Ya know, I was in Sweden recently at a friend's home for dinner. Their family is way into LARP. The funny thing is the oldest daughter who is 20 was showing pictures of LARP events and I was stunned.
In the US, the LARP community is unattractive. In Europe, not so much and in fact highly not so much. The lesson is: If you like the idea of LARPimg but not the stigma here, go to Europe.