Here's a compilation of useful links that should be helpful to players new and old.
The CA lands websites:
http://www.wavehaven.net/ Wavehaven, in Santa Cruz
http://www.crimsonwood.org/ Crimson Wood, in Rohnert Park
http://www.foamwar.com/ Wyvern's Spur, in Berkeley
http://www.sloamtgard.com/ Seven Sleeping Dragons, in San Luis Obispo
http://www.meetup.com/amtgard-sacramento Thor's Refuge, in Sacramento
http://caamtgard.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=12 Ashen Spire, in San Jose
http://caamtgard.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=13 Eternal Coast, in Santa Barbara
http://www.siargeata.org/ Siar Geata, in San Diego
**Ashen Spire, Eternal Coast, and other land's reps, please link your website if/when you have one.**
General info:
http://www.electricsamurai.com/ - Often referred to as "e-Sam", this is considered the nearly-official web forum of Amtgard
http://www.amtgardinc.com/bldocs/amt7_7_2011-11-11.pdff - Current Amtgard Rulebook
http://games.dzucker.com/ - Online Database of Battlegames
http://www.amtgardrecords.com/ - The O.R.K.; online viewing of credits, titles, and awards
http://www.amtgardrecords.com/atlas/ - An atlas of the lands of Amtgard, their location, and monarchy contact information. This is a great resource to visit other lands when traveling
http://www.amtwiki.net/ - An editable knowledge source of all things Amtgard.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=121463782154&__a=1 - Facebook page for Amtgard
http://theacornknight.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-tir-asleen-model-for-recruiting.html - Article suggesting specific recruiting practices
Shopping:
http://www.edhellen.com/ - They use fiberglass rods for their cores, resulting in heavy/durable weapons that are legal in heavy-contact LARPs with a weight minimum (Belegarth, Dagorhir, Darkon, etc)
http://www.foamforyou.com/Closed_Cell_Foam.htm - You want either Polyethylene or Microcell(tm). The foam bubbles in Microcell are around 1/10th to 1/100th the size of the bubbles in regular noodle/camp map foam. Forces are distributed better and loosing a bubble isn't a big deal. As a result, it lasts MUCH LONGER than the stuff we normally use. Sir Clalibus has had the same swords for 5-10 years, and hasn't had to replace the foam yet. Most Microcell is heavier than polyethylene. You get what you pay for. Warning: shipping foam is surprisingly expensive.
http://www.kitebuilder.com/catalog/ - DO NOT buy "pultruded" graphite tubes. They'll come apart in record time, as they lack "longitudinal" wraps... all the carbon fiber runs length-wise. Kitebuilder.com has both graphite and fiberglass tubes & rods. Tubes are lighter, but you have to buy their relatively large sizes to hold up to our variety of abuse
http://www.bandshoppe.com/cgi-bin/E5DB20C2/mac/template.mac/loadHtmlPage?htmlPage=/flags/accessories/VE200.html - Fiberglass poles from 5 to 8 feet long (Thanks Lucas for the being wordy about the above links)
http://www.goodwinds.com/merch/list.shtml?cat=fiberglass - Site offering fiber and carbon cores
http://www.theringlord.com/ - Commonly used site selling rings and related materials. Excellent for those too lazy to make their own chain-mail rings
https://www.warlordsports.com/Gear.aspx - Group of Amtgarders makings and selling quality weapons