Juggling Hats

We proudly present the one and only fire juggling hat in the world!

Whether you need an extreme costume as part of a fire show or clown act, or are looking for the best finale ever for your hat juggling act, the Fire Juggling Hat is an excellent choice. The crowd will go crazy because a hat on fire on your head looks more dangerous than it is with proper use. Our Fire Hat is suitable for almost all hat juggling tricks, including spinning, rolling and throwing.

Technical details: The base of the fire juggling had is a classic 3-layer felt cylinder. The top layer of the felt hat is soaked with a fire retardant chemical. This does not fully protect the hat, therefore it is essential to apply water before use. The top of the hat is covered with an aluminized kevlar felt layer, which is also used as metallurgical protection equipment or by volcanologists. This cover layer and the 10 mm Kevlar rope is sewn on by hand with a kevlar thread.

How to use:

First you need to apply 2 x 10 ml lamp oil very carefully, using the syringe included in the package. It is of uttermost importance that the lampoil gets on the Kevlar only (not on the felt!).

We recommend that you use lampoil specifically, as it has a low burn temperature and longer burning time. This ensures the lifetime of your hat. Lampoil also has the advantage that you can apply it even an hour before the show, as the oil does not evaporate.

We include a spray head in the package, which can be used with any standard soft drink PET-bottle. 5-10 minutes before the show, apply water on the felt of the top part of the hat – the same parts which are soaked with the fire retardant chemical. You should not spray the Kevlar rope, as it may result in difficulty lighting up.

Finally, 1 minute before going on stage you need to apply Zippo or lighter fluid on the kevlar, which helps to ignite the lamp oil quickly. If you apply too little or too early, you may have problems lighting up. We hope we don’t need to say that the lighter fluid should not go on the felt, or any other parts of the hat.

The burn time is about 2-2.5 minutes. With proper usage, the Fire Hat is designed to last for more than 100 burns. It benefits the lifetime if the hat is in motion during your act, as the heat will be lower in this case.

It weighs about 490g.

Tips for proper usage:

Prepare carefully: Use a headlamp in the backstage area and take your time.

If the top of the hat gets a dent, push it back down to keep the felt as far as possible from the fire.

If the hat falls down, pick it up immediately!

Don’t hold your head downwards, when the hat is on your head and on fire.

Use background light, if possible from underneath. It helps you with throwing tricks to your head – without proper light, the fire might blind you and you can’t properly see the exact position of the hat. 

Never keep the hat down when it is on fire.

Use background light from underneath, it helps with throwing it to head.

The Juggle Dream Top Hats are all handmade specifically for hat juggling. Shaped and weighted for hat tricks.

Often purchased in sets of 3 to more for advanced hat jugglers, but sold here individually.

The Tumbler Manipulation hat from Juggle Dream is a specially designed hat that is ideal for hat tricks. The hat is symmetrical in shape and is made from three layers of wool, which gives it the necessary weight for throws, rolls, spins, and tumbles. This makes it easier to perform a variety of tricks with the hat.

The Tumbler Manipulation hat is available for purchase individually, although advanced hat jugglers may prefer to purchase them in sets of three. The quality of the hats is consistently excellent, ensuring that they will last through repeated use. The White Trim version of the Juggle Dream Tumbler not only looks the part, but has fantastic balance and weight for all manner of tricks and flourishes. The White inner makes the hat easier to gauge during spins and will draw attention to tricks when performing on dark stages.

The Tumbler Manipulation hat from Juggle Dream is a specially designed hat that is ideal for hat tricks. The hat is symmetrical in shape and is made from three layers of wool, which gives it the necessary weight for throws, rolls, spins, and tumbles. This makes it easier to perform a variety of tricks with the hat.

The Tumbler Manipulation hat is available for purchase individually, although advanced hat jugglers may prefer to purchase them in sets of three. The quality of the hats is consistently excellent, ensuring that they will last through repeated use.

The Tumbler Manipulation hat from Juggle Dream is specifically shaped and weighted for hat tricks. The main advantage of this hat is that it is totally symmetrical and made from three layers of wool - this is enough to keep the hat heavy for throws, rolls, spins and tumbles. Hats are often purchased in sets of 3 to more advanced hat jugglers but here are sold individually. The quality of the hats is consistent and excellent.

The Tumbler Manipulation hat from Juggle Dream is specifically shaped and weighted for hat tricks. The main advantage of this hat is that it is totally symmetrical and made from three layers of wool - this is enough to keep the hat heavy for throws, rolls, spins and tumbles. Hats are often purchased in sets of 3 to more advanced hat jugglers but here are sold individually. The quality of the hats is consistent and excellent.

The Juggle Dream Topper is specifically shaped and weighted for hat tricks. It is totally symmetrical and made from three layers of wool, keeping the hat heavy enough for throws, rolls, spins and tumbles as well as making them very hard wearing. These hats are excellent quality and can stand up to lots of drops and general juggling use & abuse.

Although arguably slightly more difficult for certain tricks where the hat rolls end over end (E.G Back tumbles), they are actually easier for some others (E.G Arm rolls) and the top hat gives a very different look which can better suit some characters and costumes.

Please note that these hats are all hand made so sizing may vary slightly from hat to hat.

To find your size, measure around your head (just above your ears) with space for 2 finger tips inside the tape.

Often purchased in sets of 3 to more for advanced hat jugglers, but sold here individually.