Fire Extinguishers

[Texas Jim]

Dry chem. is the only way to go for compactness and overall fire protection. Most fabrics in todays vehicles are flam suppressing to a cigarette or other flammable source. Errant firecracker or roman candle ball. Any thing with old fabric seats 1960's or older my not be as flame retardant.

As far as camp fires it still tough to beat water and sand dirt on top to make sure all coals and embers are out. Those of you living in dry and heavy forrested area would be wise to make sure that plenty of sand/ dirt was put on fire site before leaving camping area. As Smokey would say, "Only you can prevent forrest fires." TJ

[drguitarum2005]

good topic. is halon the only one that would be the best as far as putting out any fire that a vehicle throws at you and NOT leaving even more of a mess than the fire caused?

[04 Rocko Taco]

Co2 would be good I think... right? How hard are they to find, and are they good for normal combustible fires? Or just electrical fires?

[acreves]

CO2 is good for electrical fires. I would not cary one as my primary extinguisher. They can be easily purchased at any fire protection and equipment store. LA City Fire engines don't even cary C02 extinguishers - that's how much they like them.

[EWAYota]

I have two Kidde dry chem. Auto fire extinguishers, rated BC. One in my truck, the other I put in my GF's car. Mines only a 2lb, that I have behind my seat for now. That one will eventually be mounted either up front by the passenger side seat or mounted directly behind the front seat. I'm thinking about getting a larger ABC rated one, and mounting that one in the bed once I get a canopy on the truck just in case I come across something that a 2lb BC rated one will not help with.

[Texas Jim]

CO2 is strictly a can cooler, it's designed to "snuff," out a fire by depleting all the O2 and starving a fire of oxygen.

Chemical fire extinguishers, are generally good for A B C type of fires. They are good for anything. They are also very messy.

Halon, I don't know that much about other than they were used in restaurants above the French fryer's. I would guess that they work well with fires that are "extra hot," like grease fire would be.

Never!! Never!!! Pour water or H2O on a grease fire such as a French fryer. It's like pouring gas on a wood fire. Very Dangerous!!! TJ

[Bighead]

I've been looking at these: http://www.h3rperformance.com/hg250c.htm

[Texas Jim]

It looks great Bighead!!! The only question I have is what is a 2B fire?? I would want it to cover all the bases of different types of fire. TJ

[Bighead]

If I remember correctly the "B" denotes a flammable liquid fire and the "2" before it is for the size of flammable liquid fire it can extinguish. The "C" is for an electrical fire.

[Ric]

Im also running 2 extinguishers, one ABC, and one Halon..
The Halon is mounted on the floor right in front of the driver seat, the ABC is in the cargo area.