The concept is good, but execution needs more development. In terms of effect, it's unusual, and it's a nice medatative toy to play with.

I had to make replacement finger loops as the standard ones are so thick I couldn't shut my fingers and they dug in painfully.

The chain and retraction mechanism are a bit clunky and can get stuck, which is very difficult to sort out without extinguishing and stopping play. The first time I used it one of the chains came off where it links to the wick, had to tighten up with pliers.

I have used the fire bug before as being part of the Nottingham Phoenix Fire Group i got to learn all different fire toys, the fire toys i use, i do enjoy but there was something about the fire bug that caught my eye and got me wanting to learn, after a few weeks of training with the bug made me want to get myself one for future gigs and practice. Out of all the fire toys and dangerous stunts including fire.breathing, the fire bug is a great one do dance and slow movements with and tbe big fish little fish.song, but joking aside i would recommend the fire bug to ones who dont want to use the big toys but do.somethibg a bit more relaxed and more controlled.

I love the possibilities of the fire bug... Have been playing with it a lot, and it's so much fun... I do think that it would work even better with some minor changes, like where the chain leaves the handles, would be awesome if that would come straight out of the middle instead of the side. And as a spinner, I always try to spin everything, it would be just awesome, if there were a possibility to have something similar to a dog-leash installed, that could let you block the chain from shortening, so the spinning would be smoother... But overall a very cool toy!!

I love it! And a good price. Lowest of them all!