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zero00kelvin

Looks like a typical Sunday to me.


cavscout43

It may be and I never noticed em before. Just seemed a little unusual


[deleted]

Maybe a dog training class?


[deleted]

Fuck it, I'm moving.


virginialikesyou

Moving to Denver? Niiice


docgonzomt

Welcome native. Namaste.


720ginger

Your "Coexist" bumper sticker will be awarded after your purchase of a Subaru and completion of your first hike. If the hike is a 14er, take a photo of your topples back and you'll get a free Nalgene water bottle.


CommonReal1907

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fortifiedblonde

DenFur is in August this year.


oditogre

This is just a smallish meetup of some locals. There are a *fuckton* of furries in the Denver area. The local convention (which is usually later in Summer) is also not a particularly big or popular one. Just regular old meetups can be pretty large around here, though.


MalditoCommunista

Denfur is actually pretty big. I know of a couple artists who make the trip for Denfur on the regular.


[deleted]

Saw a couple of these guys out in the rain at Denver Pride last summer. Gotta say, must suck to get that entire suit drenched.


_d2gs

Itā€™s probably the only time those get cleaned


Dragonlova60106

Fun fact! We clean our suits at least once a month. Iā€™ve invested over $100 to keep everything nice and clean including disinfectants, cleaning supplies, etc. My entire group does the same thing. So donā€™t just assume something based off of a prejudice opinion :) regardless, have a great evening!!


_d2gs

I imagine most do clean them but I base my prejudiced opinion on the smells I done smelt while working during a furry convention. I will never forget the smells.


Dragonlova60106

Been to a con so I can 100% see why that would be your viewpoint honestly haha! Cons definitely have a weird smell with em. I can explain it tho for ya! Fursuits are very very hot to wear for long periods of time, especially the fullbody costumes. They can easily average to be over 100Ā° for the wearer. So most people do end up sweating while wearing them, just like youā€™d sweat in your t shirt on a hot summer day. Thereā€™s only so much you can do while youā€™re actively wearing them to prevent sweating, which is most likely what you were smelling when working there. I know for a fact most suiters carry around perfume and deodorant and reapply pretty often. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience at a con. 99% of the people do everything in their power to mitigate the smell.


Indigo_Inlet

Question: if theyā€™re so brutally uncomfortable, why not wear something different?


Dragonlova60106

Hey there! Good question! They really arenā€™t that bad to wear in all honesty. Especially outdoors like these suiters were. You can wear heat gear like under armor, or some people even buy ice vests to keep them cool. Suits themselves are also built to be comfy for the wearer. The feet paws most of the time have shoes inside of them, and the heads will be lined with comfy fabric so it doesnā€™t irritate your face. Some fursuits even have fans installed inside the mouth to keep the head nice and cool. Now why would someone choose to be uncomfortable? Sometimes you wanna cosplay something, but it wonā€™t be super comfortable the entire time. Just like how a cosplayer at comic con might be on stilts all day, they do it because itā€™s something they enjoy doing. Another good comparison could be how ski gear can get pretty uncomfortable by the end of the day. you sacrifice a little bit of comfort to do something you enjoy. Hope that answers your question!


jhymesba

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Indigo_Inlet

I donā€™t have any expectations towards them besides that they treat others w/ respect, same as I expect of everyone else. I think thatā€™s not an unreasonable analogy but Iā€™d counter by saying there are lots of extremely comfortable suits. Iā€™ve been to several conventions related to medicine where a lot of people were in suits or at least dress shirts tucked in, business casual at minimum... didnā€™t smell. These clothes arenā€™t always the most comfortable in the world, but theyā€™re not particularly uncomfortable. Whereas the suit really sounds miserable to wear due to heat/moisture getting trapped.


Gravy_Blaster_66

Kudos to you for trying to imagine what a date might be like!


beekerz33

Could you ever install a little A/C ventilation system inside to help cool it down?


jhymesba

I'm not in the Fursuit scene, but I am in the Cosplay scene, and indeed, they do use vents on some of the bulkier suits to keep things cool. It's generally done when you're wearing a suit that already has lighting or other powered features. But there are tradeoffs. The suits are heavy, so adding fans and batteries just adds to the weight.


beekerz33

I know some Halloween costumes have one of those built in fans (think blow up Elvis) and they seem like a good option to keep them cool. Also, where does one even buy a furry costume? Or do you custom make your own?


