Your Collections

[bo2610]

Hi Friends from all countries...

I Think that it would be interesting to see, what kind of Fireworks you have/ or had for New Years or on which day you shoot fireworks...

Specially it would be interesting to see the specials of your country, and hear about the laws...

so i start:

Germany

Rockets: 20 gramms, 10 gramms Effect

Cakes: 200 gramms, Flash not allowed

Cracker: 6 gramms, only Blackpowder allowed

As you can see, not very funny here, so i travel a lot to foreign countrys, to shot fireworks there....

here are some pics, but NOT with german stuff, this is stuff i shot on my journeys..

My Photoalbum

 

[zink901]

In Holland:

Rockets: 40 gramms
Cakes: 200 gramms
Crackers: 2,5 gramms (only BP :-( )

In Belgium (without any papers like KvK)
Rockets: 75 gramms
Cakes: 250 gramms
Crackers: 2,0 gramms flashpowder

 

[999]

USA:

500g cakes

Firecrackers have flash powder, but are limited to 50mg of "explosive composition"

Skyrockets are limted to 120mg of explosive composition. I am not sure what the complete weight of pyrotechnic material in a rocket is, but it's not very good! There are very few consumer rockets that are worth getting. The cakes and small shells are the best things to buy.

There are usually a good number of stores that will sell you small professional items, like thunder king cakes, single shots, battle of colors, or small 1.75-2" flash salutes. It is illigal to do so, but many of the stores will have them for sale under a counter, or hidden away in a secret room.. often times marked incorrectly as class C Consumer Fireworks to avoid getting the store owners in hot water with the CPSC (Consumer products safety commision) or ATF for improper storage. All in all, we have it pretty good.

 

[Patrick]

Hi there.. I've got some pictures of my collections online.. The first one is the stuff I bought during 2004 in Belgium, the second one are all the fireworks I bought in Holland in 2004 and the last picture is my latest collection, which I bought this year during 2 visits in Belgium.

http://www.simonisweb.demon.nl/totaal.jpg
http://www.simonisweb.demon.nl/vuurwerklegaal.jpg
http://www.simonisweb.demon.nl/totaal2.jpg

Also there's this topic: http://www.freakpyromaniacs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3244 Here you will find this year's collection pictures from the Dutch members (not really many at this time, but it will grow as New Years eve comes closer).

And here you can find the collection topic of last year, which also contains some nice collection pictures:
http://www.freakpyromaniacs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2734&page=2&pp=20

 

[Snokkie]

Great to this forum breathing again. Great topic.
Plz share any info you want but keep it legal. So no selfmade stuff etc etc.

For the Dutch collections plz use the links Afcajax posted in the post above this one.

 

[bo2610]

Here some Videolinks, first to a german Cake, called "Dragon Fire" from Weco.
It has 19 Shots, and is one of the better german cakes. We shot 2 at the same time.

Weco Dragon Fire

Videos of german Rockets i dont have, it is not worth to put those crappy things on video :r

Now i have 2 Videos from stuff, i shot in other Countrys:

Cobra 1, 14,5 gr PTS

Sorry Freaks, had to delete the Cobra Link. Someone used Video in german Forum without asking. If Someone wants the Video, ask me i will send it to you.

Zink Rocket 918

 

[Patrick]

Despite a maximum of 10gr effect in Germany,.. I found the Keller Stars of trinidad pretty worth the price (6 pieces for 8 euro's).. They had some nice effects.

Videos of german Rockets i dont have, it is not worth to put those crappy things on video :r

 

[bo2610]

Despite a maximum of 10gr effect in Germany,.. I found the Keller Stars of trinidad pretty worth the price (6 pieces for 8 euro's).. They had some nice effects.

Yeah, they start with some a bit better Rockets now... but they are not come along with the things from Austria, NL, BE or especially schwitzerland

nice videos, bo2610.

Im happy you like them :w

 

[Freaksfireworks]

why did you tape the up side from the cakes?

(sorry for my bad english)