Luckily There's a con 12 mins away from my house, it's called furrydelphia, my mom and I are going so we don't even need to book a hotel, she can just drive me down
Attending cons is something I have been unsure about. I've never been to one before, and the thought of attending makes me terribly anxious. Yet... I sort of want to go to one.
Sin I know exactly how you feel! Just thinking about a con makes my social anxiety spike up... but want to go to one so bad!!! Last January I almost went to further confusion... but I got so anxious I backed out ;-;
Try going to a small one, then if you enjoy it, you can go bigger and bigger. Pocarri also mentioned in another video that plush props can be good for anxiety relief for some people (like me!)
For a few years after 14 I kinda lost my fursuiting spark and I kinda lost hope in achieving that dream of getting my favorite character made and created to life and hanging at a con and making friends, once I found your RUclips channel and started watching more furry related stuff- I kinda got that spark back :) 💖
Hey Pocari! Can you offer any tips towards someone who is a teeny bit shy? Like... how can I make more of these friends? And get more of those moments that will never be forgotten? Any help would be T R E M E N D O U S L Y helpful!! Thanks so much and I'm a huge fan!! Keep on suiting!!!
i mean, I'm not pocari.. but I'd recommend doing local furmeets first? I'm a pretty shy person myself, and I'm brand new to meets, cons, etc, but I went to one yesterday and ended up pretty much taking charge while waiting for the actual people in charge to show up. Start small and build up!
Audrey Vandermeulen oh my god that would be terrifying if one day you decide to crack open a cold bottle of pocari sweat and it turns out your drinking pocari the sodaroo because he turn himself into the soda itself much like that one futurama episode where fry drinks that alien king
The first ever Furry convention I went to, I found it while driving to a new house while moving, because my sister spotted a bunch of people in fursuits and furry heads walking to a hotel near our house.
TIP: If you don't have a head or bodysuit dryer, you can buy a "boot dryer," which is basically 2 upward-facing pipes that blow warm air. You can then get some PVC piping and connectors and cut/attach them into a basic shape (stick figure) that you can detach and put together whenever to dry your suit.
I'm going to a convention in 2 days, I'm touching up on my research rn. I wanna make my first con perfect! I'm so excited! PS. Hello from minnesota! And Hello from a 13 year old fursuiter! X3
Amber Waldron survival tips? *Water bring water* even if you aren’t suiting and also have money and don’t spend it all at the convention make sure you’re able to get home! :D If fursuiting: I would know where the headless lounge is that room is EXTREMELY important for a suiter Have a handler with you they help you see things that are in your blind spots just help you get around and with a lot that you can’t do in suit Take many breaks while suiting it gets very hot even if you don’t feel hot I would take breaks and know how far you can go in suit Out of suit: I would bring water and a lot of it Lots of money because of things like food, ride home if you don’t have one, extra things at conventions like shows, and the dealers den As a fursuiter I don’t have too much on this sorry if this isn’t very helpful because it’s so late
Im definitely not going to a con for another year or so, but these videos are god send! I wanna know everything i need to before i start planning and this helps me a ton!
Hi Pocari! I absolutely love your videos! ❤️ I have only been able to go to really really small cons around me with maybe 3 rooms in them. after an hour or two I don't know what else to do (small come with no panels). I'm used to giant anime cons and I am just now learning that fur cons are more about meeting and chatting with people, but I'm really nervous amd paranoid in the beginning of a con. I never approach people in anime cons because they always look very busy. Everybody seems to already have groups and cliques in either type of con and I don't want to bother them. I want to make friends at cons but not if a big group paid lots of reg. money to hang out together. I don't want to intrude but I want to have fun. And it also seems much harder without a fursuit. Help???