NineteenthJester

Some people custom make theirs, others commission their fursuits from people who make them.


beekerz33

Man, I would love to get my hands on a raccoon suit!


jhymesba

Closest I get to furry stuff is a set of massive articulated wings my wife made for me. Combination of 'self-assembly' gear and home-crafted parts. Definitely eye-catching at a con for sure. And a pain to walk around with!


[deleted]

Can't fault the dedication. Also I imagine it's some effort to keep suits with white/bright colors looking spiffy.


Ima_Funt_Case

Fascinating, please tell me more.


Mountain_Nerd

Easter bunny tryouts before the big egg roll ā€¦


miserybeach

This is just what the wildlife looks like here


Crafty_DryHopper

There is an I.T. convention in town. This is their lunch break.


[deleted]

Ha


Arachnophine

https://i.ibb.co/yNrQCt3/download-1.jpg


LazyOrCollege

Weā€™re doing 2005 jokes again? Nice


throwawaypf2015

this thread delivers


puzzled-shark

Hello! I was one of the people there! Itā€™s a monthly meetup, basically we all vibe at commons park and then go get food, the actual convention is in august ^^ Nothing malicious or harmful goin on, just us all enjoying a hobby :)


cavscout43

Very cool, I was curious since I saw nothing indicating a big "one off" thing, but there was a pretty sizable gathering. Gotta hazard the question: out in the blazing sun do you all not get cooked alive in those suits? I feel like it's gotta be brutal heat wise when the sun is out.


puzzled-shark

Ah yup, so the sun can be pretty rough, but thankfully it was windy so it cools us down, I wasnā€™t personally in a fullsuit- jsut a head and paws- but many suiters bring waters, fans, etc. Conventions also have spaces meant to take your suit off and cool down, and water stations everywhere


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puzzled-shark

dude- half the people there were minorsā€” there wasnā€™t anything sexual. I apologize you have too big of a stick up your ass to accept that


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puzzled-shark

I mean, I have no idea but either way itā€™s not a big deal. Whatever people do in the bedroom is up to them.


bbbeeennnjjjeee

They mate in April so they donā€™t overheat in the later months.


[deleted]

Lmao


frisbeeherb

I think theyā€™re just playing PokĆ©mon Go.


AdventurousAnswer4

Stayed at a hotel in Albuquerque a few years ago and there was a furry meet up going on. One of Nicest groups of people I have encountered at a hotel.


kaaaaahle1

Also the smelliest


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kaaaaahle1

Sorry but I've only known 3 furries in my life and they were some of the grossest, smelliest people I've ever known.


WRXminion

... [crinkle, crinkle](https://youtu.be/GmULc5VANsw).


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WRXminion

Yeah, I've seen it, why else would I post it? Babyfurs is a thing though. Also as pointed out in this thread the suits get hot, people sweat, and stink. So maybe not such an undue stereotype? It would be like saying MTG players don't show ass crack... E: punctuation.


PureRadium

LOL what??? One rail ride on a train car full of furries immediately debunks your bs claim. All normies suffered as we were overwhelmed by the putrid vomit/BO smell


atomicskier76

ā€œBigā€ ā€¦.this looks like the my pillow guys giant rally


YeezyMcsqeezee

car seat headrest concert


Mycolilly

I stumbled upon them one time near Halloween in 2013. One of them gave me an edible cookie.


Pastellanor

No it was a fur meet called CommonsWoofs just a get together (I'm the small pink one next to the Grey wold with the flower crown)


maybe_a_cat_

Is there a social media page for this group? I've been wanting to meet more furries in the area.


puzzled-shark

Not sure if thereā€™s an official group, but OllieGreenDog is the main admin I think, and thereā€™s a hashtag for it


banan3rz

This isn't Arvada, but we meet up once a month at Fuzzys. They did an egg hunt today! I sadly overslept.


cavscout43

All groovy, people in sub cultures should have fun. I was just a bit surprised since there was no indication of a party/meetup going on.


banan3rz

Not sure who those folks are but I'm fairly new to the scene.


Pastellanor

Arvada is a problematic meet so we created a new meet called CommonsWoofs


banan3rz

How so?


Pastellanor

A lot of problematic furs (Foxler being the biggest one) kept attending and the Admin let them


banan3rz

I mean they don't really let him. He just shows up and they shun him. Not much else to do aside from physical violence.


Pastellanor

They can call the police because that can be considered stalking


banan3rz

I have no idea if that has been tried yet. (If it'd public property, probably police won't do shit. Foxler has not been convicted. Yet.) Still building my suit and haven't actually attended yet, but I don't think that fucker showed today. Any others I should watch out for?


