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Hi, my name is Kristen (this is my first post on Inforoo, yay!) and I'm a hooper!
I read the other hooping thread and I wanted to offer some additional links of assistance:
SaFire Dance (hooping community, tutorials, video, etc.) safiredance.ning.com/ -- I spend a lot of time on here, taking the online classes, chatting it up on the forums and several of the hoopers on there will be at Bonnaroo, including myself.
Hooping Tribe (hooping community) hooping.tribe.net/ -- another community that I like but I don't use it as often anymore b/c Tribe.net is a forum site for many many others and it likes to stop working every so often.
Hooping.org (hooping resource) hooping.org -- loads of hooping info, trick videos and interviews with super-fraggin-awesome hoopers.
I'll be at Bonnaroo with a couple of my own hoops and I'm going to try to bring a few extras. I make my own, including collapsible hoops and ones that super-glowy glow sticks or blinky dots can be put inside of. I may sell a couple, it depends on how many I can bring with me, but if you see me at Bonnaroo, I can teach you a few tricks! Happy hoopin' and hope I see you at the 'Roo.
Hi, my name is Kristen (this is my first post on Inforoo, yay!) and I'm a hooper!
I read the other hooping thread and I wanted to offer some additional links of assistance:
SaFire Dance (hooping community, tutorials, video, etc.) safiredance.ning.com/ -- I spend a lot of time on here, taking the online classes, chatting it up on the forums and several of the hoopers on there will be at Bonnaroo, including myself.
Hooping Tribe (hooping community) hooping.tribe.net/ -- another community that I like but I don't use it as often anymore b/c Tribe.net is a forum site for many many others and it likes to stop working every so often.
Hooping.org (hooping resource) hooping.org -- loads of hooping info, trick videos and interviews with super-fraggin-awesome hoopers.
I'll be at Bonnaroo with a couple of my own hoops and I'm going to try to bring a few extras. I make my own, including collapsible hoops and ones that super-glowy glow sticks or blinky dots can be put inside of. I may sell a couple, it depends on how many I can bring with me, but if you see me at Bonnaroo, I can teach you a few tricks! Happy hoopin' and hope I see you at the 'Roo.
karma for the post! i was about to list quite a few of your sites, but now i'm glad you did all the work for me! ;D
i'm DYING to get an LED hoop, but they're so expensive, and i know i'm not talented enough to make my own.
Hi, my name is Kristen (this is my first post on Inforoo, yay!) and I'm a hooper!
I read the other hooping thread and I wanted to offer some additional links of assistance:
SaFire Dance (hooping community, tutorials, video, etc.) safiredance.ning.com/ -- I spend a lot of time on here, taking the online classes, chatting it up on the forums and several of the hoopers on there will be at Bonnaroo, including myself.
Hooping Tribe (hooping community) hooping.tribe.net/ -- another community that I like but I don't use it as often anymore b/c Tribe.net is a forum site for many many others and it likes to stop working every so often.
Hooping.org (hooping resource) hooping.org -- loads of hooping info, trick videos and interviews with super-fraggin-awesome hoopers.
I'll be at Bonnaroo with a couple of my own hoops and I'm going to try to bring a few extras. I make my own, including collapsible hoops and ones that super-glowy glow sticks or blinky dots can be put inside of. I may sell a couple, it depends on how many I can bring with me, but if you see me at Bonnaroo, I can teach you a few tricks! Happy hoopin' and hope I see you at the 'Roo.
karma for the post! i was about to list quite a few of your sites, but now i'm glad you did all the work for me! ;D
i'm DYING to get an LED hoop, but they're so expensive, and i know i'm not talented enough to make my own.
Yea, my boyfriend bought me an LED hoop for my birthday (waiting for the hoop to ship is excruciating!) but I don't want to bring it to the 'Roo for various reasons ... hence, the glow stick hoop! I'm working up some photos and videos of the hoop because I know I can't be the only one who wants a glowing hoop but can't afford or make an LED hoop or even bring one to a festival. Once I get some photos/videos goin', I'll let you know. I live an hour from the festival so it'd be easy for me to bring one for you if you wanted me to! ;D
karma for the post! i was about to list quite a few of your sites, but now i'm glad you did all the work for me! ;D
i'm DYING to get an LED hoop, but they're so expensive, and i know i'm not talented enough to make my own.
