airsoft clothing - community attitude?
 

I'm new to the airsoft community, having played paintball for years.

I'm curious: what's the general attitude toward clothing in airsoft?

In paintball, people couldn't care less if someone wants to play in jeans and a t-shirt.

I get the impression from reading some threads people frown upon casual clothing in airsoft.

???

Well.. if it's your very first game.. people aren't likely to complain. But generally a set of BDU's (camos) is regarded as part of the minimum kit for playing airsoft.

Airsoft is about a lot more than just the gun.

Wearing clothes is a good idea. At present the are no teams or fields that permit nudity.

Generally only time casual clothes are acceptable are if the team your playing on is the terrorist/criminals/whatelsehaveyou and non bdu is part of the team uniform.

Rawdon field has that problem.

I don't know about that, there are several PMC teams. They are just private contractors like blackwater ops or private security forces. Gear such as vests, rigs, etc. of course, with more civilian clothing perfectly fine. They are properly equipped but wear normal clothing and this is perfectly in tune with the real world.

^ I think that's the key point with most airsofters: we want as much realism as safely possible. So if the impression you're going for is Private Military Contractor (PMC), then "civillian" clothing under a vest or similar is realistic. Running around in jeans & a t-shirt isn't. The above mentioned terrorist/criminal role being the exception.

Play in whatever the hell you want.

Personally, I'm working on a pink bunny suit.

You guys are stupid. They're going to be looking for army people dressed like you guys.

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/3429/armyguys1uu.jpg

What do you guys think of a SARTech loadout though :D? Anyone?

I was thinking about airsofting in a suit like robert di Nero in Heat, Im pretty sure Id get burned pretty hard.

http://www.ironhands.com/uscmfer0.jpg
Colonial Marines ftw, I give respect to anyone that dresses like that.

He means the fact that Rawdon field is a narrow forest away from a gay nudist camp, and it's normal (yet highly avoided for obvious reasons) to come into contact with nude sunbathers..................... not always just walking around if you catch my drift. Lol

But whatever one wants to wear is up to them, next weekend we are attending a themed game, my team is dressing up as rednecks. But for the sake of team placement, jeans and T-shirt will not only make you get shot easy, it'll be impossible to even place you on a team if it's set up as green BDUs vs. desert BDUs.

I was looking around DS tactical (Dave's Surplus in New West, B.C.) and I would do anything to wear this to Airsoft.

https://dstactical.com/popup_image.php?pID=9

I want to do a similar loadout to the guy with the pistol :D
http://lh3.ggpht.com/cuteftpster/Ryf...0/image003.jpg
See you don't need camo to be kickass.
http://www.freewebs.com/theaquila/art-guardsman.jpg
Guardsmen trump Colonial marines

Indoors maybe, but you'd look ridiculous and conspicuous and easy to target outdoors.

probably die of heat too in the summer :P

I've played a game in Day-glow orange as part of a down pilot scenario.

-Mud is the best form of adaptive camo.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/...55801c2a_b.jpg
It's not me, it's Porkchop. This guy I took the picture off have some original movie props!


Back on topic, Skirmish allow casual dress code, millsim is strick uniform code.

Well, I don't own BDU's but I can come dressed like this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/...9eb478bb_o.jpg

Would anyone have a problem with that?

BTW: I'd like to sign up for that feds-vs.-rednecks game. I'm in Ottawa.

TBH I would allow it however I kind of get a "paintballish" kind of feeling about it. However I don't know what makes it seem "paintballish" since it's basically like a ghillie suit however it's like a cartoonish version of a ghillie (think the difference between TFC and TF2 both almost the same thing at heart however ones more "cartoonish").

Simple OD BDU's are like $40-60 for a set and should do it however that setup should be good enough for the first few games.

I'd hit that................ lol, easy to spot, I wouldn't have an issue there.
EDIT: RCR vs Rednecks game near Ottawa, sign up there: http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=90392 not here!

I've seen OD bdu's for cheaper before too, It's not near as big an investment as people think and they last forever.

It's actually a CADPAT mesh poncho with a light-weight camo netting clipped on in small segments. I overheat in a hurry, hence the material.

In any case, how would a black set of BDU's go over? I was going to get a set for other things anyway.

Nobody would mind, It'd just be stupid, Theres no black in nature. Even at night you'd look like a giant void in the forest. Plus you'd over heat in the day.

See my edit for you above.

Regarding black BDUs, some guys do wear them and stand out like a sore thumb, but they have fun anyways. Wear what you like to games around Ottawa, but make sure what you plan to wear fits in with the uniform outline as per the game instructions. If it's a hardcore milsim type, you won't be able to wear black, civies might get you a spot on the team though if it's an insurgent dress code. Every game outline has a dress code, you decide what team you want to be on based upon what you feel like wearing.

unless you are going to a game that requires specific attire, wear whatever the hell you want, just have proper footwear. Seeing someone running around with sneakers just irks the crap out of me since I view it as a safety issue.

If you dont believe me, then take it from Duffman :)
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quote this: Airsoft is somehow a fashion show for all men, what you wear directly reflect your taste , your attitude and your performance.

Since we're quoting:

"Beware all enterprises that require new clothes." -Henry David Thoreau

I say +1 to the guy (in the proper attire of course) running into battle wielding an ice pick!

Simply get a proper BDU. It will cost you around 100$ for top and bottom and you will use it all the time.

Just don't get a black one. OD is good choice to match with EVERYONE. Cadpat is also versatile.

Remember that BDU type decide on wich side you play. If you dress like an outcast, you will be on the Suck Team.

Airsoft metrosexuality, eh? eh?

Quoted for TRUTH, been to too many games where this is happened, you end up with 3-4 veterans dressed for the PMC role and 25 noobs that haven't a clue what they're doing

Dress
 

does not make the man..

but it does establish an impression.

Show up dressed in Civies , white running shoes and a PB mask.. mags stuffed in your back pocket .. people will form an impression of you and treat you accordingly.

Regardless of how wrong or unfair that perception is .. it is none the less thier truth.

it's ok to not break the bank when you get started ... but it's not ok to not bother trying at all. Basic Minimal gear is not expensive... and will enable you to be more effective and consequently have more fun in your early experiences.

It will also reduce the likelyhood that the more experienced players will write you off as a tourist on day one.

As a minimum get your self a tac vest,sling,knee pads and boots the vest come in diffrent colours and shapes from cadpat to black depends on what your going to be playing mostly and the look

The whole linchpin of this is to have the most realistic copy of a firearm as possible. Getting that in your hands and then showing up in the woods with a G-Unit loadout isn't going to make the impression you're hoping for.

Once you're part of the scene (it doesn't take long for that to happen either) then you can workup oddball rigs like a video game character or urban terrorist.

We have a local guy in OD army surplus and black boots and he's very effective.