LARP Boffer Weapon Construction
If you are planning on attending a Medieval LARP (Live Action Role Play) event, there are a number of things that you’ll need. You will need Medieval clothing, Medieval boots, accessories, and a weapon. But you obviously can’t use a weapon like the one you see in this post’s picture. The object during a LARP is to successfully strike the opposing player with a weapon. Using actual steel or wooden weapons is very unsafe.
That is why most LARPs use what are known as boffer weapons. Boffer weapons are typically constructed out of PVC pipe, closed-cell foam, open-cell foam, Goop adhesives, and duct tape of various colors. When constructed properly these weapons form a safe alternative and allow for actual combat to ensue at LARP events. The types of weapons you can actually create through this method are only limited by your imagination.
For detailed instructions on how you correctly and safely construct a boffer weapon, please visit this boffer weapon construction guide, provided to us by our good friends at Wyvern Rising, a Fantasy Medieval LARP based out of North Eastern Pennsylvania. If you chose to follow this guide to make your own weapon, please note that the weapon sizes/requirements are specific to their rules system. If you are making your weapon for a different LARP, make sure to find the correct weapon lengths, then return to this guide.