I got to go to FWA this past year and I kinda really want to go again even though it's not local at all axcvb Also with plane tickets it's best to buy them about 6 weeks before the event because that's usually when they're cheapest (at least in the US?) ALSO before you buy a plane ticket it's a good idea to either use your browser's incognito mode (ctrl + shift + n) or to clear your cookies because there are places that will raise the price when you revisit the page
Want to know an all-year-round convention for all ages? Great wolf lodge. Basically furry haven, except for the fact there is a ton of little kids and little-kid-themed things
I really wish I'd known about fursuit spray before the first time I wore my Fluttershy fursuit at Bronycon. By the third day I had caught con crud and while my twin was kind enough to wear my suit that last day, I was really insistent on wearing it for the closing ceremony. But that whole time we stood in line for it I had to have a fan aimed at my mouth constantly in order to be able to breathe at all. (Luckily we found a spot by the wall where I could have the head and top half off during the ceremony itself but yeah...) It was really sad especially because there was a little kid with his parents standing behind be in line that whole time we waited to get into the ceremony and I had to just stand there while my twin and his parents had to keep telling him Fluttershy couldn't play with him. :c In short: *GET FURSUIT SPRAY AND DISINFECT YOUR SUITS DAMMIT!* Con crud is not a joke and can get you before the con is even over
I love the sketch book idea. I actually do handbound books with 70 weight sketch paper. Fully customizable!! If you are interested please look me up on FA!!! Also, LOVE YOU POCARI!!!
#QNA {Ik Pocari isn’t gonna see this but why not} I’m going to Anthro Northwest Con in November and it’s on a school day, my mom said I can go but i don’t think she realizes it’s on a school day, what should I do? (Hopefully I get in a video) Hello from Washington ~ Sherbert
It's weird how my fursona color scheme is almost an inverted version of Pocari's colors but not like most of the fur is white and the markings are blue with the hair being blue. Well the hair is portrayed differently each time sometimes it's blue sometimes it's blue and purple sometimes it's white sometimes white and blue though the first time the hair was completely white the second time it was blue and white and then white and blue and then the third and final time it was blue and purple
Here’s a tip! : If you are scared about packing your head ,or anything that might be easily broken, you could bring it as a carry on! I suggest those reusable shopping bags!
If you’re traveling by car or train and your suit is reasonably small, a kit bag is a good option. I’m currently on the 6 hour train ride from London to Glasgow for ScotiaCon, and my fursuit (a partial with a foam head) is currently stashed behind me in my old sports bag from secondary school.
awe dang! I wish I could go to Neonfur, but I live in the US, and I don't have ALL the money in the world :( I mainly wanted to go because I love furries, and my birthday is on October 8th
fyi for all the uk lovelies: fursuiters are common and welcome at the mcm comic con! there's one in manchester, liverpool, and london and all ages are welcomed :D
for vacuum bags you can try bringing one of those small hand held vacuums to reseal stuff (no guarentee this works). if you don't have one thats accessible you could probably manage to haphazardly use the back side of a hair dryer (the part the air gets sucked through) to vacuum seal something if you're THAT desperate since most hotels have a hair dryer that comes with the room yet this probably won't end up working very well. It's best to just ask hotel staff to borrow one of their vacuums
Depends. If you're driving and it's just a mask/ears- let it sit in the backseat or floor of the car so it won't be squished. (Or carry it if that's manageable) If you're flying, bring a carry-on bag to keep your dino mask in separate from your other luggage.
quick question. I love furries. I hope one day to get a fur suit. But right now I only have ears & tail. I would love to meet you one day & hopefully get a picture with you. thank you for all of your advice.
PROTIP!!!!! Pelican cases are the best! Ever! Get them!!! They are expensive, but incredibly durable and lined with high quality foam, so any break-able bits are no stress.
I have a important question? actually around 2. what if the furry con's like 40 mins away and you don't have to book a hotel room or something? and also can you just go there for 1 day and only pay for 1 day or maybe 2? this is important because i live close enough to a furry con to drive there so can you answer these questions and thanks!
Of course you can just drive. Having a hotel room is not necessary, if you don't need it. For ticket questions, you should check the website of the convention you want to go to, because there you'll find what types of tickets they offer.
You don't have to book a room, but I generally do it anyway because it's nice having a place to sit down and have your stuff, but if price is the concern, driving's fine! A lot of cons will have pay or one day, I haven't seen 2- day ones, you could get either two one days but it's usually cheaper at that point to get a 3 day pass. Also, Saturday's usually the best day to go if you have to pick one day to go!
The map sounds like a great idea BUT. It is mostly outdated, still showing events from 2016 and 2017. And as for 2018 and 2019 there are almost none on that map. If you go to the sites main page (en.wikifur.com/wiki/WikiFur_Furry_Central) you have a much more complete "upcoming events" list - without map, though. There are about 80 events still upcoming in 2018 and the map shows only about 10 of these. I guess the idea of using that map pretty much died. I don't know how I ended up perceiving this, but same shirt as in episode one.
