many players buying top of the line gear. To me this is all nice to look at and talk about. But lets be for real. Blackhawk and all that top line gear is nice, but my God the cost! Unless you have a very good paying job or mommy and Daddy are paying for it, what good is it really. You are not going to War for real. I spent 15 years in the Army with the 101st and went throught Ranger School and Sniper School and have been over seas in combat zones and never spent that kind of money I see some players spend on there gear, and that is not counting what they spend on there AEGs, my God. What ever happend to just keeping it old school. My Gear is just plain. A pair of woodland BDUs with a OD plate carrier, with just the needed item on it no more on less. And one pair of ACUs And ACU plate carrier with just the items needed. As for my AEGs just a G&G M4 old school style bear bones, and a 249 para saw bear bones. The thing I learned from my time in the Service is to much gear can get in the way. Just keep it simply, and low priced. Go to web sites like Cheaperthandirt. com They have every thing you need from plate carriers, to every pouch you need, or SportsmanGuide.com . Well have fun wearing all you gear.

Then you just don't get it, do ya? Airsoft is 95% about looks. But, a large part of it is functionality. More expensive gear generally, works better. Sure, we could all just use Alice gear or Crossdraw vests, but if you can afford better gear, why would you? And I know a few people that went over to the sandbox, and bought as much high speed gear as they could just because they wanted the best. Never mind the fact that that high quality gear lasts longer and looks better (again, coming back to the looks). I buy all my gear myself, and I think most of the people here do too. Having been in combat you should be able to appreciate wanting the best gear possible.

On a side note, thank you for your service to our country. You probably don't hear that enough.

[bigc]

And some of us do shoot real guns in tactical competitions so we use it for multiple things besides airsoft.

101st, ranger, and sniper, very hardcore! What was your MOS?

[cqbr]

What's the point of this thread?

[ξ Blazin’ Ace ξ]

This is true.

[Zorak]

buzzsaw391, your OP is crap. I'm not just talking about the content, although why you care what anyone else choses to buy is beyond me. I'm talking about the fact that you don't seem to understand why one capitalizes a word, where to put commas, or which spelling of "their" is appropriate for what you're trying to say. If you want to call people out, you better do it better than my ten year old daughter could. You get a forum warning for this.

I like to buy the real stuff from companies like Tactical Tailor, SOTech, or DBT so that my money will go to Americans who build and design outstanding gear. I don't mind paying a little extra, especially if I can plausibly expect my money to end up in the pockets of people who really care about the quality of the work they do.