Yea, my boyfriend bought me an LED hoop for my birthday (waiting for the hoop to ship is excruciating!) but I don't want to bring it to the 'Roo for various reasons ... hence, the glow stick hoop! I'm working up some photos and videos of the hoop because I know I can't be the only one who wants a glowing hoop but can't afford or make an LED hoop or even bring one to a festival. Once I get some photos/videos goin', I'll let you know. I live an hour from the festival so it'd be easy for me to bring one for you if you wanted me to! ;D
that would be awesome just let me know! i'll be in the area wednesday night, but we can always meet up at the festival too.
Yea, my boyfriend bought me an LED hoop for my birthday (waiting for the hoop to ship is excruciating!) but I don't want to bring it to the 'Roo for various reasons ... hence, the glow stick hoop! I'm working up some photos and videos of the hoop because I know I can't be the only one who wants a glowing hoop but can't afford or make an LED hoop or even bring one to a festival. Once I get some photos/videos goin', I'll let you know. I live an hour from the festival so it'd be easy for me to bring one for you if you wanted me to! ;D
that would be awesome just let me know! i'll be in the area wednesday night, but we can always meet up at the festival too.
thanks so much! ;D
You're welcome! I'm about to buy some tubing for the glow stick hoops. It's 7/8" OD, translucent white & it's really light but you can hoop pretty fast and do breaks and tricks really well with it. I have a smaller one I bought made of that tubing but I want it about an inch and a half bigger, so buying more tubing! :-) I have one video but it's not glowing; hopefully boyfriend can tape one this week with glow sticks in it!
Mine are 36" diameter but I'm also 4'11" tall, lol. I can make 'em any size but from what I know about the 7/8" tubing (which is great for tricks and breaks and weighs about 10 ounces or so in 36" diameter) it works best from 39" diameter on down. I can get the 3/4" tubing but be forewarned it is 195 PSI and it's rather heavy; my 36" 195 psi glow stick hoop weighs in at approximately 1 lb 7 ounces -- or so says the post office scales, but I think its pretty true. I also will put at least two spirals of gaff on 'em as these suckers are slick.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) I'm going to take some photos of the two I have and I'll post the link here when I get 'em up. My new shipment of 7/8" tubing should be in no later Thursday but I'm hoping it will come tomorrow!
Here's a pic of the two glow stick hoops I have right now. The one with lotsa tape on it is 3/4" ID tubing (the 195 psi that is similar to the black 160 psi tubing) and it makes a great groove hoop. Can still do tricks but it is slower.
The one that is not taped so much is 7/8" OD tubing, 105 psi, and is very light, fast & whippy. Great for tricks and breaks and fast hooping. If you're used to the much heavier hoops, this will take a bit to get used to. I still have problems doing certain angled moves with it cause I'm used to a heavier hoop.
The rest of the pics can be found here at my Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/kristen_t/. And I received my shipment of 7/8" tubing yesterday, so if you want a hoop let me know! I have a couple of different options for collapsible ones if you're interested.
Yea, my boyfriend bought me an LED hoop for my birthday (waiting for the hoop to ship is excruciating!) but I don't want to bring it to the 'Roo for various reasons ...
Why don't you want to bring it to Roo? I've brought mine to a few fests with no probs. I just don't bring it out if it looks like rain, and don't let just any random person play with it. It's so much fun for late nights.
Also, where do you get your translucent tubing from? I want to make some LED hoops eventually, and was thinking about buying from these folks www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp
Post by ☮ superbek ☮ on Apr 2, 2009 22:25:34 GMT -5
I started hooping last summer. I made my hoops and I sold a few too. I want an LED hoop so freakin' bad I don't even want to think about it. I am really glad it is starting to get warmer outside so I can get my hoop on!
Yea, my boyfriend bought me an LED hoop for my birthday (waiting for the hoop to ship is excruciating!) but I don't want to bring it to the 'Roo for various reasons ...
Why don't you want to bring it to Roo? I've brought mine to a few fests with no probs. I just don't bring it out if it looks like rain, and don't let just any random person play with it. It's so much fun for late nights.
Also, where do you get your translucent tubing from? I want to make some LED hoops eventually, and was thinking about buying from these folks www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp
Well, I wouldn't want anything to happen to it (wet, breakage). And since we're going to camping only, I'm unsure of storing it in the tent when I'm not using it.