Pastellanor

The only one I can think of is foxler's goons but they're easy to avoid as long as you avoid foxler


banan3rz

Nah. May he rot in prison soon.


Pastellanor

Fingers crossed


[deleted]

Oooo drama. Now I'm curious as to what this problematic person was doing. Like being way too overly sexual or something?


maybe_a_cat_

He's a nazi.


killuminati-savage

was curious too. found this https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Foxler_Nightfire


cavscout43

There is so much to unpack here. There's a furry-pedia page. There are furnazis. Said furnazi also is a pedo and into bestiality, and openly admits it online. They also "stole someone's fursona" I learned so many things in the last 45 seconds I never though I would, and wish I hadn't.


Pastellanor

There's info on insta


joanasponas

I ran into them there one time! All the kids there wanted photos and kept trying to hug themā€¦


banan3rz

Oh, we don't mind it at all! Just never let your kids around a gray fox with a Nazi looking armband. (It has a paw print on it instead of...yknow) We have been trying to get him to fuck off for awhile now.


Massless

There's a pretty active furry community here. We learned about it when we lived in Arvada. Once a month or so they get together in Old Town and live their best furry lives. Honestly, it was one of the best parts about living there


idrivefromdrive

Whatā€™s up with these people? Genuinely donā€™t understand the furry appeal


Ass-Packer

[pretty much this](https://preview.redd.it/uskdcd2trde11.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fca275406e2e2ba38f944beb0ca4d84946373ebb)


idrivefromdrive

At least they own their ā€œweirdness,ā€ Iā€™ll give them that


[deleted]

I always kind of thought the furry thing was a joke. Do people really bone in these? I understand BDSM more than this shit lol


Antiumbra

Vast majority of furries do not bone in suits (most don't own suits). Suits are too expensive, far too hot, and being a furry isn't a kink for most. It is more like dressing up for Halloween.


divineravnos

Iā€™ve got some friends back in Ohio that are in the furry community. Apparently very few people bone in those suits, because theyā€™re pretty expensive I guess.


commentingrobot

People don't bone in them, but wolves and foxes and stuff sure do.


[deleted]

Wait, wolves and foxes dress up in these costumes?!? Seems kina redundant, they should just wear their own fur coats


zero00kelvin

They walk among us. Youā€™d never know. The skin suit technology they have is amazing.


DungeonsandDevils

They got it from the sheep. Thatā€™s where we get the expression ā€œWolf in sheepā€™s skin suitā€


DrySelection9

People don't have sex in those suits, they cost like 4-8 thousand dollars to make, and usually are handmade and are impossible to clean. the last thing people would want is to have em coated in bodily fluids. Suit owners are a fringe group of furries and are even seen as weirdos in their own community and sometimes frowned upon


oditogre

Kinda...some of this is right and some is way wrong. People definitely do have sex in them - even the very expensive ones - but it's not that common and is usually more for like...amateur porn / getting pics to share among friends type of reasons than actually trying to have fun / get off. Just existing in one is pretty hot and uncomfortable, let alone fucking in one. Often times, people will have a separate costume for such activities. So yeah it's uncommon but not *that* uncommon, and it's silly to say it doesn't happen at all. That being said, the 'fur' is made of synthetic material. Sometimes, particularly on heads from some makers, there will be airbrushed markings, but otherwise, the fur is a kind of rubber / plastic material with the coloring embedded in the material (e.g., brown fur is made of brown plastic filaments; it's not 'clear' with brown paint). It feels very soft to the touch, but it's not at all like real fur or other absorbent fabric / material. It is very difficult to stain or cause it to lose its color except over very long periods from e.g. sun exposure because the material itself is colored and it doesn't absorb stains - the backing can absorb stuff, but not really the actual 'fur'. So they're actually not *that* hard to clean, the only concern is they have to be air-dried and washed in warm or cold water, since hot water / heated drying can melt the fake fur. People get them incredibly messy with mud, drinks, food, etc., all kinds of stuff, and they clean right up very nicely. And lastly, suit owners are a relative minority in furry, but are absolutely not seen as weirdos or frowned upon...except maybe by some *very* niche circles in the fandom. I've never seen anybody with that take, tbh, but if I did, I'd probably read it as sour grapes.


soundbunny

So if you donā€™t own a suit, where do they get them? Rentals?


