One important detail that I left out: When first putting the flesh hoop on, be sure to push it down at least a few millimeters before mounting the tension hoop over it and pulling your hide through!
Intro music is Cumberland Gap (banjo: Clifton Hicks, guitar: Jake Book) from the album "From the Hills & From the Plains" available here: https://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-hills-from-the-plains