PACKING TIP: roll your clothes to get them as small as possible without wrinkling them.
melissa griffin Oh wow that is a grand help! Thank you!! I kept folding them in tiny squares!!
I never thought of this! thank you!
You can also get packing cubes online to help organize outfits and stuff. I found them useful
I do that! It helps a ton if I’m going on a trip and can only take, say, a backpack.
Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind
I was exited and then I said " *CRAP IM AMERICAN.* "
Melissakdog true
Same my dude
Melissakdog ANTHROCON
well i'm a kiwi and most of the fur cons are in Austalia and my parents don't really wanna fly over their so I can get to a con
A lot of cons are in the U.S tho
Luckily There's a con 12 mins away from my house, it's called furrydelphia, my mom and I are going so we don't even need to book a hotel, she can just drive me down
KitaDaWuffy luckyyy
I have one close too! It's in August :3
Cool! There's one two hours away from me.
theres a con only an hour away from where I live called Gateway Furmeet ^^
Confuzzled is only an hour away from my house :3
For Furries By Furries Of Furries :D
(if no one gets this y'all are missing out)
Furry Bake Sale!
We need to be friends; this is great. Good undertale reference
"And wait."
Me: WOO! I ONLY NEED TO WAIT FIVE YEARS UNTIL I'M 18!
happy early or late 18th birthday
You're 18 now, go to a con
Gah this makes me want to go to a con SO badly!
me too! but im too young tho
I mean when your older your gonna thank your wallet
Its really expensive
Cons are literally the best thing I’ve ever done so much fun
Essie K Studios, You know, some Conventions are for all ages, you would just need a guardian with you.
same
im too young tho
I love how in the packing list sheet, stuffed animals are under the "essentials" category xD
I'm going to AnthroCon this year and this really helped!
I’m surprised this comment is 3 years old and has no replies! What was AnthroCon like?
I hope that you had fun!
Attending cons is something I have been unsure about. I've never been to one before, and the thought of attending makes me terribly anxious. Yet... I sort of want to go to one.
Sin I know exactly how you feel! Just thinking about a con makes my social anxiety spike up... but want to go to one so bad!!! Last January I almost went to further confusion... but I got so anxious I backed out ;-;
I recommend going to a small con. I hate big cons, they give me anxiety. But small ones are perfectly fine
Try going to a small one, then if you enjoy it, you can go bigger and bigger. Pocarri also mentioned in another video that plush props can be good for anxiety relief for some people (like me!)
For a few years after 14 I kinda lost my fursuiting spark and I kinda lost hope in achieving that dream of getting my favorite character made and created to life and hanging at a con and making friends, once I found your RUclips channel and started watching more furry related stuff- I kinda got that spark back :) 💖
Hey Pocari! Can you offer any tips towards someone who is a teeny bit shy? Like... how can I make more of these friends? And get more of those moments that will never be forgotten? Any help would be T R E M E N D O U S L Y helpful!! Thanks so much and I'm a huge fan!! Keep on suiting!!!
i mean, I'm not pocari.. but I'd recommend doing local furmeets first? I'm a pretty shy person myself, and I'm brand new to meets, cons, etc, but I went to one yesterday and ended up pretty much taking charge while waiting for the actual people in charge to show up. Start small and build up!
LivenUp7 Wow thanks so much!!! That has honestly helped!!!
I checked the furry con map and there was only one and it was perfect and it was super close but
It was a summer camp
My first con is going to be Itty Bitty Fur Con this year. It's only a 20 min drive and super cheap. I'm excited!
Mines gonna be FurTheMore! Good luck! It’s my first time too.
Aaaa mines gonna be Furlandia next year! :)
AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! Save Pocari! He's going to drown in the bottle!!!
Fikex Da Fluffy buddy. Uh it's a Pocari sweat bottle? Pocari is a soda roo, so..
@@rivetheaded it looks like a kangaroo.
@@silver5296 Soda Roos are just kangaroos based on soda :)
ahh the intro is so cute! ;w;
The prehistoricbunny up until the realization that pocari is drowning and cant get out of the bottle. i assume pocari cant breathe in liquids
Altispinex86 haha didn't even think of that.
