That’s the plan for Kletchka. He said he planned to spend about $400, “no less than last year,” to entertain a family gathering of about 100 at his sister’s place.

“We are not changing anything,” Kletchka said. “We have a big family gathering. Good or bad, we’re going to have it.”

Same for Allan Gourlie, of Edmonds, another Boom City customer. “For my family, the Fourth of July is kind of a big deal,” said Gourlie, who was going in with two or three other families to spend about $800.

“This is kind of our big thing every year,” he said. “It’s the one big weekend.”

Crowds were sparse Tuesday evening at Boom City’s 139 individually owned and brightly painted stands, with operators calling out to anyone passing to check out their deals on rockets, mortars and other colorful mayhem.

Several hundred yards away from the tightly packed grid of stands, a large cleared-off detonation area reverberated with sparkles, pops, whistles and the odd ka-boom as patrons set off firecrackers and other devices available on the reservation but not legal off tribal land.

Dunn and other vendors would only talk in general terms about sales. “We never give out figures to anybody,” Dunn said.

Business is “a little rougher than usual,” said Bill Carson, operator of the “Damage Inc.” stand next door to Dunn’s “Flaming Arrow.” People seem to be spending a little less, or pooling money with friends to buy a bigger show.

“My own stand, I’m still in the hole but I have time to get out,” Dunn said.

Still, Carson and Dunn said, it’s just Tuesday, with a longer than usual holiday weekend ahead and plenty of time for buyers to show up.

“With Thursday a payday and Friday a holiday, I think we’re just going to get slammed,” Dunn said.