3 Weeks of Pyro Fun

[Bangkokpyro]

I am running just one Pyro holiday next year 2017.

A special 21 day holiday that takes in the best pyro events in Thailand including rocket festivals, line rat competitions and Talai launches. As always we will be spending time at my workshop building shells and shooting all kinds of pyro.

 

Great food, amazing fireworks and some superb trips around the country to places of interest will make this the best holiday we have organized in the past 5 years.

 

I already have one guy reserved his place and another couple interested. We only have 7 places available so if you want in on this you will need to book early.

 

Exact dates are not set in stone yet as I need to juggle dates to get in all the events we plan to visit but we are looking at beginning the holiday at the end of April.

Cost/booking conditions can be found on my website.

 

Partners not keen on the pyro side are most welcome, we will have activities planned for them during our building time at the workshop.

I just put together a video compilation of clips taken over the past 5 years of holidays to give an idea of what to expect.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj_3XUyP-0o

 

[OldMarine]

A bargain at $5500!

[Bangkokpyro]

During the past week I have confirmed bookings from another 4 pyros for next years 3 week holiday.

 

Ned Gorski and his wife, Bob Hollenback and Tom Dimock. With 2 others who booked earlier in the year this brings the numbers up to 6 so we now have only two available places left for next year. Want to join us? better get in quick.

 

With such a distinguished group coming next year I think I will be learning more than I will be teaching.

Edited September 9, 2016 by Bangkokpyro

[memo]

had 2 different groups of people come into the hotel this week looking to buy, maybe , just maybe i will make it to bankok pyros great holiday

 

memo in cr

[Bangkokpyro]

After some juggling with dates and events I now have the holiday dates for 2017 fixed. I had to add an extra night to get all the events in so the holiday is now 22 night total. Here's what we have we have lined up for you.

 

2 May Arrival in Bangkok. Evening meal and a look around Bangkok

 

3rd May Trip to a Bangkok temple where they make giant line rats 1.2 mt long. I've aranged for us to learn to make a big rat

'hands on' start to finish.

 

 

4 May 3 hour road trip to my workshop in Sakgeow Province 240 km South East of Bangkok where we will spend 8 days building cylinder shells and other devices as well as visiting 2 festivals close to the workhop and having a few 1/2 day sightseing trips. 5th May there is a rocket and 'dola' event at a temple in Lalu 20kg rockets 5ft diameter dolas. 12th May another event at Wang Talang Nai temple with 100kg rockets and maybe some dolas. A few breaks from shell building include a water caving trip, trip along the scenic Cambodian border area, temple visits and the Cambodian border market.

 

13 -14th May A trip up north to the famous Yasathorn Rocket Festival with 300kg rockets and processions of elaborate bamboo rocket floats.

 

 

13th to 20th May Sigtseeing and a trip to the famous 'death railway' and bridge over the river Qwai. On the 19th we will set up a display of the shells and other devices we made at the workshop for a shoot night.

 

20th to 22nd May Vistit to Kut Wa in Kalasin Province North East Thailand to see BIG Talai..... 30 to 40 foot diameter monsters.

 

this was filmed at Kut Wa.

 

 

22nd Night Return to Bangkok Night out for some great food in Chinatown and see Bangkok's infamous nightlife.

 

23rd May Personal shopping or some sightseeing around Bangkok. River trip on a long tail boat, trip to the Grand Palace or trip to the worlds biggest outdoor market at Chatuchak. Your day to do what you want.

 

We currently have 6 confirmed bookings with 5 of the people from Fireworking.com forum. Just 2 places left and we are full

for 2017. email me if you would like to join us. bangkokpyro@hotmail.com

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=Tj_3XUyP-0o

[Bangkokpyro]

Last chance for anyone wanting to join our 21 day Pyro holiday this year in May. This year we have Ned Gorski, Tom Dimock and Bob Hollenback among our guests

I may be learning more than I can teach this year

 

Visits to Thai rocket festivals, Giant Girandola (Talai) events, 8 days building Italian/American and Maltese cylinder shells, Lots of pyro and non pyro related fun, sightseeing, great food and day trips.

 

Only one place left available. If you would like to join us I need to know no later than March 15th

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj_3XUyP-0o

[Livingston]

So jealous!! Pyro and vacation!!! Freaking awesome!!! Well done Paul well done!!

[Bangkokpyro]

Just a few weeks to go now our 2017 pyro holiday begins. We are now fully booked.

