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BUILD A SHOW!

Build Your Own 4^thof July (or anytime) Fireworks Show!

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^{For those customers who are new to
fireworks or who have asked us to “just tell me what to do” we have
put together the following guide to putting on a safe and fun
fireworks show.
Before you do anything relative to
lighting fireworks, the absolute first point you need to know is
this:
Safety needs to be a priority, not an afterthought!
Not all towns in New Hampshire allow
the use of fireworks so check with your local Fire Department to see
if permissible fireworks are allowed in your community.
Most types of fireworks are allowed
for sale and use in New Hampshire. However, some types of fireworks
are not allowed. Specifically firecrackers, bottle rockets, any type
of rockets, and smoke bombs are prohibited for
sale and use in New Hampshire.
Here are some additional tips to
consider once you have established that you may use permissible
fireworks in your community:

Read all package labels and our
safety tips here prior to using fireworks. We also include
safety tips with each purchase. Call if you have more
questions.
Decide where to light your show.
Make sure you have enough room to keep you audience safe.
We recommend an area 300 feet x 300 feet. You do not want
to light off fireworks near houses, buildings, vehicles, pools,
combustible materials or animals. You also want to keep
spectators at least 100 feet away!
Keep the neighbors in mind! Be
considerate when deciding what time to light off your fireworks!
Talk with your neighbors. Maybe invite them over and make
some new friends!
Determine who will light off the
fireworks. Make sure whoever is lighting is capable of
retreating to a safe distance. MUST BE 21 OR OLDER! If you
have concerns about being able to get to a safe distance away
after lighting, use safety fuse.
Do not allow children to handle
fireworks or be near them. Not even sparklers! We do not
suggest giving sparklers to children. Instead, stick the
sparklers in the ground or have an adult hold it.
We recommend using a piece of
plywood on a flat surface as a base to light all 500 Gram
Aerials, Aerial Repeaters, Fountains, Saturn Missiles, Single
Shot Tubes, Nine Racks, and Helicopters. Next, use a few
pieces of duct tape to tape from the side of the above items
down (excluding helicopters, ground spinners, roman candles, and
reloadable shells) onto the piece of plywood. (DO NOT TAPE OVER THE
TOP!) This stabilizes your firework and helps to prevent it from
tipping over.
Reloadable
shells are a two piece system consisting of a shell or
canister shell and a mortar tube. A single shell
is placed inside the mortar tube in the
upright position with the fuse leading out of the tube.
Mortar shells that are round on the top and flat on the bottom
should have the flat part of the shell in the bottom of the
mortar tube. Canister shells have an arrow on the side of them
and the arrow should be facing up. **It is important to
note: at no time should you place your face, hands or any body
part over the mortar**.

(A). The mortar tube needs to be secured on a
hard flat surface by placing them in a five gallon bucket
of sand filled within two inches of the top of the mortar tube.
Duct tape will NOT
sufficiently secure a mortar and prevent it from
falling over.

(B). Wait at least two minutes before reloading. If
after two minutes, you still see smoke in the mortar tube, wait
until the smoke clears.

(C). Follow the manufacturer’s specifications and only
use the shells and mortar tube that came in the shell kit. Each
tube is to be disposed of properly upon finishing the box of
shells. Example: a shell kit comes with 12 shells and 2 mortar
tubes. Upon finishing 6 shells in a mortar tube it should no
longer be used. The over-use of a mortar tube will increase the
hazard of the tube failing and an accident occurring. ^{For
additional reloadable shells safety tips,
click here.}
Light ground based items like
Jumping Jacks, Ground Bloom Flowers, Crackling Balls, Tanks,
etc. on a flat open parking area away from homes, buildings,
cars, animals or combustible materials.
When lighting Roman Candles,
place them in a bucket of sand. Do not hold them in your
hand!
We recommend using a stick lighter
to light your fireworks. This allows you to keep a safe
distance from the fuse you are lighting. Never stand over
any firework you are lighting.
Make sure you have a supply of
water (hose that is ready to go) and a fire extinguisher handy.
Have one person lighting while another mans the hose.
There are many more safety
points to consider. Be sure to read our safety tips first!

How to organize your show:

"How long do I want the show to last?" vs. "How much money
do I want to spend?"

Keep in mind that most fireworks last between 15-25
seconds. 500 gram cakes last from 30-60 seconds.
Most of our descriptions include an approximate duration.

What order do I shoot these
things in?

Start small, work your way
up.
Start with a fountain or
helicopter if you choose to buy some.
If not, choose a piece that
will grab the audience's attention and go from there.
If you have time, study the
videos online and mix your pieces up.
Some pieces launch their
shots faster than others. Different paces help keep
attention on the show.
Mix colors too! Different
colors are what fireworks are about!
It's your show.
Personalize it.
Knowledge of what you're
firing into the sky will help you determine what order to
fire them.

Pre-Designed Budget Ideas!

$100

For $100 you can get you some pieces
that will be plenty of fun and help you celebrate
Example: 2 Zips, ($1.99), 1
Ladybug and 1 Cool fountain (9.99), 4 - $13.99 variety aerial
repeaters ($27.98), 2 – $15.99 variety Aerial Repeaters ($15.99), 4
- $23.99 variety Aerial Repeaters (47.98).
Grand Total = $103.93

Item List:
2 packs of Zips, 1 Ladybug, 1 Cool fountain, 1 Super Stallion, 1
Martin Bombers, 1 Nightwaves, 1 Magic Crackles, 1 Purple Haze, 1
Funky Fantasy, 1 Wild Imagination, 1 Red, Hot, and Blue, 1 All Fired
Up and 1 Xtreme.

