Paintball Buyer’s Blog

After working in paintball shops for several years one thing you get used to was the last minute Christmas holiday rush. It never ceased to amaze me how people would come into our showrooms or call us on our ordering line (1-800-875-4547) and say “I’ve got a son/ daughter/ husband/ wife/ niece/ nephew that needs a paintball gift and I have no idea what to get”. I used to keep popular marker packages already pre-boxed behind the counter for such desperate customers. Another common request was for simple quick paintball Christmas ’stocking stuffers’ ideas. When I ran a store I would have these on the counter, but since more and more shopping is being done online (after all, we are Paintball-Online.com) I figure I’ll help out those last-minute shoppers on here.

Gloves are one of those gifts that every paintballer can use. A popular glove among the recreational paintball scene… and a good choice for kids… are the CORE Hard Top Paintball Gloves. These feature half fingers for dexterity, a padded palm and flexible plastic armor on the back. You barely even feel getting hit by a paintball in these things. They are really inexpensive and the half finger design helps them fit a wide variety of hands.

Another hot seller and perfectly sized for the stocking are the 08 JT Gloves. They have two models to choose from, Team Series and Pro Series. Team Series are available in Black , Blue, Olive and Red. They feature lots of compression formed padding on the backs and wrists with silicon armor on the knuckles. Pro Series gloves are available in the same colors as well, with a wrist strap and more flexibility at the joints and Lycra trigger fingers for trigger speed. Used by many of the top professional teams, these gloves are sure to make any player happy.

All paintballers need squeegees, the more the better. They get worn out, forgotten at home, lost on the field or “borrowed” and never returned. Pull throughs clean the best, stick squeegees can be used the fastest and swabs are handy for sopping up little bits of paint and cleaning chambers and feednecks. We have a 4 Piece Squeegee Set that offers all three plus a lanyard for keeping the stick squeegee around your neck for easy access. Again, every paintball player, no matter what skill level or style, always need them! A few CORE Barrel Covers will be well appreciated as well.

Its winter time and if you want to get them something they can use right away, take a look at Smart Parts Beanies. These acrylic knit caps look cool, keep their noggin warm and tell the world they play paintball. These just dropped 33% in price too so you’re getting quite the deal! There’s the Flipside (reversible black to red), classic Black and Blue, Crosshair (featuring Smart Parts’ famous logo) and the hip Brimmed.

Still can’t think of something? There is always a Paintball-Online Gift Certificate as well ! Simply choose which amount you would like and place the order. Print out our Gift Certificate Form (located on webpage) and fill in the certificate number we email to you when we process your order. Ready to be slipped into an envelope or holiday card and stuffed into that stocking.

Take a look at our Holiday Gift Ideas page for more great last minute ideas to finish getting all those paintball gifts. All orders placed by 12pm PST on Dec 14th on items in stock receive guaranteed UPS Ground Shipping in the Continental US!