Hi Everyone. Any hula hoop exercisers out there?? I am always trying to think of something different; most times the ideas do not work. Normally I cover my pond with netting and surround it with pots to keep herons away. Sadly no plants in pond now as all trimmed back and I must admit I prefer no netting in winter so it is easy to keep pond surface clean. I came up with idea of 2-3 hula hoops with netting attached and let them float on surface so may help with keeping Herons at bay. I remember hula hoops were cheap plastic things, no more. They are weighted and the exercise ones look bobbly ion the inside. Anyway weighted is no good so has anyone got a non weighted hula hoop to see if it floats? I would have thought it does. Alternative so I have read is to get some 20-25 mm plumbers tubing and then make a hoop out of that. I would have thought the ends would have a connector and then waterproofed as otherwise it would sink. Do not even know if it would sink anyway. Just one of my mad ideas and wondering if anyone has made similar or used hoop after giving up the New Year resolution to keep fit. Thanks Peter
Hiya Peter.... Maybe the really cheap ones from the £ shops would be OK ...you could always just hook some wire through the netting in places and anchor them round the edge of the pond
My daughter "imported" hers from America as she couldn't get decent exercise oes over here. They definitely wouldn't float. What about those snake-like foam tubes that are used for "play" in swimming pools? Mind you, mention "swimming pool" and that will probably add a nought to the price :(
When I was little we used to have ones made out of curved strips of plywood. (Back in the Victorian era.) They were fab, they had a good heft to them so you could keep spinning for ages. The ones in the school where I worked were cheap nasty plastic tubing and just wouldn't stay up. They also bent and broke easily. If you have kids, why not ask their school if they are chucking any hula hoops out for that reason? Otherwise, plumber's tubing might do the job. I am disappointed as I was expecting this thread to be about salted snack products.
http://www.thehighline.org/blog/2013/07/01/plant-of-the-week-hula-dancer-pale-purple-coneflower Must be this one!
A while ago I bought 3 from Asda for a quid or two each. My intention was to use them to make a play tunnel for the lad (I know you can buy ready made play tunnels, but ours was going to be a custom shape and size). I never tested to see if they'd float thought, but I imagine they would, they were light enough.
An inspired idea, indeed! Haven't tried it personally. On the heron front, I have heard of putting a "barrier yarn" a certain height .. but that wouldn't stop detritus from falling into your pond My concern, given the winds we are battling recently with, would be in keeping those hoops on the pond surface Great lateral thinking though
