Roger Alexander Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 The only balloon light brand I know of right now is made by Sourcemaker. Are there any budget friendly alternatives? Maybe a chinese knock off? Looking for the large tube lights that float overhead to use for night exteriors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jay Young Posted March 9, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted March 9, 2021 Airstar will sell you a balloon, but they are not cheap. There is also another company, but I can't recall the name. I have not seen any balloon lights available which were made cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Roger Alexander said: Are there any budget friendly alternatives You may already know this, but pretty much the most expensive part of any balloon light is the helium that goes in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted March 10, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted March 10, 2021 53 minutes ago, Stuart Brereton said: You may already know this, but pretty much the most expensive part of any balloon light is the helium that goes in it. Use hydrogen instead. What can go wrong? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Santucci Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Just get a white weather balloon and some helium, then spot an M18 (or whatever) into it. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montell Taraschewski Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 2:23 AM, Christopher Santucci said: Just get a white weather balloon and some helium, then spot an M18 (or whatever) into it. Works great. Did this some time ago. Highly recommend if on a budget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted March 31, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted March 31, 2021 Or attach it to a drone. Lighting drones are becoming more common, and with shockingly high power levels. Obviously, there are all sort of issues with it, from time of flight, total illumination time available, and restrictions over where you can do it, but it can work wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giray Izcan Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Phil, I bet the sound guy would be your best friend afterwards...haha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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