Scenario Paintball wouldn't be the same without Velcro.
When I first started Scenario Paintball in 2002, patches were still a big thing in paintball , but accessibility to custom ones and seaming them to clothes wasn't so easy. Since then, Mom and pop have moved from opening restaurants and such to embroidery shops. Printers have taken on a new task and can now print in thread any graphic you can bring up on the screen. So 6 years later now, and its so much easier than ever to get just one patch and find places on your paintball bdu to stick them.
One place I found just happens to be online and has some low priced patches. Try 1800nametape.com .
Velcro has been around for a while now, but whats changed is the army's approach to it,and paintball's as well. Some soldiers now have several places on their BDU or uniform to stick Velcro patches. These could range from their unit, to name, to company, even blood type. So if you have a BDU that has Velcro places on them, consider a name tag, team name, or your position. Places like Spec ops Paintball come to mind. They have been big on this in the past few years, offering woodsballers and Scenario players patches to show just what position they enjoy playing. Other ideas would be all those patches that you accumulate going to scenario games. Just sew the rough end of the Velcro on the back of them and show a few off on your next game.
But I don't have velcro on my patinball uniform. Easy fix. Go to your local fabric store and buy some velcro to be sewn onto your garment. Have the velcro cut to match the size of patch you will have on there. I made this circle for my woodland camo and found it very versatile to several of my patches.
More clothes have added velcro to them, making them more versatile. I found and love the tactical shooters cap from Urban Ops paintball. You can find several on this page, Urban Ops Head Gear. Most of the caps are $10.00. The cool thing about them is the velcro front and back that allow for multiple patches and such. So you could have a patch of your team for the front and a ball cap, and a patch of your name for the back.
So what ever your call sign is, team name, or favorite design, get it embroidered and stick to it, or atleast, stick it to you.
Charles "Mothman" Cole
www.TheScenarioPlayer.com:
One place I found just happens to be online and has some low priced patches. Try 1800nametape.com .
Velcro has been around for a while now, but whats changed is the army's approach to it,and paintball's as well. Some soldiers now have several places on their BDU or uniform to stick Velcro patches. These could range from their unit, to name, to company, even blood type. So if you have a BDU that has Velcro places on them, consider a name tag, team name, or your position. Places like Spec ops Paintball come to mind. They have been big on this in the past few years, offering woodsballers and Scenario players patches to show just what position they enjoy playing. Other ideas would be all those patches that you accumulate going to scenario games. Just sew the rough end of the Velcro on the back of them and show a few off on your next game.
But I don't have velcro on my patinball uniform. Easy fix. Go to your local fabric store and buy some velcro to be sewn onto your garment. Have the velcro cut to match the size of patch you will have on there. I made this circle for my woodland camo and found it very versatile to several of my patches.
More clothes have added velcro to them, making them more versatile. I found and love the tactical shooters cap from Urban Ops paintball. You can find several on this page, Urban Ops Head Gear. Most of the caps are $10.00. The cool thing about them is the velcro front and back that allow for multiple patches and such. So you could have a patch of your team for the front and a ball cap, and a patch of your name for the back.
So what ever your call sign is, team name, or favorite design, get it embroidered and stick to it, or atleast, stick it to you.
Charles "Mothman" Cole
www.TheScenarioPlayer.com:
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