First dont go crazy buying stuff.
Just get a AEG rifle and one high cap mag.
look in the sales forum, might find a good deal.
DOnt even buy a vest, or mag holders.
You dont even need BDU's. I see guys wear street clothes all the time.
Allied surplus sells used BDU's at about half the price of new.
A mask is a must, sealed eye protection is manditory on most fields.
I have a full mask to protect my teeth, If you get shot in the teeth they will break.
One and only good rule, call your hits. Game is not much fun, when you got two supermen running around, acting like they never get hit.
Just get out and play.
There are a few fields,
1. Fightertown (5 fields, 1 huge, swat house, and more) Love it
2. Fort Adobe (1 large open fields, and 1 team death match field) Like it
3. Vanguard (mostly for little kids)(small warehouse) Never go again