The 5 Worst Things to Ever Hit The Furry Fandom

Ahmar Wolf

I know there are a bunch of these lists seemly everywhere on this topic. Except mine will not include this person or that. Nothing personal, but in the 2 I reported recently. I knew nothing about them before they died. Also this is mainly focused on public events.

1. The COVID-19 Pandemic

Seriously can you think of anything else that has shutdown the fandom. Except for a few places, most furry social media is dead, in addition a few cons have gone under. I can’t think of anything that has ever done this before and it took a world wide pandemic to do it.

2. RAINFURREST 2015

Ever come across something that literally no one wants to go on record to talk about. Believe me I have tried, and everyone has backed out. I can understand why, because either they will come across as either arrogant or stupid. Frankly I don’t see any middle ground. But in short Rainfurrest 2015 was the worst thing to hit the fandom until this pandemic. Despite that Internet Historian video, there are still rumors that even I can’t post. Literally of everything imaginable. Recently on Reddit I saw a post about someone at that con seeing another bring stray dogs in to their room. For what I won’t say, but we all kind of know and to this very day I can not find a single person, except those on YouTube to even admit they were there in a public forum. I also can’t blame them.

3. Hate Groups Furry or Not

I know this is kind of a touchy subject with some. But I am sorry to say the fandom has it’s share of hate groups either causing problems or threatening to cause issues. One of the reasons that they have increased security at the major cons.

4. Furry Drama

Given my own experience and those who vented on various social media. Furry Drama which includes politics has actually killed meets, destroyed friendships, and dare I say has gotten people fired over false claims. It’s the one thing I hope dies with this pandemic. But I fear it won’t.

5. Stupidity

I know this might seem petty, but still stupidity at furry events still amazes me. Did you know someone actually brought a gun to a fur con? I am sorry to say that is quite true. Add in the cops and real jail time, plus the loss of the weapon… it really wasn’t that good idea. Then there is the case of this idiot tossing cash from a balcony at this one hotel and there is a YouTube video on this one, that shows the cash toss. But not what happened to the tosser, getting kicked out of their hotel room, plus a multi year ban from both. I got that from the idiot himself. Then there is what happened at another convention, I heard this at one of those Con Horror Story Panels. Where this genius decided to toss a frozen turkey, and it landed on the hotel’s glass bar. It cost a few hundred which the idiot had to pay for.

The worse part is that there are endless examples. So please lets make 2021 better… for everyone.

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Ahmar Wolf

The Frugal Furry/Scalie Fursuit by Van Hill Millvele

Ahmar Wolf

I will be honest with you Frugal and Furry are words that don’t usually work well together. That doesn’t have to be true.  You do not need to be a custom costume to be a Furry or even a costume at all.  If you really want a Fursuit and don’t want to be in debt or just can’t afford a full Fursuit.    If you want something really nice it will cost for materials and the maker’s time. Scheming is not what this article is about. Frugality isn’t about ripping people off, it is about living and spending more mindfully. 

I am not always perfect with mindful spending.  I am itching to buy a $9.00 eBook. The used print version of the book can cost hundreds, but the book is a major want. 

  1. Buy the head from a quality maker and use an off the rack tail and hands off of Amazon.  (You can wear the head with pajamas, favorite suit, dress, your old Star Trek uniform. There are super cute animal pajamas that you can buy online. This is cheaper, easier to wash, and makes your Fursuit more versatile.  It is much cheaper than a full fursuit.
  2. Make a fursuit/Scalie head yourself. (If you can sew.)  Make it out of leftover material you have in the house, even cheaper. A family member joked about gutting my ‘new to us’ couch for foam. My family member needed foam to make a base. I laughed but then smiled. “No, but the old couch we were throwing out is fair use.” We gutted that couch and washed the foam in pillowcases. 
  3. What if you want a really nice fursuit? If you have a job find out what debts need to be paid off and cut out unnecessary spending.  Would cutting cable, and getting Disney plus or Hulu save you money? Would packing lunches for work be an option?  How would you plan to buy your fursuit? 
  4. Never tease a person who chose a Dan Dee or Maskimusl instead of customizable. Sometimes people can’t afford a hand-sewn head, or is a growing teen, or need an extra-large head due to comfort or health issues. My first Fursuit head for myself was a Dan Dee.  It wasn’t a head I went out with, but it was fun. Some Furs are against this; you can also resew, or paint commercialized Furry/Scalie masks. This is more approved by Scalies than furs. Not everyone can afford a custom head. 
  5. Look for Fursuits makers on Etsy but be careful and check reviews. This was my families’ first custom Fursuit head was from Etsy, and while it wasn’t like SkyhighStudios, we loved it.  Just because a Fursuit head is expensive doesn’t mean it is quality, always check reviews no matter what seller you are buying from.
  6. Use thrift store finds for material and props.  Thrift stores can be gold mines for the Frugal Furry. I have seen furry pillows, cloth, and costume pieces.
  7. You probably don’t want to buy from sites that use other people’s Fursonas as their photos to sell their Fursuits, if you want quality work.  It isn’t kind to the maker who made the real fursuit. I’d rather see an imperfect suit for sale than one that doesn’t represent the maker. 

Bio 

Van Hill Millvele enjoys being creative. Her Fursona’s name is Janky the Fuzzy Life Coach. Van writes weird Furry novels for free. Check out one of her novels here.

Apple Books “all titles are free” 

https://books.apple.com/us/book/furry-galaxy-75-pandoras-box/id1524312469

Kobo “All titles are free”

Furry Galaxy 75: Pandora’s Box  “book 1”  

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/furry-galaxy-75-pandora-s-box

Furry Galaxy 75: Dragonfly Probe “Book 2” 

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/furry-galaxy-75-book-two-dragonfly-probes