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Borrowing a fursuit for EF?
Tioh:
A good friend borrowed one of my fursuits at a convention (a suit that I did not wear anymore) - I would not lend one of my fursuits to a stranger.
Quincy the Raccoon:
Like the dutch saying goes: You have a NO, but it could turn into a YES. (Nee heb je, ja kan je krijgen)
Carbine:
I think VulpesRex makes a very strong point here.
It's not only the risk of someone potentially damaging your suit but that person's friends also won't know that it is a very different person inside. I think a handler would be almost mandatory to explain people that the suit is on loan. Another strong point is that the character might have a reputation. Basicly you are taking over the body of another person. If you act like a bag of sand while normally the character is very outgoing and interactive this will put people off and might destroy the reputation of the character.
It doesn't hurt to ask but I think your options will be limited to friens that you know personally and that would trust you.
Jorinda:
I own three fursuits. I borrowed one to a friend for last EF - I'd rather see it around than have it sit in a box at home.
Since I am small and female, and he is average-sized and male, there wasn't much danger of confusing people.
The funniest part was to look trhough photo galleries after the con and see where "I" had been :D.
But I agree about not giving my suit to a stranger. I need to trust the person and know they do not damage the suit.
Runo:
IMHO it's not only about damaging... there's also the thing about a suit being - physically - very close to the wearer. And even if you can (and hopefully do) wash the body, fore and hind paws, it's oftentimes much harder with the head. And at least I wouldn't want to wear a head again after someone with potentially less than ideal hygiene, etc, wore it, breathed in it, sweated in it... you get the picture :-X
So I lend out my suits very rarely, and only when I'm pretty certain I won't wear them anymore myself ;)