Best Paintball Gifts: Holiday Gift Guide for Paintball Players
Finding the perfect gift for the paintball player in your life can be tough, especially if you don't know the difference between a marker and a barrel. Whether you're shopping for a weekend player, a tournament competitor, or someone just getting started, this paintball holiday gift guide features useful gear, apparel, protective equipment, and accessories at a variety of price points.
Some of the paintball gift ideas below may not be featured in the video because we wanted to give you even more options. You can also browse our complete Paintball Holiday Gift Guide Collection for even more gift ideas.
1. Paintball Masks and Goggles
A quality paintball mask is one of the most important pieces of equipment a player owns. Popular goggles such as the JT ProFlex, HK Army HSTL, and CRBN Zero PRO offer different combinations of comfort, visibility, ventilation, and protection. A new paintball mask can make an excellent gift for both new and experienced players.
Shop Options:
- HK Army HSTL Goggle – A great entry-level paintball mask.
- CRBN Zero PRO Goggle – A premium paintball mask available in a wide range of styles.
- JT ProFlex – One of the most iconic paintball masks ever made and a longtime favorite among players.
2. Paintball Protective Gear
Paintball protective gear makes a practical gift because players can always use additional protection and comfort on the field. Padded compression pants, protective bottoms, and arm pads help protect common impact areas while allowing players to move freely during games.
Compression protection such as slide pants and protective bottoms should fit close to the body so the padding stays properly positioned while running, sliding, and diving.
- Infamous Pro DNA Slide Pants
- CRBN SC 3.0 Protective Bottoms
- HK Army CTX Arm Pads
- Infamous Pro DNA Arm Pads
3. Paintball Gear Bags and Backpacks
Every player needs a reliable paintball gear bag to transport equipment to and from the field. Smaller backpacks work well for lighter setups, while larger rolling gear bags provide enough room for paintball masks, tanks, loaders, clothing, protective gear, tools, and other accessories.
- HK Army Expand 35L Gear Bag Backpack
- FNDN Modular Weatherproof Rolling Gearbag 102L or FNDN 120L Modular Weatherproof Rolling Gearbag
- Field One AW Gear Backpack
4. Paintball Apparel and Playing Gear
Paintball clothing and footwear make excellent functional gifts for players who spend a lot of time at the field. Playing pants, jerseys, hoodies, and paintball cleats are designed around the movement, durability, and comfort players need during practices, recreational games, and tournaments.
- Infamous Pro DNA Turf Shoes or Infamous Pro DNA Voltrax Cleats
- Paintball Playing Pants – Available in a variety of styles and price ranges.
- Paintball Jerseys – A great option for tournament and recreational players.
- Infamous Heavyweight Playing Hoodie – A useful option for cold-weather paintball.
5. Paintball Air Systems and Tank Accessories
For players who already have their primary equipment, paintball air tanks and tank accessories can make excellent upgrades. Lightweight carbon fiber bottles can help reduce overall marker weight, while smaller accessories such as tank covers and thread protectors are affordable gifts that players can put to use immediately.
Popular lightweight air system options include the HK Army Alpha Air Tanks and Infamous Hyperlight Tanks.
- Paintball Tank Thread Protectors and Fill Nipple Covers
- Infamous Shield Tank Cover or HK Army Hardline Tank Cover
- Tank tape from HK Army or Infamous
6. Lens Cleaners, Paintball Pods and Maintenance Gear
Some of the best paintball stocking stuffers are the inexpensive items players use every time they go to the field. Microfiber towels, lens cleaner, paintball pods, barrel swabs, and barrel covers are practical gifts because players can never have too many of them in their gear bag.
- Paintball lens cleaner from KleerVu or HK Army
- Paintball Microfiber Towels – One of the most useful items in any player's gear bag.
- Swabs for cleaning paintball pods or paintball barrels
- Paintball Barrel Covers and Barrel Blockers
- Paintball Pods from brands including Infamous, HK Army, and GxG
7. Paintball Stocking Stuffers
If choosing individual accessories feels overwhelming, a paintball stocking stuffer package makes things much easier. These bundles combine several useful field and maintenance accessories into one ready-to-give paintball gift.
Find the Perfect Gift for a Paintball Player
You don't need to buy someone a new paintball marker to give them a great paintball gift. Masks, protective gear, apparel, gear bags, tank accessories, maintenance supplies, and everyday field essentials can all make useful gifts for players at every experience level.
If you're still not sure what to buy, an Extreme Paintball or Sac Paintball e-Gift Card lets the player choose exactly what they need. Gift cards can also be used at our retail locations, Extreme Paintball Store in Modesto, California and Sac Paintball Store in Sacramento, California.
You can also browse our complete Paintball Gift Ideas Collection for more Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers, and gear for paintball players.