First Burn

Just had my first burn today. (April 16 2005, 8:07 PM) It was the most exhilarating thing I've ever done in my life. I burned for the first time with my friend Burning Bengal and I was accompanied by Fire Taiger (His third time) and I can't wait to do it again. I think after this I'll be going into poi even more enthusiastically than before. On a side note, a person gave us a twenty dollar bill for our performance so we can therefore claim to be professional fire performers now...As somewhat of a joke, of course.

that's awesome, congrats! i was going to have mine this weekend, but my wicks still havne't arrived .:grumble:.

That's exicting... I had my first poi spin the other day...and I spend just about all of the routine running away from them (while they were still in my hands). I've always been a staffer...I couldn't do poi if my life depended on it.

But yes, congratulations and well done about the $20!

well, I've got my order for fire stuff set up, but I'm not allowing myself to actually place the order until my thesis is done. Because I know full well that if I order them before it's finished, it never will be...

I've got mine on order now. Still not sure what fuel to use.

Kerosene

Well Don't use Petrol anyway..... That would be foolish.......

Keep at it though...It's the business....wouldn't you agree......??

oh the memories of the first burn
Congrats you are addicted now, hehehehe
*Waits impatiently for it to get dark so can go play with fire (Too many kids in the street during the day), hmmmmmm just under 11 hours to go

Well done, my first burn was long time ago, never loses its novelty you will find. Good luck and happy spinning.
I too am waiting for it to get dark for a burn, got me some boric acid, green fire yaaay, and extra wicking for afterwoods i hear that it does damage to your wicking.

first burn, i remember there were flames. go figure..........

*Runs round to FireBug24's* I wanna play hehehehe

yeah i have always been told that its best to have a different wick for each substance you use

I cant rember my first burn... *thinks* there have been so many *sigh* I think it was when my mum moved into her new house.. or maybe it was down in cormwall on the beach in polzeath... my memory isnt great...

about fuel... ive always used barbecue lighting fluid... good or bad?

i had my first burn in over six months yesterday and it felt like the first time (does that count?!?)

so much fun

and i had my first burn on a staff to... even more fun

even the copper chopper hovered over us for a while to watch!!

Thanks for the responses (and so quick too...) I made my poi myself and they worked fine. Of course, I also took all necessary safety precautions. Poi ingrediants: Dog chain cut to the right length, hand towel and bailing wire wrapped around an eyebolt set at end of chain. Kerosene for fuel. Good burnings.

I just wanted to add that i was there. Much Fun! and burning bengal (bb) hit him self in the balls with a lit poi, OUCH. any way it was fun as hell, it was my third burn and it just keeps getting better. and we really did make the poi out of dog chain, eyebolts, towel, and bailing wire. it works suprisingly well. they don't last as long as kevlar wicks i'm sure, granted i have yet to try, but it works when you can't afford a kevlar wick or just can't wait for them to arrive or what ever. relaxing

When I read the title I thought you meant you'd burnt yourself!
Arr the first burn!, a year later and I'm still as terrified of them as I was then, IF NOT MORE!

In my opinion, the terror of the burn is what makes it that much more enjoyable! The rush of it all is like nothing else.

saturday was the most exciting thing i have ever done, the rush of the burning poi past my head, the sound of the fire, the heat of the fire as it hits my balls >.< that hurt so much, but after I kept on going till my poi went out. I am so addictied to poi now, I doubt I will ever be able to stop

What is D60?

Hi all. I remember my first burn. I lurned to fire breath pissed as a fart. The guy who tought me branded me as a right of passage or somethin. Still got it now on my chest.

yeah, what is d60

Oooooh... Accellerants!

Tell us 'bout D60!!