What not to do in fursuit...

I hope that nobody would be idiotic enough to try this again.

I take that as a challenge, sir!

I do believe I'm stupid enough! :B

But I need a fursuit first...

O.O Amazing. I don't know I'd want to jump in to a pool with a fursuit even though I made it. Even if you make a fursuit by yourself, the costs are 400USD in materials, not including time spent. Some of our time is worth more than the suit, though for me it is somethign NOT technology related so it is fun.

Okay, I got one for you.

What not to do in fursuit:

1: Be lactose intolerant

2: Eat two big bowls of Raisin Bran for breakfast.

3: Profit!...er...no...step 3: FAILURE!

*EDIT*

I forgot to mention I had no idea I'd be in fursuit later that day. Someone I knew came up to me mid-afternoon and offered a chance to borrow one of his suits to romp around in, and without thinking about it I said "Yeah sure that sounds like fun!"

Oh boy...I don't care what ANY of you have to say about the Fursuit Parade, I'll put money down that it felt the longest for me.

-If someone walks up to you and says they are a pathological liar, would you believe them?

Looks like fun to me.
But then again, I do this........

rar...
heh, if I had the money I'd have an orca skinsuit. Anyone in for a pool pary next year at the westin pool?

Of what not to do in fursuit, how about barf?

--- survey says?

My comment was simply to state it looks like fun, when and where permitted and to show how far one can take going into the water in fursuit.

I would love to have a furry diver get together at the pool but as Kage stated the hotel doesn't want fursuits near the pool, nor do they want any dive gear. Their pool = their rules. Just the way it is.

For those interested, we are having an "Aquafurs" panel on Saturday 11 - noon in the Butler room. Ronin Otter, Perro and I are the panelists. It'll be mostly geared toward divers and those interested in diving but of course all are more than welcome to attend. I'll be speaking about hardhat diving and diving in fursuit.

oooh that could seriously wreck a fursuite. Alot of suites are made with a foam basing for the heads, and foam and water dont mix well. It can get very moldy very fast and takes forever to dry. Water is also heavy and would put a large strain on the stitching/glue used in keeping bits and pieces together......theres also the drowing factor as well lol. Clothing gets very very heavy in the water and if your wearing enough of it, it can feel like your swimming with the weight of two of yourselves except one is wrapped around you. After a few minutes you can get very very tired and when that happens things get heavier. The fursuite heads as well can hold alot of water and will soak in alot as well during swim time, which can cause drowning if not carefull.

There is also the factor of visibility. Alot of fursuit heads have low visibility at the best of times in open air, Imagine your fursuite head filling with pool water o.o, visibility will be almost nill. Theres also snagging, with dangling tails on fursuits and the possibility of things comming lose, you have to watch that these bits and pieces dont get snagged in the drains and spouts that most public pools and alot of private ones possess.

For safeties sake and the health and wellbeing of yourself and your fursuit please dont do this.

Also the wrath of Kage is a pretty terrifying thing to witness I hear when the health and safety of con goers comes into play, not even wine works

Suppose for the moment that you find yourself summoned to an audience with Elizabeth II, Queen of England, et cetera, et cetera.

Does one attend HMQ in a fur suit?

Probably not - especially if it is a Fox character, considering the political brouhaha around the current status of Foxhunting.

But if anyone shouuld happen to find and post a picture of HMQ with a character in Fur Suit, I should like to see it!

But general rule of thumb - do not sit to tea with Her Majesty The Queen of England while in a fur suit.

(Sorry for the silliness, but it DOES seem like PRECISELY something NOT to do while in a fur suit...)

Paintball in a fursuit, limited visibility running around through the woods could be a challenge and disaster scenario all by itself!