No surprise, these Ren Faire strips are inspired by a trip I took with Jamie, Erika, Levin and friends to an actual faire down in Bonney Lake, Washington. The main purpose of our vist was because one of the vendors at the fair, who happens to import hungarian horse bows, is a family friend of Jamies. And we wanted to shoot these bows.

Back up a bit. During the infamous Fehlauher bachelor party/survivor challenge weekend we had a chance to fire off a compound bow. And a bunch of us got really excited about archery because of this. So a group fo us went to an archery range near Lynnwood and got some lessons and basically had a ton of fun. Now we’re all bent on buying our own gear and taking archery up as a hobby. Once we get the time and some extra cash.

The bows we shot at the range were modern recurve bows. The bows we shot at the faire were ISTVÁN TÓTH horsebows, handmade and imported to the US. And MAN were they a ton of fun to shoot. I still want to get a contemporary recurve, but I gotta get my hands on one of these handmade re-creations. They lacked a shelf, so you kind of had to shoot them sideways, which made us feel like badasses.

If you are interested in archery, let me link you to Seven Meadows Archery. They make the bows that we shot at the faire. Kim Fox, who owns the company was a real sweetheart and has a baby on the way. She was super-preggers when we saw her at the faire. So I would love to send her some business if you’re in the market for imported Istvan Toth horsebows and or adornments.

Either way, you should try to find an archery range near where you live and try shooting a bow and arrow. There is something very primal about it. And there’s not better feeling that when you release that string. It’s pretty cool.