Orange Lights over Weirs Saturday Night

DustyR · 09-15-2015, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by caloway

They're fire hazards and banned in N.H.

https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/...-lanterns.html

So fireworks are legal (in many places) but these lanterns are illegal....interesting.

neckdweller · 09-15-2015, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DustyR

So fireworks are legal (in many places) but these lanterns are illegal....interesting.

Doesn't seem that odd to me. Once you let go of that lantern, you have no control where it goes. Some may argue the same goes for fireworks but if handled properly that is not the case.

PaugusBayFireFighter · 09-15-2015, 02:44 PM

In NH the lanterns are considered 'recreational fires' which, by law, are required to be 'attended' at all times. Once you let go of the lantern it is considered 'unattended'. You can legally fly the lanterns as long as they are tethered in some fashion, maybe kite string. Lots of these lanterns are still lit when they eventually come down.
Flying pu pu platters...what could go wrong?

Tank151 · 09-15-2015, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by neckdweller

Doesn't seem that odd to me. Once you let go of that lantern, you have no control where it goes. Some may argue the same goes for fireworks but if handled properly that is not the case.

And you can control fireworks?

09-15-2015, 02:44 PM	#3
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	In NH the lanterns are considered 'recreational fires' which, by law, are required to be 'attended' at all times. Once you let go of the lantern it is considered 'unattended'. You can legally fly the lanterns as long as they are tethered in some fashion, maybe kite string. Lots of these lanterns are still lit when they eventually come down. Flying pu pu platters...what could go wrong?