Reddit reviews Empire Paintball Helix Thermal Lens Goggle, Black
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Clear dual-pane thermal lensBrowser (visor/brow shield combined)Grey and black Vents logo strapEasy lens changeabilityFirm plastic mask for protection
Kinda tight if you're buying new.
Usable gear would be a kit like this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B019EALJ10/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1522785480&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=paintball+kit&dpPl=1&dpID=51zEMBiWPML&ref=plSrch
...but throw the mask it comes with away and use a Helix thermal.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002C01IWU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522785682&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=helix+thermal&psc=1&smid=A371G8H8A5MY53
Get each thing individually. Packages are a rip off and most of the stuff that comes with it is complete trash.
The Empire Helix is the cheapest dual pane mask I think? Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong.
The Proto Primo is the best gravity fed hopper you can buy. The next best thing would probably be a used Halo B or something, and that's gonna run you around $50 or so. And for a mech gun you don't really need a force fed.
This 47/3000 HPA tank is cheap and suitable. Cheapest I think you can find.
35 + 12 + 40 = 87. Round up to 90 for the sake of simplicity and shipping. Might even be closer to $100. Leaves you between 0 and 75 given your earlier stated budget.
Everybody around here will tell you that a GoG eNMEy is the best mechanical gun you can buy. And they would be right. But they're $150 new and around $100 used. If you can find a used one and don't mind the extra scratch, go for it and you'll have a pretty good budget setup. If not, you can find a 98 Custom or something along those lines and still have a good time out there. Search the used markets. A great thing about 98 Customs is that they're rental guns. Fields that either shut down or are changing stock will often sell off their old rentals cheap as dirt. I've seen 98s go for as low as $30.
Granted, if you're buying a rental gun you can assume it's been beat to shit. But these things really are tanks. They're kind of a pain in the ass to work on, but there's really not too much to mess with on them internally. If you're even reasonably handy, it shouldn't be something to worry about. Another similar blowback marker that's used as rentals are BT-4s. Not sure if they're really functionally any better or worse than 98s though.
If you have any more questions I'd be happy to help. Unfortunately paintball is an expensive sport/hobby to get into and your budget doesn't give much room to work with. Good luck and have fun out there.
These would be better less prone to fogging so you won't have to worry about him taking them off as much to clear the fog. (You tell him not to, but I see it all the time on the fields.)