Fire extinguishers

**Baffle** · 27th April 2008, 06:21 PM

I went on a trip to Queen Mary falls in a convoy of 14 other 4wd's on Anzac day and up one of the steep climbs which was on the black stuff we all stopped, ahead was a mass amount of smoke billowing out of a Jackaroo towing a camper, flames under the car and a stunned driver walking around wondering what was going on. People that were not in our group had no fire extinguishers and when the call went out for one only one appeared in our group

, all was ok, the trans had over heated and overflowed on the exhaust).In our group most had them in there (comp trucks) but not in there soft tourers, Went and bought one today, it was always in the back of my mind and had sold my other 4wd including the extinguisher only recently, i thought i had 99.9% of my bases covered when it comes to safety. I've had my landy for 6 months and for some dumb reason put off buying one saying I'll get it later

. Lesson learnt, i have not had a reason to use one in 20 yrs of driving (with one in the cars) the day i do, .............................
You never know where,or when.or how bad
Go get one if you dont have one. $35.00

**101RRS** · 27th April 2008, 06:31 PM

On this issue - has any one had any bad experiences not being able to use their extinguishers - when the powder ones first came out they were not to be carried moving vehicles as they found the vibrations packed down the powder so much that the gas could not push it out. I guess that has been fixed now.

Thanks for this thread because it has reminded me that I have an extinguisher in my truck that has been there for many years - the guage is still reading green - I think I will buy a couple of new ones rather than trust it.

Also for any car fire that has taken hold, one standard car extinguisher will not do the job - I will be getting two much larger than standard for my truck.

Garry

**Blknight.aus** · 27th April 2008, 06:46 PM

the compacting issue has not been fixed.

it wont ever be fixed other than for the administrative solution.

once a fortnight or so take the thing out, turn it upside down and beat the bottom with a rubber mallet while you hold onto the extinquisher with your non master hand.

bouncing it against a tyre also work.

also be warey of them chafing through or puncturing while in the vehicle thats kind of messy.

**sschmez** · 27th April 2008, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

the compacting issue has not been fixed.

Mine gets moved about in the back of the Disco.
I don't use the mounting bracket.

Everytime(?) I pack, I turn it over, end to end/side to side .... hopefully, this will ensure the powder is not hard packed and it'll be ready for use anytime.

Stevo

**Xavie** · 27th April 2008, 07:14 PM

Thanks for this thread. I'll research over the next few days and pick one or two up. I've been meaning too but .... well you know the story it just don't happen!

Xav

**Blknight.aus** · 27th April 2008, 07:19 PM

Not securing them is what leads to rub throughs, so long as the paint isnt damaged tho your laughing

**harry** · 27th April 2008, 07:22 PM

it is a rule of our club that each car has an extinguisher, for that very reason.
you never know when you may need it.
we had mine out at levuka some time back when an alternator decided to fry itself, in nath's car [i think] however we managed to defuse the situation without using it.

it's a shame we can't use the crappy automotive ones in aircraft, just bought a new 1.5 kg extinguisher for an aircraft last week $560.00 thank you very much!!!!!!!

**Outlaw** · 27th April 2008, 07:29 PM

Always good to have a reminder... an extinguisher is a minimum requirement for our club members along with a firstaid kit and a few other essential items

**Xavie** · 27th April 2008, 08:05 PM

What size should I be considering? Should I go for 2 rather then one?

Xav

**Bushie** · 27th April 2008, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by sschmez

Mine gets moved about in the back of the Disco.
I don't use the mounting bracket.

Everytime(?) I pack, I turn it over, end to end/side to side .... hopefully, this will ensure the powder is not hard packed and it'll be ready for use anytime.

Stevo

I can remember an extinguisher falling out of a bracket in an old 2A tray back and going off behind the seat

1kg of DCP make a hell of a mess and its very hard to see

Ideally you need the DCP, and a water extinguisher for cooling, if you really want to have a chance.

Martyn

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