Melonfish Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Airsoft in the rain? anyone remember Distant Thunder 06? holy poopsocks batman that was wet! raining from about 6am till about 3/4pm? maybe 5? high winds so it was SIDEWAYS! there were some wet people that day man. other then that it wasn't that bad. my poncho started leaking towards the end (the seams go eventually) and anyone wearing gore-tex was shocked to find its only water resistant not waterproof. tbh some of the best days softing i've had in the rain. SYA proteus is brill in the rain. you get to hop from building to building whilst watching the hardcore guys run around in the mud phoenix urban is good too. see the sheets of water pouring off the corrugated sheets whilst dashing between the ruined bricks and sprawl. heh i remember almost diving into a crater at Phoenix only to pull up short it was 3 feet deep with water! lucky i didn't go head first..... pete Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 i got so sick of the rain at sya proteus one day, i set up my umbrella, and lay under it with my spr thats tactical... R Link to post Share on other sites
Angry Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I don't mind playing in the rain at all, in fact I think it makes things more atmospheric sometimes. As has already been mention SYA at Proteus is cool in the rain. Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 your all nuts >< i think ive played proteus ONCE when it didnt rain...bloody MOD microclimate >< can be atmospheric, but it sure as hell encourages 'ill shoot from my building to yours and we wont leave our cover' warfare... R Link to post Share on other sites
StarMonkee Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I remember when it was lashing it down at the Loxley site, got slightly soaked that day..... Also had to clean lots of rust from my M4 the next day, cursed G&P M4s *mumbles* Link to post Share on other sites
L.e.i.n.a.d Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 My SR25 couldn't fire for days until the gearbox got dried. But I've seen videos of M4 soaked in a bucket, then pull out of water after several seconds and fire again. Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I'm not a big fan of the rain, hence my tactical umbrella hat, poncho and goretex tousers coming with me whenever I play. As I've said elsewhere though, this year I want to play more urban games. Link to post Share on other sites
Desolation mkII Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 My UTG AK worked fine in the rain at the short lived Lightfighter Bramham. I personally was soaked to the skin. i got so sick of the rain at sya proteus one day, i set up my umbrella, and lay under it with my spr biggrin.gif thats tactical... I got my umbrella, sprayed it green, stapled some cam net to it and took it on my MTQ2 exam. Needless to say the Para invigilating it was not impressed. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Hyde Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I live in washington state. We have rain ALL the F**KING time, it gets really annoying. But I go to a forest and play there, not so bad as the trees take most of the rain, so it's a rather mute point. But I kinda like airsofting in the rain, it's just fun lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Hewes Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 if its a day skirmish, i will happily crawl through wet mud and wade through rivers, but if it is a 24hr or a weekender, i would wear waterproofs, or be a little more aprehensive about getting soaked Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 My SR25 couldn't fire for days until the gearbox got dried. But I've seen videos of M4 soaked in a bucket, then pull out of water after several seconds and fire again. I sawm a river with my ar15, climbed out, and carried on skirmishing R Link to post Share on other sites
Hewes Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 i dont think that there is anything in a gun (other than a fuse shorting) that would cause the gun damage, so long as if the gun wasnt underwater when it was fired, i may be wrong, but my technical knowledge is limited Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 can fire it, it just wont do much its air powered, so with no air it wont work... i cant see the RAIN stopping a gun fireing >< aegs are far too simple... and the grease in the gearbox would mean that would be the first place to dry out... R Link to post Share on other sites
Hewes Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 yeah, i agree, the only thing about the rain, is cleaning and stripping the gun afterwards, just takes more time, as well as that is getting the car wet and muddy all for a good cause though belladonna- just wondering what the R stands for ? Link to post Share on other sites
Counting Count Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Bella (If I rememebr corectly) signs her posts with her Initail (Fore name I beleve). I think if your going to play this game / sport / pursue this hobby in the UK you will get rain... in the main the things that will take damage will be any comms you use (radio's unless mil/police issue) will cease working if they get too wet... to protect them simply bag em with a food bag or something similar (no pouch is 100% water proof in heavy weather). Link to post Share on other sites
wideload Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 personally i cant play in the rain as my mesh mask over my normal glasses brings visibility down to zero. Link to post Share on other sites
Abelius Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Clear type goggles aren't fun either, in a dense rain you can barely see through them. Mesh is actually IMO better to use in bad weather, unless ofcourse you have glasses underneath, which screams for trouble anyways. Link to post Share on other sites
Jsres Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 i remember one year where it was a horrible storm (aka lighting, heavy rain). Mind you in Hawaii it is either sunny or rainy though i wish we did have snow. anyways we usually only have one layer of bdus and regular hiking shoes/boots. It was great except for sliding down a muddy hill and one of my buddies did fall off a 6 foot wall and broke his two lam units on his socoms . but all in all i like the atmosphere because it cuts down on background noise and therefore makes it a bit easier to sneak around. just as long as its not pouring like cats and dogs. Link to post Share on other sites
Haystakk Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 As people say, it all adds the realism and gives a different great new dimension to the game - especially when it's lashing down as it often does in this country! Only thing is if people aren't prepared for it and don't bring wet weather gear then people can get cranky - resulting in a loss of standards sometimes. If we ever get snow this year I can't wait to do some skirmishing in that! Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hat Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 In terms of visibility- a wide-brimmed Gore-Tex bush hat does wonders for me in the rain. Unless it's blowing like the clappers I don't get much rain on my goggles at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Would it be wrong of me to mention that I have a full set of British Army-issue goretex for sale, and have for some time? PM me for information, if you can't find the thread in the sales section (It's probably gone now, so old) I don't bother too much if it starts to rain while I'm playing. I don't usually even get the goretex out, unless it's REALLY bad. In the TA we tend not to wear that stuff during actual patrols or contacts, it's more for sitting around the harbour area doing admin. Never had a problem with the AEG so far, either. Link to post Share on other sites
mr.m Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 rain sucks for airsoft, really ruins a lot of the fun. 1) Everything gets muddy and messed up 2) GBB's are as useful as throwing a wet paper towel at your opponent 3) If your unfortunate and some rain makes it into the hop unit, or the gearbox... then it can cause issues. Just not worth the hassle in my opinion =) I think I'll have to agree on that one. You can still do it if want to though. Link to post Share on other sites
Nothingness Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I'm indifferent. If it's dry, cool. If it's raining, that's cool too. First major game I had in the rain, I played with my new ICS M4. That was pretty scary. Everything was fine though. I got pretty muddy though... but I wear a full paintball mask and it didn't fog at all really. Link to post Share on other sites
Azubi Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I have a full set of gortex but I am reluctant to use it due to the rustling noise as you walk. I have used ducktape to pull the pants tight to my body which stops this. You can look silly with black tape in places around your legs. Link to post Share on other sites
Melonfish Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 my new thing for the wet season "Gorka" its the best thing to come out of russia. basically they're duck cotton mountain suits, fully adjustable and comfy whilst not being loud like nylon and gore-tex and you can practically swim in it and stay dry. it rocks. now i just need to find a way to make my aeg that waterproof. pete Link to post Share on other sites
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