The fall season is upon us and in the paintball world that means we begin to see next year’s paintball clothing! The first company to get their clothing out to us this year is Empire with their Empire TZ 2010 Paintball Clothing lineup. As per the last two years, they offer dual model lines, LTD and Contact. The classic Contact line is their base model, with LTD hosting additional features, colors and patterns. While Contact is offered throughout the year the LTD is only made in one limited production run so if you like what you see, buy it now because when they are gone, they are gone!
Contact
This year’s Empire TZ 2010 Contact Paintball Pants went with a more subdued look, utilizing basic black over more of the pant and highlighting with color blocks and piping. Their classic diamond pattern padding is used throughout the front, thighs and hips to ease crashing into the ground, paintball hits to sensitive areas and encourage bounce. Ample formed padding for the knees helps protect without being too bulky. All zippers are covered by neoprene piping to soften the target area and the squeegee pockets are neoprene lined as well. To clean paint splatter of your lens between games there is a microfiber cloth on a bungee lanyard so you can clear your lens without fear of losing the cloth. The waist has velcro adjustable sizing pulls and 2″ wide belt loops in case you want to wear your big ol’ studded leather belt while playing! They are available in Black, Blue, Red, Olive or Silver.
LTD
While Empire Paintball went with an understated look for Contact, they really went crazy with the LTD! Following the modern fashion trends of load and frantic all over patterns, the Empire 2010 TZ Paintball Pants are for the player looking to be noticed on and off the field. The LTD pants feature more articulated knee padding with kevlar reinforced skid zones to strengthen and prolong your pant’s life. They incorporate more slide padding in the hip region that extends farther down for safer and more comfortable slides into bunkers. The ankle area features a velcro sizing cuff and zippered leg that lets you easily slip the LTD Pants on and off over our playing shoes. That way, you can change into shorts for lunch or long breaks between games and not have to slither in and out of your sweaty shoes. The Empire TZ 2010 Paintball Pants are available in Plaid, Star, Skyline, Waffle and Tipsy.
Empire TZ 2010 Paintball Pants Sizing Guide
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