10-7-17 Halloween Inflatable Decorations
8Inflatable decorations have become a huge business in the last few years. They’ve gotten super popular as a quick way to add a big impact to your yard. My biggest complaint is that most people turn them off during the day and then they just look like a sad sack of fabric on the lawn. A friend of mine is putting one up this year, but he’s hiding it behind some tombstones so it doesn’t look sad during the day.
There’s only been a couple that I’ve seen that I’ve really liked.
The dragons. So many choices. This one breathes fire because of a little fan that flaps the fabric coming out of its mouth. I’m pretty sure I saw the same one in purple… Which would be better of course.
These “snow” globe types. I saw one in a neighborhood a few years ago. The little bats fly around in the globe. I can’t remember what was inside it, but the bats caught my eye the most.
This floating ghost reaper thing. Because of the clear piece at the bottom and the lights inside the white, at night, it really does look like it’s floating in the air.
How do you feel about inflatable decorations? Is there any favorites that you care to share?
Today’s musical selection is Fuel. I remember seeing them when I was in my teens. I’m enjoying my trip down memory lane.
Jesus Or A Gun (censored… Wtf)
Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
Shimmer
Bittersweet
Sunburn
Innocent
Bad Day
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@RiotDemon That’s some really nice music from a really fine band that unfortunately I’ve never gotten to see live.
Great selection.
As far as inflatables go…
I’m going to stay with more Latin Metal today, which seems to come from, well, New Jersey. Who knew?
/youtube Ill Nino I’m Not the Enemy
Thank you for the opportunity to come out and play.
Now it’s bedtime.
@2many2no I’ve enjoyed a few songs from Ill Nino. Thanks for playing along.
@RiotDemon If you get the chance, they have an energetic live show.
This is the coolest Halloween decoration I’ve seen. It’s life sized, 6’ tall, with glowing red eyes and spooky ghost horse whinnies.
This 9’ TRex, also with glowing eyes and ghost dino groans, is also super cool. I just wish they’d been more creative with the stand, it really detracts from it.
Tere are short videos of both of them in action on the Home Depot website. Horse $199 and TRex $299 at Home Depot, cheaper on EBay.
They aren’t cheaper on EBay, those are smaller figures I saw for a lower price.
@moondrake I saw the horse in person at home depot. That one has a stand as well, but it’s the same color as the skeleton. It is life size… Pony sized though
My friend wanted to buy it to do a ghost rider type thing with it, haha. That horse wasn’t as skeletal though, I think.
/image ghost rider horse gif
@moondrake I almost bought the T-Rex then figured out a way to build wings to turn it into a dragon. But then remembered I’m lazy, and not very crafty, but mostly lazy.
I don’t understand people who unplug them during the day. They’re meant to be seen in daylight moreso than darkness; many of the newer LED ones are feebly lit at night anyway. I always loved the Scooby-Doo ones; they’re really cute. I found a unique one for this year I’d never seen before; a cute little skeleton doggo. He will greet the trick-or-treaters at our front door.
@PooltoyWolf about half of the ones I’ve seen this year look like they’d be pretty bright at night.
That skeleton dog is pretty cute. I wish they either went all plain skeleton or add more of the day of the dead look to the rest of the body though.
@RiotDemon The interesting thing is he’s only got bones printed on one side of his body; the other side is all black. He’s the only one like him I’ve ever seen anywhere - I found him on eBay, new for $15.
@RiotDemon Yeah, I was thinking he’d be cooler if he was more Day of the Dead.
@PooltoyWolf $15 is a steal.
@RiotDemon Funnily enough, he was listed on eBay for months. Every time the auction ended, the seller dropped the price a bit. Eventually I was surprised he hadn’t sold yet, so snapped him up myself. Not disappointed!
@PooltoyWolf
@PooltoyWolf
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fox-Fursuit-Costume-Mascot-/332405892920?hash=item4d64ef6738:g:4F4AAOSwdKZZ2pMk
@mfladd
@mfladd This looks like a fursuit built by the maker called Mixed Candy. They do good work
@PooltoyWolf The fact you already know the work different companies do on wolf suits is slightly disturbing.
@mfladd I’m a furry; it’s general knowledge at this point lol. My suit came from New Zealand!
@PooltoyWolf You are fascinating. I just want to pin you down and examine you under a microscope.
p.s. when it’s time I want to run your GoaT campaign!
@mfladd There are easier ways to interview me xD I don’t bite
@mfladd I’ve seen the various ‘goat’ references all over Meh for quite some time now, but must admit I’m blissfully ignorant! Care to clue me in?
@PooltoyWolf A little light reading.
https://meh.com/forum/topics/scapegoat-of-the-month--a-brief-history
https://meh.com/forum/topics/scapegoats-of-meh
@mfladd Thank you, that roundly explains it! Also awesome goat fursuit :p
I’ve had Christmas inflatable decorations for years and have a master switch in the house that turns everything on and off so they are only on at night. The Halloween inflatables are fantastic but the dog I have now is terrified of them. (and the flag, a plastic bag blowing, a trash can, etc)
Hmmmmmm…there are sooooooo many directions this thread could go.
@mfladd
And how did we all know it would be you who thinks that way about inflatables?
Hmmmm.
BYW they make very high-concept, high-tech ones now.
@f00l nah. It’s not the same when they can’t struggle.
Best inflatable Halloween decorations ever.
@ruouttaurmind I think I’d actually put that Ed Roth inspired one out in my yard. But I only see it for ~$300 on Amazon third party by googling the image.
@djslack Exactly why I don’t own one.
They do pop up on eBay once in a while, but still more costly than the $50ish I would spend on something like that.
@mfladd one day I’ll own a horse again and it’ll hopefully be a
/image beautiful friesian
and I’ll totally dress up as the
/image headless horseman costume
one time and definitely as a
/image ringwraith animated gif
@RiotDemon
You once owned a horse?
@RiotDemon I’d be happy with anything I could ride. I brought my two appaloosas with me when we moved here from outside Dallas, (The family had 17 appys, paints, and a thoroughbred but we sold the others) but keeping horses in the desert is insanely expensive and I had to give them up. If I ever live anywhere that grass grows again I’ll definitely be getting a saddle horse. It’s the #1 reason I think about moving from time to time.
@mflassy yep.
@RiotDemon
There’s a horse. o_O
@moondrake yeah, keeping horses in Florida is really expensive unless you own your own land. There was one place where I actually bought him from that was really cheap… But then a new street came in and encroached on their land. Eventually they sold the barn for a ton of money so some businesses could move in. I moved to another barn that was semi reasonable… But when I moved to where I am now, it was crazy expensive. My ex couldn’t keep a steady job, I was working full time, another part time job, and I would work at the barn… I had no free time, I was miserable, and I had to give him up.
@mflassy did you expect something else?
@RiotDemon I happened to be in BJ’s Saturday evening and saw this two headed dragon. I don’t have an outside outlet available so I’m SOL, otherwise it would have come home with me.
@cinoclav I didn’t have an outlet outside before. I ran an extension cord through the garage door so I could have Christmas lights.
Sadly, I don’t decorate for Halloween because we might get 5 trick or treaters. I don’t stay home on Halloween. I go to a friend’s house that gets a bunch of kids. I help him instead. So I don’t decorate since I don’t want to confuse any kids that do come into my neighborhood. I live on a dead end street, so people don’t like to come here.
@RiotDemon We do decorate a bit, but only because we’re on a main street with a lot of traffic driving past. The flip side of that is we don’t get trick or treaters either. I have no issue with that as it’s less candy to buy and for me to eventually eat when no one comes knocking.