TO PLAY PAINTBALL, THERE ARE SOME ESSENTIAL THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

MARKERS OR THE PAINTBALL GUN IS A PRETTY BASIC THING YOU NEED TO PLAY PAINTBALL. THEY COME IN MANY SHAPES, SIZES, COLORS, COMPANIES, AND PRICES. YOU CAN ALSO BUY A SMALLER PAINTBALL HANDGUN.
	EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS THE PAINTBALL MARKER, IS THE AIR SYSTEM. THERE ARE MANY CAPACITY SIZES TO CHOOSE FROM LIKE 9 OUNCES OR 20 OUNCES. THERE ARE ALSO 2 KINDS OF GAS TO CHOSE FROM, CO2 (CARBON DIOXIDE) AND HIGH PRESSURE. CO2 IS THE MOST COMMON KIND OF PAINTBALL PROPELLANT. THE GOOD THING ABOUT CO2 IS THAT IT IS INEXPENSIVE  AND IT FEEDS THE TREES. THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT CO2 CAN FREEZE INTO LIQUID IN COLD WEATHER. THE GOOD THING ABOUT HIGH PRESSURE IS THAT IT IS RELIABLE. THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT IT IS EXPENSIVE AND IT MUST BE DEPRESSURIZED.
YOU ALSO NEED A WAY TO FEED PAINTBALLS INTO YOUR MARKER. HENCE THE NEED FOR A HOPPER. A HOPPER IS BASICALLY A BOTTLE YOU FILL WITH PAINTBALLS. YOU ATTACH IT TO YOUR GUN AND THE FORCE OF GRAVITY FEEDS THE PAINTBALLS INTO THE MARKER. IF YOUR PLAYING STYLE CONSISTS OF SHOOTING A LOT OF PAINTBALLS FAST, YOU MIGHT WANT AN ELECTRIC WHICH BASICALLY FORCE FEEDS PAINTBALLS INTO YOUR MARKER.
	ANOTHER THING USEFUL TO TOTE AROUND THE FIELD IS A SQUEEGEE. YOUR ACCURACY IS NEVER WORSE WHEN A PAINTBALL BURSTS IN YOUR BARREL. TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, JUST UNSCREW  YOUR BARREL AND PULL YOUR SQUEEGEE THROUGH. YOUR BARREL WILL BE CLEARED OF ALL DEBRIS.
PAINT GRENADES ARE USEFUL FOR ELIMINATING LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF ENEMY PLAYERS. PAINT GRENADES ARE JUST HEAVY DUTY SURGICAL TUBING PUMPED FULL OF PAINT AT HIGH PRESSURE. PULL THE PIN, THROW IT, AND THE WATCH THE FUN BEGIN. FUN FOR YOU, NOT FOR THE TARGET. THE PICTURE  TO THE RIGHT IS A TIPPMANN SQUAD BUSTER.
	ALL PAINTBALL MARKERS COME WITH A DETACHABLE STOCK BARREL THAT IS AN AVERAGE BARREL. PLAYERS ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO BUY AN DIFFERENT BARREL. THEY COME IN DIFFERENT LENGTHS AND STYLES. SOME ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS. THIS ONE IS CALLED A 32 DEGREES NIGHTSTICK.
PAINTBALLS ARE THE PROJECTILES YOU FIRE OUT OF YOUR PAINTBALL MARKER. THEY HAVE HARD BIODEGRADABLE SHELLS FILLED WITH COLORED VEGETABLE OIL.
	GUPPIES ARE THE CONTAINERS YOU CARRY PAINTBALLS  AROUND THE FIELD IN. THESE ARE IMPORTANT IF YOU USE A LOT OF PAINTBALLS OR IF ITS A LONG GAME
BARREL PLUGS ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WHEN PLAYING AT COURSES. THIS JUST IS A PLUG YOU PUT IN YOUR BARREL SO IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY FIRE A PAINTBALL IT WONT COME OUT. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE OF THESE, YOU CAN'T PLAY.
	IF YOU DON'T LIKE HAVING YOUR CO2 ON  YOUR GUN, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER PURCHASING A REMOTE. A REMOTE IS A COILED TUBE THAT YOU ATTACH ONE END TO YOUR MARKER AND ONE END TO YOUR CO2. THIS MAKES YOUR GUN LIGHTER AND SMALLER BUT YOU  HAVE TO CARRY AROUND YOUR CO2.