Chinese Lantern Things

ziedth

Hi all,

Anyone know a place in town that sell these Chinese Lantern yolks? You light them and they float away. I was told that the garages where selling them but they seem to have stopped.

Cheers.

jonnyfingers

ziedth wrote: »

Hi all,

Anyone know a place in town that sell these Chinese Lantern yolks? You light them and they float away. I was told that the garages where selling them but they seem to have stopped.

Cheers.

Save you're money, the ones I've used were crap. Any wind and they're hard to light and get in the air. We did some at the bro's wedding and most ended up on fire on the ground! A minority flew away, then into a tree and burst into flames.

Actually that was quite fun now that I think about it. So I change my mind. Buy them!




I don't know where you get them though, sorry.

ziedth

I'd imagine the cheap one are awful. I really only need a couple so paying over the odds fir a decent one wouldn't bother me.

Although the idea of setting off a load of them and watch them attack the local village like a WWII blitz sounds the shít.

jonnyfingers

ziedth wrote: »

I'd imagine the cheap one are awful. I really only need a couple so paying over the odds fir a decent one wouldn't bother me.

Although the idea of setting off a load of them and watch them attack the local village like a WWII blitz sounds the shít.

We should do it in Duncannon and recreate Saving Private Ryan!

All I know is that the cheap ones we had were folded up when packaged. Getting them to keep their shape when unfolded was very difficult. I think that made getting them airborne very difficult.

Have you tried online at some of the party websites? Or do you need them quickly.

MacGyver

Funk it possibly or one of the euro shops. Would be worth getting one to see how it goes before the required time. Then if its suitable buy some more where ever you get the first one from

ziedth

Kinda them before tomorrow night unfortunately. A better man than I would have looked online alright.

Tabnabs

Seeing as you have a SAR helicopter based in Waterford and a long coastline, please call the Coastguard before you set them off as per their request

http://www.afloat.ie/safety/coastguard/item/14915-coast-guard-appeals-over-chinese-lanterns/

cococoady

Try Partyworld out in Tramore

sarahn11

ziedth wrote: »

Kinda them before tomorrow night unfortunately. A better man than I would have looked online alright.

Hey,

There is a place down on the Quays that sells them - unfortunately i cant remember what the name of the place is - but its around the granary area i reckon.

:cool:

Adyx

The Maxol garage on the Cork Road has them.

abouttobebanned

All Maxols have them apparently.

fatherbuzcagney

sarahn11 wrote: »

Hey,

There is a place down on the Quays that sells them - unfortunately i cant remember what the name of the place is - but its around the granary area i reckon.

:cool:

the florist shop beside treacys on quay have them, got few there for party and they were grand, need to be lighting for minute or so before letting them go was the trick, we had calm night aswell.

ziedth

Thank you all, ya saved me a weekends worth of nagging

mike65

Saw one last Saturday night, it stayed in the air quite a while. Must have been a few hundred feet up (this was somewhere near the ORR).

Eroticplants

All the pound shops are doing them!!

Was just in there today and they're all over the place.

seanybiker

Need to get a couple tomorrow aswell.

Aquos76

Texaco on Dock Road also have them

Faq

you can get them in lisduggan shopping centre they always have them sometimes heart shaped one's never had problem always works but you will need help setting them off so they don't go on fire take your time wait for it to heat up enough before you let them go