Thread: This is why you carry a 'grab it and run' bag....

Originally Posted by speleomike

I think if you throw sand in the engine bay most will just end up on the ground underneath the car.
It's good for putting out an oil fire on a flat area where the sand or dirt stays in place.

I think you are correct. Perhaps if you had a back hoe you could place a bucket or two over the engine in the hope that reached the source of the fire. The old timers used to say when in that long grass country, stop every now & then & check under the vehicle , and clear away any combustible material. [ only they used more robust language than that. ] It just confirms a sat phone or similar is essential, out in those areas. . I honestly couldn't think of a worse thing to happen in a remote area on your own.

That's what I like about this forum. So many perfect people that always know exactly what to do in any given situation, always have the right gear at hand and probably never even stubbed a toe on a piece of stationary furniture.
.W.

An Aussie survival story. He admits he was a dill.

Man survives almost a month stranded in outback on Canning Stock Route eating ants - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Interesting.

Yes he was a dill to have no EPIRB but it looks like when things went south he did the right things. He knew he needed water more than food, and he left a note on his car and made it stand out with bright yellow things. He tried food in small test amounts first. He had shelter from the sun and the cold at night. All in all quite sensible despite the early mistake.

Mike

It's looking more essential to carry a sat. phone , which is what most pundits advise. And a list of numbers to ring along your route in case it goes pearshaped. But that's remote travel 101. Going alone is always a risk , but some like it that way. Maintaining a clear head, it seems, is essential. We live in a big country, great to travel in, but it can kill you.

Originally Posted by B.S.F.

That's what I like about this forum. So many perfect people that always know exactly what to do in any given situation, always have the right gear at hand and probably never even stubbed a toe on a piece of stationary furniture.
.W.

Yup......

Originally Posted by trout1105

That is a fantastic idea, sadly I have never done this to any of my 4WD's.

Ditto, and yet they were on every race car I've ever worked on, for this very reason.

I don’t reckon a battery isolator is going to stop a fire once it starts.

We have to have two battery isolators fitted to our work cars, one for starter only and the other for everything

Back to the video, am I the only one that leave my car running when I pull up to open a gate....seems strange he turns off the car and put keys in his pocket.