$200

If your budget is $200, we recommend
leaving some of the smaller items off the list. If you like
fountains, maybe add a couple of the bigger ones. Otherwise, we
recommend getting into the bigger aerials. In this range, start with
some of the smaller aerials and work your way up. For the finale,
get two 500 Gram Aerials!
Example: 4 – $13.99 variety
aerials ($27.98), 2 – $15.99 repeaters ($15.99), 2 - $27.99 ($27.99)
repeaters, 2 - $29.99 repeaters ($29.99), 2 – 31.99 repeaters
($31.99), 2 - $69.99 500G aerials ($69.99).
Grand Total = $203.93

Item List:
1 Super Stallion, 1 Martin Bombers, 1 Nightwaves, 1 Magic Crackles,
1 Purple Haze, 1 Funky Fantasy, 1 Matrix Pyro, 1 Red, White, and
Blue Salute, 1 Pure Party, 1 Pyrosplash, 1 Moon Chaser, 1 Space Jam,
1 Saturday Night Special and 1 Blonde Joke.

$300

Very similar to the $200 range with
more of the bigger 500 Gram aerials.
Example: 4 – $13.99 variety
aerials ($27.98), 2 – $15.99 repeaters ($15.99), 2 - $27.99
repeaters ($27.99), 2 - $29.99 repeaters ($29.99), 2 – 31.99
repeaters ($31.99), 2 - $69.99 500G aerials ($69.99). 2 - $99.99
Aerials ($99.99) Grand
Total = $303.92

Item List:
1 Super Stallion, 1 Martin Bombers, 1 Nightwaves, 1 Magic Crackles,
1 Purple Haze, 1 Funky Fantasy, 1 Matrix Pyro, 1 Red, White, and
Blue Salute, 1 Pure Party, 1 Pyrosplash, 1 Moon Chaser, 1 Space Jam,
1 Saturday Night Special, 1 Blonde Joke, 1 Ultimate Encore and 1
Thunder Down Under.

$500

With a $500 budget, you’re now able
to put on a very impressive show. Now you may want to start medium
and rapidly advance up and finish with several very impressive 500
Gram cakes.
Example: 2 – 24.99 Aerial
Repeaters ($24.99), 2 - $27.99 Aerial Repeaters ($27.99), 2 – $29.99
Aerial Repeaters (29.99), 2 – 31.99 repeaters ($31.99), 2 - $39.99
Aerial Repeaters($39.99), 2 – $69.99 500G Aerials ($69.99), 2 –
$79.99 500G Aerials (79.99), 4 - $99.99 500 G Aerials ($199.98)
Grand Total = $504.91

Item List:
1 Wild West, 1 Reckless Riot, 1 Matrix Pyro, 1 Red, White, and Blue
Salute, 1 Pure Party, 1 Pyrosplash, 1 Moon Chaser, 1 Space Jam, 1
Night Moves, 1 Wow!, 1 Saturday Night Special, 1 Blonde Joke, 1 Open
Fire, 1 Magic Thunder, 1 Ultimate Encore, 1 Thunder down Under, 1
Total Blowout and 1 Bad Mutha Trucka.

$750+

At this point, you really want to
keep adding more 500 Gram cakes. Pick out your favorites and add to
the most impressive show on the block. After all, when it gets to
this level, the juices get going and it becomes a competition!
Example: 2 – 24.99 Aerial
Repeaters ($24.99), 2 - $27.99 Aerial Repeaters ($27.99), 2 – $29.99
Aerial Repeaters (29.99), 2 – 31.99 repeaters ($31.99), 2 - $39.99
Aerial Repeaters ($39.99), 4 – $69.99 500G Aerials ($139.98), 4 –
$79.99 500G Aerials ($159.98), 4 - $99.99 500 G Aerials ($199.98), 2
- 9-rack 500G Aerials ($129.99).
Grand Total = $784.87

Item List:
1 Wild West, 1 Reckless Riot, 1 Matrix Pyro, 1 Red, White, and Blue
Salute, 1 Pure Party, 1 Pyrosplash, 1 Moon Chaser, 1 Space Jam, 1
Night Moves, 1 Wow!, 1 Saturday Night Special, 1 Blonde Joke, 1 Loud
and Rowdy, 1 Feel the Blast, 1 Shock and Awe, 1 Barely Legal, 1 Open
Fire, 1 Magic Thunder, 1 Ultimate Encore, 1 Thunder down Under, 1
Total Blowout, 1 Bad Mutha Trucka, 1 Top Guns and 1 Sky Thunder.

These are guidelines for how to
build-a-show. Build your show based upon your likes and favorites.
If you love it, your family and friends will too!
Don't forget the small stuff that can
be used prior to or after your show! Sparklers, Jumping Jacks,
Crackling Balls and more are fun and inexpensive!
Let me mention this point again...
Safety
needs to be a priority, not an afterthought!
And while you’re checking out the
website, remember to join our rewards program. It will help you
stretch every dollar you spend by earning FREE stuff! We keep track
of what you buy too, so if you can't remember the name of that
Aerial that was such a big hit, we can look up what you bought!
Please call us at 603-798-3324 with
your questions.}

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Must be 21 to purchase fireworks (18 years and older with an active military ID). Valid photo ID is required to enter showroom. Check with your local fire department to see if permissible fireworks are allowed in your community.

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American Pyrotechnics Association