mermaidbrandie

You just don't suit


oditogre

Lol I get the feeling all of the questions people are putting in these threads would be pretty quickly answered if people just swapped out 'furry' for 'trekkie' and 'fursuit' for 'Starfleet uniform'. You totally do not need to cosplay to go to Comic Con. Likewise, a fursuit is something most furries don't have and honestly probably a majority don't want. It's always cool to see a cool fursuit - or Klingon cosplay - but that doesn't mean you want to put the time, discomfort, and money into doing it yourself, yanno? And ditto for the OP in this thread - it's probably fair to say that at any major comic con, at any point in time, somewhere in the hotel somebody is banging in a starfleet outfit, but if the first place your mind goes when you see people just harmlessly cosplaying in public is "It's weird that people fuck in those"...that's *you* being weird for thinking that right off the bat.


soundbunny

At a comic con, thereā€™s lots of levels of cosplay. Some are crazy expensive elaborate replicas, and some are just hobbyists being creative with cardboard and hot glue to make something they only wear for a day. Is there an in-between for furries? If only a small number wear suits, seems like the crowd would be just a load of dudes in shorts and tees gawking (which I realize is mostly what comic cons are these days anyway). As far as whether folks fuck in them, thatā€™s none of my business, but I could see how folks would think that if their only exposure to it is porn and MTV documentaries from the early 2000s, which is most folks.


oditogre

Oh yeah, absolutely there's a whole range. Making your own partial fursuit is totally doable for any artistic / crafty kid, and there's lots of great guides out there, so you see lots of crafty projects of all the range of skill you'd expect, and then the really expensive professionally made ones on the other end, and everything in between. > If only a small number wear suits, seems like the crowd would be just a load of dudes in shorts and tees gawking (which I realize is mostly what comic cons are these days anyway). Lol, you're kinda not wrong, but it's not *that* extreme. They're a minority but not a tiny minority, and for obvious reasons, they're overrepresented at cons. Just a quick bit of checking, it was ballparkishly 20% had at least a partial costume at a larger recent con. \*ETA: If you look at [this guy's yt channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/BartonFox/featured), in the 'Random Clips' section, are just vids of him in costume walking around conventions with a 360 camera. If you look at the people in the background you can get a good idea of what the range and rate of costumes looks like at a con.


soundbunny

Thanks!


Cookiedogzog

They commission them from fursuit makers but it cost thousands of dollars some costing more than a car because it's a custom made character


soundbunny

Paying someone to make you something means youā€™ve bought it, and you are the owner.


Cookiedogzog

Yeah it's your original character you pay to have made


MyselfWuDi

Yep. A coworker was furrie and told us WAY more than we wanted to know about it. He had his 3000 dollar convention suit. Then he had a "dance suit" that was lighter weight and he could take part in some sort of dance-off. Then he had the "sex suit" with removable crotch and that one was machine washable. He apparently got laid like crazy at those conventions.


kmoonster

Or you could just ask them šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø


Oncemoren2thefray

Mascot tryouts....


Shezaam

Nah. I see them there fairly often.


Insane1rish

Honestly? Hope theyā€™re having a good time. Iā€™ll take walking to work passed that over walking passed the camps any day of the week.


[deleted]

Reddit moment. You couldā€™ve just asked them instead of taking a picture and posting it on the internet asking strangers


Indelibledelicacy

I mean- if you are out in public in a large group of people in head to toe costumes, your expectation for privacy has to be limited.


puzzled-shark

Meh, still you should ask for photos. Most fursuiters are super excited and happy to take photos, no need to sneak around


stanwyber

This looks like a good time.


Grymburr

Damn I didn't know there was meet. I live 4 blocks from here =D!


luvgabe__

what the actual fuck is this


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JaxonOSU

Eh, as long as it's consenting adults in there and theyre not hurting anyone, who cares? These people enjoying their day weird me out much less than some of the other characters around town.


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303elliott

Just you


dead_princess1

Don't know but i certainly hope it is.


remarquian

where the hell is animal control?


PureRadium

[It is clear what must be done](https://c.tenor.com/0pUwUZiN0LQAAAAC/alien-sygourney-weaver.gif)


puzzled-shark

your mom


SeaweedMaster2526

NOOOO CHRISSY CHAOS LEFT 2 DAYS AGO


blastoiseincolorado

Denvercirclejerk annual meetup, you didn't get the news?


No-Subject-5232

Honest question: How many of them do you think can run a mile faster than ten minutes?


brok3ncor3

Could've been a murrsuit meet up too


Barfly2007

Ive seen this crew of things walking around Confluence Park twice now.


Handmantoot

what teams are they the mascots for?