"Do you possibly have the contact info of said gentleman? I live in Vancouver and I've been looking for aluminum hoops!"

"Haha aw thanks!! <3"

"Wow--I bought my aluminum hoop for $25!  That is why I bought it actually--I wasn't in the market for one but always liked the look of them, and a gentleman was selling them at MadSkillz in Vancouver.  They were lovely and a great…"

"I just purchased an aluminum hoop early this summer.  I really like the elegance of them, and they have a unique quality that even a silver-taped hoop can't equate.  Not to say that a silver-taped hoop can't look beautiful--just…"

"My friend, Miss 360, we ordered some aluminum hoops online for about $50 each hoop. they are fantastic hoops to have in the hoop enthusiast's collection and a great feel, (lightweight but solid and responsive/ a calamity if they hit each other…"

"awesome!!!"

"I went to my friends house the other day and they had some left over metal tubing from brewing beer in their garage. They said it was stainless steel tubing.  Has anyone ever made a hoop out of that stuff before? It looked perfect for making a…"

"Thank you all! :) and Hilbago, I most defiantly will! :)"

"Looks like fun! Let me know if you decide to go to all good again this year"

"Ive had a set of Aluminum hoops for quite a while and I love them. they are very light and have a diffrent movement or flow around you body. I got mine from a circus performer. they are what some call professinal hoops, what ever that means. Mine…"

"When i went to Telluride Blue Grass Fest I used a hoop made out of brake tubing? (at lest that is what the women who made it told) I just looked it up and it's metal... it was really tiny and went really fast but was amazing to hoop with. Has…"

"i managed to find super small poly pipe for my hoops, only slightly larger than the aluminum hoops and about the same weight when they are taped, and very very forgiving :-)"

"That is what i found also, They are way to loud and i was always afraid of accidentally hitting somebody. Now i use Large size rhythmic gym hoops for multi hooping, They are great, Pretty much the same properties weight and size of the aluminum but…"

"I'm wondering if she had a "fitness" hoop of some kind. I bought one back in the day, from Dick's Sporting Goods. I don't remember the brand name but it was heavy as all get out, hard to put together, uncomfortable to use,…"

"hmmmm, maybe hers wasnt aluminum as the thing i liked about the metal hoops was the weight, they were so thin and light, so better for multihooping - until it all goes wrong and they clatter to the ground with a horrible noise lol!"

"Thanks for the link! Those look sweet! Thanks for all the ideas. :)"