How to make a Hot Air Balloon Costume

I was looking for a good Halloween costume this year. I wanted something original and hilarious. I think I accomplished both.

Comments

[vincent7520]

great !
but … how high do you fly ???…
(I wish to cross the Alps … )

[jaingram9]

I like this idea for my nephew who is only 4, what could i use that is light weight to hold up the ball? this is an awesome idea.

[AdamRobert84]

Such a great idea! Thank you so much for the inspiration. I made it last Halloween and it was a HUGE hit.

[thebboy]

lol, absolutely hilarious.  I think we'll see a lot of balloon boy costumes.  The balloon boy thing was about two miles away from my school.  Now i live in balloon boy city.

[cowscankill]

Haha! That's actually funny. Did you stop everything you were doing that day and go watch it?

[thebboy]

Haha, No.  There's always a hot air balloon or two floating around usually.  I just thought it was another balloon.  Then i got home from school and saw the news story about the runaway balloon.

[-insertnamehere-]

I live in FoCo as well. I make large solar hot balloons, and I got a lot of calls from worried relatives that day, because they thought it was me. It was hilarious.

[StratosVX]

Nice! Very imaginative!

[Boomshadow]

Brilliant work! This is the sort of fun and whimsical costume that makes Halloween great.

[boomowthathurt]

How imaginative! I would have liked to see a curled moustachio to go with the eccentric aviator get up, maybe a bottle in your bloon weights. Then again, I think a curled moustachio and booze is an improvement on anything.

[MaxineLaRue]

Excellent costume! I love it!!

--From a geeky sober mom.

[Wolfix]

 Teeheehee!  That's almost as cute as the Super Mario Bros costumes :)

[dirtydiaperchanger]

I can see quite a few people using this costume this year... ballon boy

[Wolframite]

That's so wicked! I especially like the fact that you went with an "aviator-esque" coat and spiffy goggles. I do have to admit a mild disappointment because part of the title was cut off and I thought it said, "How to make a Hot Air Balloon". You would not believe the franticness with which I clicked upon your instructable in hopes that the secret of affordable aviation was about to be revealed. (Franticness is not a word??)

[descartez]

great idea! how comfortable/uncomfortable was it?

[aphrael]

that's so imaginative, just wonderful how such a simple idea could make for such a cool and original costume!

[Lamecitymayor]

thanks! i went to a party with it on...it seems to go over with the geek crowd and drunk moms. everyone else wants to knock you over.

[aphrael]

I guess I'm part of the geek crowd then... poor you for getting knocked over though ;)

[Kiteman]

That's really nice.

[gmjhowe]

haha i love it, great work!