You haven't had any problems though? I might bring it then....I don't know, I'd have to wait till I get it and see how I feel by the time Bonnaroo rolls around if I want to bring it.
I bought my tubing from www.mcmaster.com ; it's the HDPE tubing.
Why don't you want to bring it to Roo? I've brought mine to a few fests with no probs. I just don't bring it out if it looks like rain, and don't let just any random person play with it. It's so much fun for late nights.
Also, where do you get your translucent tubing from? I want to make some LED hoops eventually, and was thinking about buying from these folks www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp
Well, I wouldn't want anything to happen to it (wet, breakage). And since we're going to camping only, I'm unsure of storing it in the tent when I'm not using it.
You haven't had any problems though? I might bring it then....I don't know, I'd have to wait till I get it and see how I feel by the time Bonnaroo rolls around if I want to bring it.
I bought my tubing from www.mcmaster.com ; it's the HDPE tubing.
Thanks for the link. I've looked into that site before too. The link I posted has the same kind of tubing and seems to be a bit cheaper. It was suggested by prodmod.com (the site that sells LED kits), so I'm sure it's quality stuff, if you want to check it out. It only comes in 100 ft rolls though. On your site, you can get smaller amounts at a time, right?
Here's a pic of the two glow stick hoops I have right now. The one with lotsa tape on it is 3/4" ID tubing (the 195 psi that is similar to the black 160 psi tubing) and it makes a great groove hoop. Can still do tricks but it is slower.
The one that is not taped so much is 7/8" OD tubing, 105 psi, and is very light, fast & whippy. Great for tricks and breaks and fast hooping. If you're used to the much heavier hoops, this will take a bit to get used to. I still have problems doing certain angled moves with it cause I'm used to a heavier hoop.
The rest of the pics can be found here at my Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/kristen_t/. And I received my shipment of 7/8" tubing yesterday, so if you want a hoop let me know! I have a couple of different options for collapsible ones if you're interested.
i learned with a larger, heavier hoop. i'm not really into tricks and stuff. i use my hoops just for dancing at shows. i can get lost in it and its my way of dancing. so that 195 would probably be perfect for me. i think the hoop i have now is about 42" ...it's from hoopnotica. but honestly i'd like something more around 44" and heavier.
Here's a pic of the two glow stick hoops I have right now. The one with lotsa tape on it is 3/4" ID tubing (the 195 psi that is similar to the black 160 psi tubing) and it makes a great groove hoop. Can still do tricks but it is slower.
The one that is not taped so much is 7/8" OD tubing, 105 psi, and is very light, fast & whippy. Great for tricks and breaks and fast hooping. If you're used to the much heavier hoops, this will take a bit to get used to. I still have problems doing certain angled moves with it cause I'm used to a heavier hoop.
The rest of the pics can be found here at my Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/kristen_t/. And I received my shipment of 7/8" tubing yesterday, so if you want a hoop let me know! I have a couple of different options for collapsible ones if you're interested.
i learned with a larger, heavier hoop. i'm not really into tricks and stuff. i use my hoops just for dancing at shows. i can get lost in it and its my way of dancing. so that 195 would probably be perfect for me. i think the hoop i have now is about 42" ...it's from hoopnotica. but honestly i'd like something more around 44" and heavier.
I think those hoops we played with at ACL were around 44 or 45". And you really liked those, right?
Well, I wouldn't want anything to happen to it (wet, breakage). And since we're going to camping only, I'm unsure of storing it in the tent when I'm not using it.
You haven't had any problems though? I might bring it then....I don't know, I'd have to wait till I get it and see how I feel by the time Bonnaroo rolls around if I want to bring it.
I bought my tubing from www.mcmaster.com ; it's the HDPE tubing.
Thanks for the link. I've looked into that site before too. The link I posted has the same kind of tubing and seems to be a bit cheaper. It was suggested by prodmod.com (the site that sells LED kits), so I'm sure it's quality stuff, if you want to check it out. It only comes in 100 ft rolls though. On your site, you can get smaller amounts at a time, right?
Yep, on McMaster-Carr you can get the 195 psi tubing in 10, 25, 50 & 100 feet and then the 105 psi comes in 25, 50 and 100 feet.
Here's a pic of the two glow stick hoops I have right now. The one with lotsa tape on it is 3/4" ID tubing (the 195 psi that is similar to the black 160 psi tubing) and it makes a great groove hoop. Can still do tricks but it is slower.
