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Permalink Reply by Jewels on November 25, 2009 at 3:28pm

Hey there Kanima~ I totally hear you about heavy firehoops on the market. I didn't even know how heavy the hoops were out there until the first Hoop Convergence seeing others' hoops....and I was even more thankful for my personal firehoops. When I first started making my own in 2003, there weren't any on the market. For years I was on a mission to build a firehoop that was light enough be comfortable & sustainable for my body (my heavier firehoops in '04 were causing swelling & pain in my lymph nodes & breasts). I stopped taping my firehoops about 5 years ago & shifted to 1" wicks to decrease weight. That's why most of the hoopdrum firehoops are sanded (tho they can be taped)--- plus Scott's "full circle" sanding creates an extra grippy finish <3. Its one of the most distinguishing features about our firehoops and I think folks really dig the texture. Once Scott & I fell in love, he took over the firehoops and really enjoys the process of crafting and imagining new possibilities. I'm thankful...b/c in all honesty, I used to dread all the work it took to make myself a new firehoop.

Last year, even the 100psi hoops weren't measuring up to what I use in my personal hoop practice. I've been using the polypro tubing for my regular sparkly twins for nearly a year. YUM! During Burning Man prep time, I couldn't see crafting a set of 100 psi hoops so we experimented with the polypro tubing for firehoops....And THEY ROCK! around 14 oz (for 5 wick, 33")! I christened them and let lots of folks use them at Hoop Camp during the twins fire hoop class and they were very well received....I'm in love and re-invigorated for firehooping! I believe this is the tubing that Shakti & Rainbow Michael (Cosmic Fire/Kavailya) are offering for the Ninja Hoops now.

Shakti & Rainbow Michael are dear friends of ours. badass flow artists & master crafters. If their hoops had been on the market when I started spinning fire, I would have been SOOO grateful b/c I could've spent more time sewing & practicing than re-creating firehoops. (But, then I guess I would've never learned so much about hardware & power tools :) I am very surprised that they haven't responded to your inquiry. They are very dedicated to their firehoop business and are in the process of expansion & re-structuring. I know that Rainbow Michael was teaching in Japan for a while and Shakti re-located..so perhaps there was a mis-communication about email forwards or something? I can understand the frustration, but I know they are very caring and wouldn't purposefully disregard your interest.

Good luck!

In fiery flow,
julia

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Permalink Reply by Kanima "Karacell" Beck on November 25, 2009 at 6:09pm

The 3rd email address finally responded and they apologized for having a dead phone number posted still...I"ll be ordering mine on payday after the first. I want something like but at the same time, not TOO light. My LED hoop is SUPER light and I actually prefer it to have a little more bulk to it....my slightly heavier regular DIY hoop grips better from the weight, especially for leg work and whatnot. I think if I saw the sight correctly, the PRO hoop is even lighter than the featherlight....hopefully that should be a nice middle ground for me. The other was what I called my Klingon War Hoop! :)

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