Paintball Magazine 2018 Paintball Extravaganza Special Edition | Page 44

At 10 AM the exhibition hall reopened
and simultaneously classes began. Valken
Paintball, Dye, DLX/Luxe and Planet Eclipse
all had classes starting either at 10 AM
or 10:30. GOG Paintball, Ninja Paintball,
Shocker Paintball, Virtue and First Strike all
offered tech classes on Wednesday. There
were also classes on integrating Quickbooks,
Marketing and Increasing revenue and profits
throughout the day.
After a scheduled breakfast meeting it was
time to get back to the exhibition hall and
see what I hadn’t had a chance to on Tuesday.
My first stop was First Strike Paintball where I
got to see their new and very large new Hero
124ci air tank as well as their new airsoft rifle,
the T15-A1. Heading over to Virtue Paintball’s
booth I noticed they had quite a few new
items and/or redesigned products. Virtue’s
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new Gambler Bag is designed to fit perfectly
in the overhead bin if you are flying to an
event and it is actually expandable as well.
Their 2018 High Roller Bag now comes with
backpack straps—nice for those muddy days
at the field. Virtue also has a new elbow pad
called the Breakout Pad, a new pack/harness
and their brand new Spire IR, which is a more
affordable version of its predecessor.
Exalt Paintball had a ton of new products
including their new larger “XL” Marker Case,
new patterns and colors on their elbow pads,
several new tech mats, new chest protectors
and new Death Grip gloves. Base Rental
Gear had a slew of stuff for rental players—
things like loaders, neck protectors, pods and
more. And Bazooka Ball had their creative
paintball markers turned foam ball shooters
on display.