Exalt is done?

[iamthelazerviking]

Been seeing this discussed a few places, unfortunately looks like they're following Ninja's footsteps and won't be around unless they get acquired.

Agreed that their arm pads and cases are excellent. Even their short lived harness which I was able to snag is really nice and probably my favorite "normal" paintball pod pack.

[Jonnydread]

Oh man I LOVE my Exalt arm pads, this is such a bummer. Between Ninja and Exalt I'm starting to grow a bit concerned...

[Heavy_D]

PB Companies dropping like flies these days, Brutal. I liked their storage products/cases

[Cdn_Cuda]

I have one of their XL cases and it’s great! Really like the webbing for barrel inserts. Might have to buy another case.

[Brandon]

Not to worry HK will swoop in and fill any hole with some kind of branded crap

[Jonnydread]

man that HK is always filling holes

[Toestr]

I was under the impression they were owned by Kore. Badlands listed them as a Canadian owned company anyway.

[Ecapnation]

Same, I thought kee bought them out years ago. They were swedish iirc?

[Arthur]

And this blood letting of pb companies is happening even before tariffs upend global trade too.

[JonM]

Damn. Exalt and Ninja were two of my favorite PB companies. Losing both in a year is going to be a real blow to the industry.

[Frmrspec]

They just opened a facility here in AZ.. crazy if true

Just talked to my buddy that owns a large store and he got orders fulfilled a week ago..

[iamthelazerviking]

Interesting!

[Chuck E Ducky]

Wonder if it’s going to be just a rebrand situation. Reset make stuff in AZ and not have to honor the “lifetime warranty situation”

[iamthelazerviking]

I can't remember where I saw it, don't have the proof but something about the owner being tired of paintball stuff and wanting to focus on a different industry. Something along those lines.

[Trbo323]

Seriously. Why can't it be like HK? Why does it have to be J&J, Ninja and exalt?

Frustrating

Can someone make a decent swab already?

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[Ecapnation]

Wait wait.... J&J was still around?

[iamthelazerviking]

J&J had still been active until the owner passed a few years ago

[Dennis]

Are they going under or are they just having problems restocking? It looks like proedgepb.com and ansgear.com just got some exalt stuff back in stock. I think it is going to be a tough few years with the way things are heading.

[Otnasir]

Boys.. our sport is dying, and without a new format that will attract new young players we are doomed. I wish the nxl would focus on affordability and fun, while completely restructuring the game.
don't look good

[Chuck E Ducky]

Nah companies living off small margins with cheap labor are going under. Paintball is still going strong. Imports will become more expensive. Market will adjust at the cost of some companies exploiting that market.

[Pumps4ever]

guess I won't get rid of my extra exalt arms...

[Trbo323]

Boys.. our sport is dying, and without a new format that will attract new young players we are doomed. I wish the nxl would focus on affordability and fun, while completely restructuring the game.
don't look good

Not sure I'd agree that it's dying but I think a restructuring is in order. I don't think the format is the problem either it's just that nobody is producing entry level gear anymore. Not anything with decent features at an affordable price. CO2 isn't being used any more and because of that tanks are 3-5x more expensive.

Lots of people push new players to a etha 3m but to get that setup with a decent hopper and tank it's close to $700. I know times have changed but I used to help players get into the sport for $200. That's a drastic change that most people just can't do.

Less entry level players means less players buying other gear down the road

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[The Hobbit]

I think this is a stronger argument than the format bullshit.