Altispinex86 Pocari is part soda drink he's fine XD
Audrey Vandermeulen oh my god that would be terrifying if one day you decide to crack open a cold bottle of pocari sweat and it turns out your drinking pocari the sodaroo because he turn himself into the soda itself much like that one futurama episode where fry drinks that alien king
This makes me feel happy that I live near where a convention is held.
This would have been awesome to watch before my Furdu trip this year :') so much helpful tips.
there's a convention around 30 minutes away in november, but my parents probably wont lemme go ;-;
and its actually REALLY cheap
Which one is it
The first ever Furry convention I went to, I found it while driving to a new house while moving, because my sister spotted a bunch of people in fursuits and furry heads walking to a hotel near our house.
OMG! Thank you for plugging Neonfur, the more furs that know about it the better, can't wait!
TIP: If you don't have a head or bodysuit dryer, you can buy a "boot dryer," which is basically 2 upward-facing pipes that blow warm air. You can then get some PVC piping and connectors and cut/attach them into a basic shape (stick figure) that you can detach and put together whenever to dry your suit.
The new music reminds me of Art Of The Dress, from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic.
O-OAll the cons that my friend and I have near us are $45 for registration- it still gives us access to everything.
TiffulDuck yeah,
I'm not sure if Australia money is more inflated than in the US, but most conventions range from 40-60 USD
Yeah, Australian currency costs less than a USD
A con is starting around 2 hours from where I live, and on it's first year it is already all ages which is AMAZING for me
I'm going to a convention in 2 days, I'm touching up on my research rn. I wanna make my first con perfect! I'm so excited!
PS. Hello from minnesota! And Hello from a 13 year old fursuiter! X3
Amber Waldron survival tips? *Water bring water* even if you aren’t suiting and also have money and don’t spend it all at the convention make sure you’re able to get home! :D
If fursuiting: I would know where the headless lounge is that room is EXTREMELY important for a suiter
Have a handler with you they help you see things that are in your blind spots just help you get around and with a lot that you can’t do in suit
Take many breaks while suiting it gets very hot even if you don’t feel hot I would take breaks and know how far you can go in suit
Out of suit: I would bring water and a lot of it
Lots of money because of things like food, ride home if you don’t have one, extra things at conventions like shows, and the dealers den
As a fursuiter I don’t have too much on this sorry if this isn’t very helpful because it’s so late
I love how the cons map just cOMPLETELY IGNORES LOUISIANA
awesome tips and stuff, this makes me want to go to a con so badly XD keep up with the amazing work! I love you so much Pocari!
Thanks for the tips pocari, i didn't think about using a sketchbook for commissions
Im definitely not going to a con for another year or so, but these videos are god send! I wanna know everything i need to before i start planning and this helps me a ton!
Darn it.. I looked at the map, got excited, then realized the con was two years ago... It was really close too...
I like how the closest con is 3 hours away.
And was last week.
This Usernames Taken my closest con is 10minutes away providing you throw the speed limit out the window, and was a few months ago, confuzzled
Mine is 1 hour away.
as soon as my fursuit is finished I am gonna try to go to a con
i only have a foam base head.
Another great episode love you! You always make me smile even when I'm sick like right now
The content and quality of you videos just keep getting better!
Hi Pocari! I absolutely love your videos! ❤️ I have only been able to go to really really small cons around me with maybe 3 rooms in them. after an hour or two I don't know what else to do (small come with no panels). I'm used to giant anime cons and I am just now learning that fur cons are more about meeting and chatting with people, but I'm really nervous amd paranoid in the beginning of a con. I never approach people in anime cons because they always look very busy. Everybody seems to already have groups and cliques in either type of con and I don't want to bother them. I want to make friends at cons but not if a big group paid lots of reg. money to hang out together. I don't want to intrude but I want to have fun. And it also seems much harder without a fursuit. Help???
I got to go to FWA this past year and I kinda really want to go again even though it's not local at all axcvb
Also with plane tickets it's best to buy them about 6 weeks before the event because that's usually when they're cheapest (at least in the US?) ALSO before you buy a plane ticket it's a good idea to either use your browser's incognito mode (ctrl + shift + n) or to clear your cookies because there are places that will raise the price when you revisit the page
Can someone explain what "Post-Con Depression" is?
