| Being able to fill tanks is a service every paintball field | | | | yourself a scale. I recommend getting a digital scale, or |
| and store should offer. If you aren't a store, and just | | | | more specifically a digital postal scale. They are |
| want the luxury of being able to fill your tanks | | | | extremely accurate and easy to read. |
| whenever you want, then that's fine too. It's pretty | | | | Large Bulk Fill Tank - Bulk tanks aren't the easiest to |
| awesome to be able to skip the trips to the store to | | | | come by, but they aren't impossible. Welding shops |
| get tanks filled, especially if the nearest place is an | | | | often get a bunch, and are willing to lease out a couple |
| hour a way. Needless to say, teams, players, fields and | | | | (which is what we did). You can also find bulk CO2 |
| stores can all enjoy the luxury of having the equipment | | | | tanks from large suppliers such as AirGas, but be |
| to fill tanks. | | | | ready to purchase insurance (which is cheap). If you |
| Fill Station - There are different fill stations for HPA | | | | want to fill HPA tanks, you can usually buy a bulk |
| and CO2 tanks. You will need to get the appropriate fill | | | | scuba tank on eBay or at a scuba shop, and then just |
| station for the type of gas you will using. HPA fill | | | | have them fill it up for you. |
| stations are for HPA tanks, and CO2 fill stations are | | | | These 3 things are really the only things you need to fill |
| for CO2 tanks. Pretty simple stuff. You can both types | | | | tanks. Perhaps the most difficult item to get is the bulk |
| for sale, between $30 and $70. | | | | fill tank. Sometimes you have to jump through hoops to |
| Scale - Having a scale to weigh your tanks as you fill | | | | get one. I personally had to get insurance (which was |
| them is important. The last thing you want to do is test | | | | very affordable) in order to legally possess a 25 pound |
| the pressure capacity of a 9oz CO2 tank by dumping | | | | CO2 tank. However, once you find a reliable supplier, |
| in 20 - it just isn't worth it. So play it safe and get | | | | you're ready to fill, fill, fill! |