I spent the past couple of months getting everything ready, apart for doing some major renovations to my workshop I made 50 kg of B.P lift/burst and Polverone and over 100 kg of cut and pumped stars in all sizes and colours for our cylinder shell building time. We plan to build some big multi breaks this year including some Maltese shells and they sure use up a lot of materials. Very excited to have some well known 'old snorts' out on this years trip; going to be a lot of fun.

 

Am taking reservations now for 2018, not sure if it will be a 14 or 21 day holiday yet but it will be in May same as this year. These holidays take a lot of preparation and hard work to organize; I'm 60 years old now I doubt I will be running them for many more years to come.

[Sulphurstan]

Paul. I wish I could join n sa keo one day for your holidays... But I happen to be in Trat every 2-3 years (next time probably in 2018...). Would you mind if I stop an hour at your workshop next time, just to see à real Pyro company from inside. In the country I'm living, this is just impossible...

[Bangkokpyro]

Our Pyro Holiday starts in 3 days, I'm picking up one guy from the airport tonight.

 

I have a youtube webcam feed set up in the workshop and hope to schedule a few sessions where anyone can just open my youtube channel and see live what we are building in the day or setting off in the evenings. It won't be on all the time but you should be able to see the 'event schedule' on the youtube page

 

The link is here look for 'Bangkok Pyro Live'

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsfbkoc1N14UC3MokDwEyyw

[Bangkokpyro]

Ned Gorski, Tom Dimock and the other pyro holiday guys all arrived in Bangkok over the past few days and today are doing a bit of sightseeing in the city. Making the trip from Bangkok to our workshop in the countryside tomorrow morning.

 

I have a live youtube feed set up for so far on the following days.

 

5th May. Building a 'small' 15 kg Thai rocket at a local Thai builders house from 11.00 hrs Thai time but the battery on my laptop runs out We will be pressing the comp, drilling out the core, fitting the 'tail' and preparing the ignition components. Rocket will be fired on the 14th May.

 

6th May starting at 10.30 hrs. Our first day of shell building where we will be starting the construction of 4 three break 6 inch shells. Hoping to get the cases rolled filled and spiked in one long day.

 

7th May at 9.00 hrs (Subject to permission to film from Alfredo Martarello) This day Mr Martarello will be showing us from start to finish how to construct a typical 3 break with bomba Italian shell. 1 break with inserts and coloured stars, 2 with canolli. All the inserts and breaks are broken with flash and the shell dry wrapped.

8th May 09.30 - 12.00 and 13.00 to 17.00 hrs Follow us while we progress with our shell building.

Edited May 3, 2017 by Bangkokpyro

[carbonhalo]

I made it to Thailand for boun bang fai and will be heading down from Nong Khai festival to Yasathon. I would love to meet up with your party. (I wanted to do this at Wang Talang Nai but I can't even find it on the map). I'll have to keep my ears open for American accents. Edited May 6, 2017 by carbonhalo

[carbonhalo]

Damn.... Rockets have been cancelled in Nong Khai. And quite a few other places it seems.

TAT has been very unhelpful. At least I know the Yasothon is still on. I've seen the launch scaffolds.

[Bangkokpyro]

Sorry carbonhalo I saw your post too late to have been of any help to you, there were rocket festivals all over the north east of Thailand and in Sakgeow province during the period you were there, if you had called my mobile number on my website I could have pointed you in the right direction.

 

Our holiday came to a close the day before yesterday after travelling 4000km around the country visiting rocket festivals, Talai festivals and taking a side trip into Cambodia to visit Angkor temple. We spent a week at my workshop and made some great shells. There are a load of videos documenting the trip over on fireworking forum.

I will only be running the holiday now another 2 years so if you want the chance to join us drop me a line. next year I am planning 2 sessions, one in May, the other in December.

A few clips of some of the shells we made this year. Footage by Ned Gorski.

 

An 8 inch 2 break shell made by Tom Dimock

https://youtu.be/f-rHvNhP61E

 

8 inch By Ned Gorski

https://youtu.be/mPDIFu9PD34

 

6 inch 3 break Maltese Shell

https://youtu.be/Hl8GoMMrjgw

 

Another 3 break Maltese

https://youtu.be/-lkNo3jlZpc

 

A shell by Whitney Peterson single break 6 inch

https://youtu.be/4YE3GPkJwiU

[Mumbles]

I will mention that many of the videos Ned shot are posted publicly on his youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/nedgorski/videos?shelf_id=1&sort=dd&view=0

 

I'm still working through them all, but there's some gems in there. Looks like you guys had a great time.