Im going to Anthrocon this summer and I had to rewatch this!!
Excellent job on this video Pocari Roo and also this'll be very helpful advice in the future if I ever go to a con
MY FANART WAS IN THIS VIDEO!!!
Want to know an all-year-round convention for all ages?
Great wolf lodge. Basically furry haven, except for the fact there is a ton of little kids and little-kid-themed things
I really wish I'd known about fursuit spray before the first time I wore my Fluttershy fursuit at Bronycon. By the third day I had caught con crud and while my twin was kind enough to wear my suit that last day, I was really insistent on wearing it for the closing ceremony. But that whole time we stood in line for it I had to have a fan aimed at my mouth constantly in order to be able to breathe at all. (Luckily we found a spot by the wall where I could have the head and top half off during the ceremony itself but yeah...) It was really sad especially because there was a little kid with his parents standing behind be in line that whole time we waited to get into the ceremony and I had to just stand there while my twin and his parents had to keep telling him Fluttershy couldn't play with him. :c
In short: *GET FURSUIT SPRAY AND DISINFECT YOUR SUITS DAMMIT!* Con crud is not a joke and can get you before the con is even over
Side note: not all fursuit sprays disinfect. Some are just scented.
Another thing that might be good is to go with someone who knows what they are doing and has been to many cons :) (Also love your vids!)
A tip for vacuum packing: im pretty sure you could use a small portable vacuum
I love the sketch book idea. I actually do handbound books with 70 weight sketch paper. Fully customizable!! If you are interested please look me up on FA!!! Also, LOVE YOU POCARI!!!
#QNA {Ik Pocari isn’t gonna see this but why not} I’m going to Anthro Northwest Con in November and it’s on a school day, my mom said I can go but i don’t think she realizes it’s on a school day, what should I do? (Hopefully I get in a video)
Hello from Washington
~ Sherbert
Con crud is no joke...i caught it from a Comic-Con....and i was out for a week....be safe...and stay clean
Only three in florida that's nice
:')
Greetings from the West Coast! Really enjoying your Videos.
It's weird how my fursona color scheme is almost an inverted version of Pocari's colors but not like most of the fur is white and the markings are blue with the hair being blue. Well the hair is portrayed differently each time sometimes it's blue sometimes it's blue and purple sometimes it's white sometimes white and blue though the first time the hair was completely white the second time it was blue and white and then white and blue and then the third and final time it was blue and purple
Here’s a tip! :
If you are scared about packing your head ,or anything that might be easily broken, you could bring it as a carry on! I suggest those reusable shopping bags!
If you’re traveling by car or train and your suit is reasonably small, a kit bag is a good option. I’m currently on the 6 hour train ride from London to Glasgow for ScotiaCon, and my fursuit (a partial with a foam head) is currently stashed behind me in my old sports bag from secondary school.
I checked out the map and both AnthroCon and MidWest FurFest are only four hours away from me
This is so nice! Thanks for making those!
awe dang! I wish I could go to Neonfur, but I live in the US, and I don't have ALL the money in the world :( I mainly wanted to go because I love furries, and my birthday is on October 8th
This makes me sad because I got sick majorly a week before the con and I'm still sick and it's happening now :'( A whole year to wait again, ugh, fml
fyi for all the uk lovelies: fursuiters are common and welcome at the mcm comic con! there's one in manchester, liverpool, and london and all ages are welcomed :D
I'm planning to go to BLFC because it is the closest con to me and I plan to go 2021 for my first con :3
for vacuum bags you can try bringing one of those small hand held vacuums to reseal stuff (no guarentee this works). if you don't have one thats accessible you could probably manage to haphazardly use the back side of a hair dryer (the part the air gets sucked through) to vacuum seal something if you're THAT desperate since most hotels have a hair dryer that comes with the room yet this probably won't end up working very well. It's best to just ask hotel staff to borrow one of their vacuums
omgurd i was looking up a few con tips videos and this moring i find this in my notification bar ...thankies ^^
Thank you so much for giving us all tips Pocari X3
How should I pack my dino mask ,also the ears ?
Depends. If you're driving and it's just a mask/ears- let it sit in the backseat or floor of the car so it won't be squished. (Or carry it if that's manageable)
If you're flying, bring a carry-on bag to keep your dino mask in separate from your other luggage.
