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[David]

I had the chance to fire off some stuff last night, mainly rockets- bits and bobs left over from various things- and also a few new spec cakes, mainly Men Shun stuff from around the £10 RRP range.

What was notable was the bright colours, but also a lack of "whack" at the distance we were at , which was about 40m away. For sure, they looked very pretty, and some of the lingering comets were stunning- but never the less, they all seemed a little.... tame. Not that tame is necessarily a bad thing, but it was noticable. For sure, these were smaller items from a larger range, so I wasn't expecting much else.

I love my Cat 3, of course, but in this instance other people had stuff that outshone it a little!

[Arthur Brown]

David 40m is plenty for retail fireworks which may say 5, 8, or 25m on them. Even a 25m firework is likely to look tame at 40m! Very few people who buy retail have 40m safety distance.

[gunpowderplot]

it also depends on the fireworks you use as well as some brands are better than others,though if you pay cheap you pay twice!!

[David]

David 40m is plenty for retail fireworks which may say 5, 8, or 25m on them. Even a 25m firework is likely to look tame at 40m! Very few people who buy retail have 40m safety distance.

Its where we have always stood for our Cat 3 at this location- its a farm, so we tend to let fireworks off on a field, and stand in the yard. It's not exactly a measured distance, as such, just where it is practical to stand. Previously its always been fine- a good distance for watching Cat 3.

[Floydman]

I had the chance to fire off some stuff last night, mainly rockets- bits and bobs left over from various things- and also a few new spec cakes, mainly Men Shun stuff from around the £10 RRP range.

What was notable was the bright colours, but also a lack of "whack" at the distance we were at , which was about 40m away. For sure, they looked very pretty, and some of the lingering comets were stunning- but never the less, they all seemed a little.... tame.

I could have put money on that happening David.
Lets see if more people complain this year.

[David]

On a more more positive note, some of the new spec Cat 2 stuff looks brilliant from about 10m.