This past weekend Jamie and I went to one of her co-worker’s annual Christmas tree burning party out in Pawling. Annette and her husband Joe threw the party at their house with a bunch of their friends and neighbors. The party has become an annual ritual around this time since they moved into their home. This was the first time Jamie and I attended such an event, but it turned out to be very fun. I mean how can you go wrong with beer and fire?
I will say that it is absolutely amazing how fast the trees go up. It takes only about 30 seconds for all the branches to burn to ash. The heat gets so intense that you feel like you are getting a sunburn when you are 20 feet away, through your jacket, and over the 30 degree temperature outside. The flames easily reached over 12 feet with each tree, making it quite the spectacle of falling ash and smoke in the sky.
Can’t wait till next year!
any accelerant used? Looks pretty cool
To start the fire maybe, I wasn’t there for the beginning of it. They started with a small campfire with some tree wood and pallets. As for the trees themselves, nothing was sprayed on them at all, they just went up quickly. They weren’t even as dried out as I thought they would be.