That bottle opening just killed me with cuteness oh my gosh ;o;
inhales: i dont have to spend any money at a hotel for anthrocon because i have family that lives in Pittsburg
quick question. I love furries. I hope one day to get a fur suit. But right now I only have ears & tail. I would love to meet you one day & hopefully get a picture with you. thank you for all of your advice.
PROTIP!!!!!
Pelican cases are the best! Ever! Get them!!! They are expensive, but incredibly durable and lined with high quality foam, so any break-able bits are no stress.
Uh just a random thing but I’m hearing a piano out my window my?
Edit like just notes not a song.
god dam it i would go to the con but im not 18 lol
xXShadowXWolfXx Gaming ikr... I still have 6 years left though xD
xXShadowXWolfXx you don't exactly need to be 18 sometimes, I've seen videos with really young furries at cons.
[Codename] Tetris Some of the cons are 18+ because it costs a lot more to accommodate under 18s with insurance and everything
VampirePrince yea but you can get a guardian to accommodate you.
[Codename] Tetris But some cons don't even allow under 18s with a guardian
I have a important question? actually around 2. what if the furry con's like 40 mins away and you don't have to book a hotel room or something? and also can you just go there for 1 day and only pay for 1 day or maybe 2? this is important because i live close enough to a furry con to drive there so can you answer these questions and thanks!
Of course you can just drive. Having a hotel room is not necessary, if you don't need it. For ticket questions, you should check the website of the convention you want to go to, because there you'll find what types of tickets they offer.
You don't have to book a room, but I generally do it anyway because it's nice having a place to sit down and have your stuff, but if price is the concern, driving's fine! A lot of cons will have pay or one day, I haven't seen 2- day ones, you could get either two one days but it's usually cheaper at that point to get a 3 day pass. Also, Saturday's usually the best day to go if you have to pick one day to go!
Wait, Singapore’s on the map?! Holy Molly, that’s one of the last places I expected.
I bring my sketchbook EVERYWHERE so thats not a problem for me
My first con is Tails and Tornadoes fur con. Its a con in Oklahoma and its the first year this year!
When will the Q&A be up :o?
Im so happy about living super close to furlandia. It means i only have to pay $5 for a MAX train ticket and the convention ticket.
The captions understand ‘furry’ as Xperia Z1
cheap as chips . i like it
When there is not a single con in sweden :’)
Pocari: and you’ll make a ton a friends!
Me: doubt
I cant find like fursuit fans anywhere could you direct me to a place to purchase them?
Me who is three years late to all of the conventions they are talking about
Literally without that map I wouldn't propably never knew there was a furry con in finland
Can you go to a furry con when your young and bring a parent?
Wow there are a lot of cons in New England. Right near me!
*When you just learn that Arkansas has a con and its really close to you*
*FLIPS DIDDLE*
rip i just see the furry con location map and theres not even one in my country XD
Yay now I'm getting notified 😄
Hey can you tell me what cons are not 18+.
2:15 WAIT THERES A FURRY CON IN FINLAND???? I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THAT OMG! NOW I WANNA GO🤯🤯
The map sounds like a great idea BUT.
It is mostly outdated, still showing events from 2016 and 2017.
And as for 2018 and 2019 there are almost none on that map.
If you go to the sites main page (en.wikifur.com/wiki/WikiFur_Furry_Central) you have a much more complete "upcoming events" list - without map, though.
There are about 80 events still upcoming in 2018 and the map shows only about 10 of these.
I guess the idea of using that map pretty much died.
I don't know how I ended up perceiving this, but same shirt as in episode one.
thank ya for answering my question on furry amino poocari
Musky Husky is now my favorite phrase
I love how there’s only 3 dislikes. 👌👌👌
how do i send fanart?
Thanks for telling when the cons r coming very helpfull
Nice blastoise shirt
I heard ab a fursuiter With a resin head and he buys an AIRPLANE SEAT for his fur suit because it’s so bulky lmao
When you live in France and see conventions in every other country around but not IN France
Lol, my local con breakin all the stereotypes! Top price like $50 and 12 and under get in free!
omg neofur would be PERFECT for my character Blacklight.
I found a furcon for like $35, ooooo