Tattoo shops in Fernie

The map for Fernie, BC's tattoo shops is still blank. Our search covered roughly 40 km around Fernie, looking through OpenStreetMap for tattoo shops, and turned up nothing mapped so far. Blank maps are usually a mapping gap rather than a real gap. This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so a blank today can be a full guide tomorrow.

What counts as a tattoo shop in Fernie

A proper studio: a fixed address, licensed artists working legally, portfolios you can browse before you commit, and sterilisation you can see. Some also do piercings. What doesn't count: home scratchers, kitchen-table setups, and anyone offering to tattoo you somewhere improvised. The bar is deliberately high — this is your skin.

Fernie sits about 50° north of the equator, so it gets proper seasons. Winter's the classic tattoo season: fresh ink stays covered and out of the sun while it heals, and nobody's tempted by the lake.

When studios in Fernie get mapped, you'll see them here with addresses, hours and contact details where the mappers recorded them. No paid placement, no sponsored slots — mapped means listed.

Tattoo smarts for Fernie

No mapped studios yet, but the vetting skills work anywhere. Four worth knowing:

• Check the sterilisation setup. Single-use needles, sealed ink caps, gloves changed constantly. A good studio is happy to show you; a bad one gets defensive.
• Moisturise, don't drown it. Thin layers of the recommended ointment. Too much suffocates the skin and slows healing.
• A second opinion is fine. Consult two studios if you're unsure. Good artists respect it; only the insecure ones mind.
• Ask about touch-ups. Most reputable shops offer free or cheap touch-ups within the first year. Ask about the policy up front.

What earns a listing in Fernie

Our bar is a proper studio — a real address, artists working legally, and a portfolio on display. Home scratchers, kitchen-table setups and anyone offering to tattoo you somewhere improvised don't qualify, no matter how cheap.

When a qualifying tattoo shop gets mapped in Fernie, this page updates on the next refresh with its name, address where available, and whatever hours, phone or website the mappers recorded. Nothing here is paid placement and nothing is sponsored — if it's on the map, it's on the page.

This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so the moment a qualifying tattoo shop appears in Fernie's OpenStreetMap data, it shows up here — usually within a day of being mapped.

One edit is all it takes

Dayfari's tattoo shops listings are read straight from OpenStreetMap, which means anyone can fix them. A tattoo shop in Fernie needs exactly one volunteer to add it — tagged shop=tattoo — and the next refresh pulls it onto this page automatically. The most useful details are the tattoo shop's name, its street address, and its opening hours — even a name and a pin on the map is enough to get started.