The one that is not taped so much is 7/8" OD tubing, 105 psi, and is very light, fast & whippy. Great for tricks and breaks and fast hooping. If you're used to the much heavier hoops, this will take a bit to get used to. I still have problems doing certain angled moves with it cause I'm used to a heavier hoop.
The rest of the pics can be found here at my Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/kristen_t/. And I received my shipment of 7/8" tubing yesterday, so if you want a hoop let me know! I have a couple of different options for collapsible ones if you're interested.
i learned with a larger, heavier hoop. i'm not really into tricks and stuff. i use my hoops just for dancing at shows. i can get lost in it and its my way of dancing. so that 195 would probably be perfect for me. i think the hoop i have now is about 42" ...it's from hoopnotica. but honestly i'd like something more around 44" and heavier.
That can be done :-) I really like the heavier one for just dancing too, but then I get antsy and want to do a few tricks, hence having two of 'em lol.
Let me know if you want me to make you one and what tapes you would want on it. The most tape I would do would be like the big one in my pics cause it still lets the glow light shine through. And then I could store it until Bonnaroo rolls around and then bring it to you, unless you'd want me to send it out beforehand. :-)
i learned with a larger, heavier hoop. i'm not really into tricks and stuff. i use my hoops just for dancing at shows. i can get lost in it and its my way of dancing. so that 195 would probably be perfect for me. i think the hoop i have now is about 42" ...it's from hoopnotica. but honestly i'd like something more around 44" and heavier.
I think those hoops we played with at ACL were around 44 or 45". And you really liked those, right?
yes! i definitely loved those. it was more of what i was looking for anyway.
i learned with a larger, heavier hoop. i'm not really into tricks and stuff. i use my hoops just for dancing at shows. i can get lost in it and its my way of dancing. so that 195 would probably be perfect for me. i think the hoop i have now is about 42" ...it's from hoopnotica. but honestly i'd like something more around 44" and heavier.
That can be done :-) I really like the heavier one for just dancing too, but then I get antsy and want to do a few tricks, hence having two of 'em lol.
Let me know if you want me to make you one and what tapes you would want on it. The most tape I would do would be like the big one in my pics cause it still lets the glow light shine through. And then I could store it until Bonnaroo rolls around and then bring it to you, unless you'd want me to send it out beforehand. :-)
i think meeting up at the festival would be perfect. i'd definitely love to meet you! just let me know how much it is and all that. i don't really care how you tape it, but i'm a blues and greens type gal if that helps
That can be done :-) I really like the heavier one for just dancing too, but then I get antsy and want to do a few tricks, hence having two of 'em lol.
Let me know if you want me to make you one and what tapes you would want on it. The most tape I would do would be like the big one in my pics cause it still lets the glow light shine through. And then I could store it until Bonnaroo rolls around and then bring it to you, unless you'd want me to send it out beforehand. :-)
i think meeting up at the festival would be perfect. i'd definitely love to meet you! just let me know how much it is and all that. i don't really care how you tape it, but i'm a blues and greens type gal if that helps
Right on! I'll send you a PM about price...I'm still trying to find the best glow stick for it cause I want to give the first set for the hoop for free with your hoop! I have the 22" necklace glow sticks that really light it up but I'm wondering if using the thicker, shorter sticks would work just as well. I'm going to hit up the local party store to check it out. :-)
I have some extra hoops that are sitting in my closet not getting any use out of them at all and I wanted to post the photos in case someone is interested in giving them a loving home.
Circus-Circus -- a 37" glow stick hoop made of 195 psi, 1 inch tubing with glow in the dark tape, holographic tape and flourescent gaff tape in pink, orange, yellow and green and blue gaff.
Ichigo -- 35" hoop made of 3/4", 100 psi tubing. Black vinyl base, black shiny tape, black gaff for grip and orange vinyl. Inspired by the manga Bleach!
Sunshine and Daydream -- 34" and 34.5" (respectively) hoops made of 3/4" 100 psi tubing. Twin hoops, I won't separate them, lol. Sunshine has yellow gaff, orange vinyl and gold metallic; Daydream has purple gaff, blue vinyl and silver metallic. I love the Grateful Dead, good inspiration.
If anyone is interested, PM me. I can even bring it to Bonnaroo for you instead of shipping! And I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes, I just want to destash my hoops as I have too many and keep making more. Plus these need some hoopin' love.