Hey all,
I was just musing to myself about the ages of furries. From what I have seen a lot seem to be in their late teens and early twenties. Being thirty I feel like I'm one of the older ones. That begs the question, how old is the oldest furry you've ever met? I myself have heard of someone in their forties, but that's pretty much it.
I've seen furries that are in their fifty's.
one of the regular furs around Vancouver(gizmo) is in the 45-50 range I believe
I've seen this guy at conventions, he's pretty well-known:
http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fred_Patten
I have seen a few who are in their 50s even a couple rare ones who are in their 60s. I admire their staying power, especially how much the fandom has changed even over as small of scope as the last decade, even in the time I have been around, its easy to really see how the social/behavioral norms and trends shift. Sometimes I wonder how they do it. perhaps they just find a cozy niche and stick with it? o.=.O
That being said, I have heard rumors of some pretty old furs (70-90) out there but its kinda tricky to validate them when its just some through the grape vine rumor.
Thanks for that link! Very interesting read :)
I am glad there are some older furries out there. Hopefully I will get to talk to some.
Well I'm new to fursuitng but I'm going to be 40 this year.
LW
i always look through the calendar and see all the random ages because all the birthdays are listed there.
I'm 25 at the end of this month, and feel old with how many young furs there are around. :/ Makes me feel out of place TBH.
: Wrath June 08, 2015, 07:26:48 -06:00
I'm 25 at the end of this month, and feel old with how many young furs there are around. :/ Makes me feel out of place TBH.
Well maybe we can talk about the good old days and complain how times have changed ;)
I personally know of one that is almost 64. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64.
: Wrath June 08, 2015, 07:26:48 -06:00
I'm 25 at the end of this month, and feel old with how many young furs there are around. :/ Makes me feel out of place TBH.
Ditto. I tend to hang around people a couple years older than me it seems.
I've met a few in their 50's-60's over the years as they were passing through this pit of a town that I live in. I have not encountered many furries in my own age group (mid 30's) though, which I find slightly perplexing. The majority I know of that live on the sunshine coast are all in their 20's.
If you're in your mid twenties and feel old because all the furs you hang out with are much younger than you...
You are hanging in the wrong circle of furries.
Spoiler: There's a shit tonne of stuff the young pups aren't invited to and if you aren't either you need to start meeting people.
Neopets was what made me a furry, hence why my fursona closely resembles a neopet (but isn't). So, I've been a furry since I was 13. So safe to say I've been a young fur for a while. But I never started getting involved in the furry community til my 20's.