Flowpoi Duo whats good and bad

incorporation into costuming could be interesting, especially if you throw a twirl in there. I'm thinking how I'd use it... if I had a few dangling from my belt as I did fire and then did a nice big longarm twirl I could potentially have them fly out a little... I'd have to alter the movement to make sure they didnt catch on anything... some practice is in order, I think.

The flowlights on their own are great... I've used them after my lantern went out while I was camping. Inside the tent they were BETTER than the lantern. I'd tied 4 of them to the roof, but we only had 2 or 1 turned on, 4 was too bright!

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If your looking for cheeper LED hoop options there is a great instructable for making them on www.instructables.com
I made one and it was pretty easy and cheep.

Thanks for the tip, ElectricBlue.

Yay our new flowpoi (duo) arrived yesterday!

I eventually decided on water 2 and water, and Spitfire went for water 2 and spirit.
Both are beautiful, and the pink on the spirits is a lot brighter than I expected.

So far my initial thoughts on them are...

GOOD...
*Really bright- brighter than any other glow toy I've spun
*They have a nice weight, which I find particularly useful for quick and accurate stalls
*Seem really durable
*Some very cool and different patterns, and lots to choose from

BAD...
*I don't like the crunching noise when connecting 2 flowlights- it does sound like it's going to break
*I actually don't find it that easy to scroll through the patterns. Sometimes I press the button and it doesn't register, so I don't know which pattern I'm on. Also takes me a few attempts to get to the second dimension. (But, I've only had them one night, so I might get the hang of it soon!)
*I'm also not a huge fan of the handles. I thought I'd give them a try, and they're nice for what they are, but they're not what I like to spin with. (Both Spitfire and I usually use leather one, that kind of lock onto your fingers by the pull of the poi)

The rest, I'll have to wait and see.
Overall, I'm totally stoked and very much in love with them. And they're with me just in time to go to the playa!

Has anyone tried the new crystal cases yet?

As NathanielEverist pointed out, the duo's aren't very well suited to wraps, etc... Have put in an order for 2x crystal cases that I am hoping will be more suited to a more glowsticking style for indoor work.

Have also got a half mass on order, would like to have a little more weight on the duo's, and if it adds another layed of damage protection it will be good for peace of mind

Hopefully between the duo's and crystal cases will have some flowtoys for any occassion!

ps. has anyone tried fitting the HoP triangular quicklinks to any flowtoys? No success with my 3mm ovals, still waiting on the new ones to arrive...

Oooh! My colecord arrived in the post today and I've attached it to my duos! Glory, glory! Its an absolute dream to spin with, and I've made it a bit longer so I can wrap around my hands a little more, truly a magnificent feeling, that which I thought was the ungainly manner of the duos was actually quite simply the rough cord on my hand and the shorter leash than I was used to and as such a compromised grip... its such a nice feeling. Like new toys! I can see them! I'm off! Can't wait for night time! :D