ABC in each car. But I carry a bellows in the Chevy.

 

I used to have one in my old Suburban mounted on the passenger side kickpanel. It would get annoying everytime a girl got in my truck and kicked it off the mount.

 

I keep one in my tool box. I've always been told to have it mounted w/in reach of the driver's seat w/ the seat belt buckled, but having one anywhere in the truck is better than not having one.

Just make sure you check them every now and then. I don't know if it's the heat, temperature changes, vibrations or what, but they seem to lose their charge in vehicles quicker than anywhere else.

 

Doh... don't you know that our radiator mounts have magnesium in them? If I had an engine fire, I'd use the ABC and then the D if I had any doubts. But if I see bright white light, I'd use the D first. Also, using the correct extinguisher at the right time can save what's inside the truck.

And lastly, Magnesium only needs ~800F to ignite and it burns at ~4,000F.

 

I don't, but I need to. They are a very smart thing to have in all your vehicles.

 

Winner, winner chicken dinner!

What's special about marine extinguishers you say? The dry chemical powder in them DOESN'T PACK! If you're going to carry a conventional extinguisher in your vehicle you need to take it out on a monthly basis and shake it until you can hear/feel the powder moving inside. Marine extinguishers have 'magic' powder in them that is resistant to packing due to the inherent jarring motion boats go through while hitting waves/wakes.

If you've got extra money to blow you'd go CO2. No worries about chemical pack and NO CLEAN-UP after you use it on the interior or engine compartment. Once you've dusted someone's running engine fire with a dry chem and seen fi****ls of powder get sucked into the intake (post-filter) you realize how bad a dry-chem extinguisher can be for a small fire.

And I hate to argue with Raptor but that magnesium looks pretty spectacular when we hit it with a hoseline! It'll burn. I wouldn't carry a 'D' for it though.

 

Yes. I carry it in the rear centre console.

 

I may be going over board but no one knows when you'll need one. Here is Arkansas most everyone lives WAYYYY out. Vehicle fires, small brush fires, even home fires can happen and the fire dept takes time to get there.

I am definitely going to get one and mount it in the back bed of my truck. Will mount in a steel box to protect from direct sun light as well as rain, snow, etc.

One year at Thanksgiving dinner at some friends we all sat down and Wendy had just put the sweet potatoes back in the oven to melt the marshmallows on top. When she opened the oven up the marshmallows flamed up big time. For a split second she didn't know what to do. I immediately said to close the door...thinking in my mind to cut off the air feeding the fire AND to at least contain it till we figured out what to do next. It worked. Her husband got a small fire extinguisher but we didn't need it. All was well and we avoided a potential disaster.

Maybe I'll post some pics of what/how I mount it on here.

 

Got to love that one

 

For a kitchen fire, the best thing for it is baking soda. Especially for grease.

 

What do you recommend? Please post a link to it

 

Well I emboldened the relavent text in Camarothatcould's post but since you absolutely, positively needed the info...

marine extinguisher exemplar

and pic:

You really probably would be better off trying your local WalMart, although I have purchased from Boatfix.com and had excellent experience with them.

A marine extinguisher is going to be rated BC only (typically 5BC or 10BC in the sizes you might put in a vehicle) you could use it for a class A fire but it's likely going to put out a MUCH smaller fire and/or be marginally effective. Luckily your vehicle is 99% class B or C anyway.

A typical ABC extinguisher would be rated 1A:5BC or 2A:10BC.

 

Lol you just lost me. I know nothing about fires, I work with Servers, Networks and computers all day long. What I was trying to accomplish is for you guys to supply a link for an extinguisher that someone can purchase for there vehicle who knows nothing about fires.

 

I carry a 30# ABC. It's in a vehicle bracket. I bolted a piece of aluminum angle to the bracket. Threaded 2 holes, put a piece of wood in between and ran bolts through the angle to the underside of my tool box. Basically the pressure keeps it place and it's easy to get to. I'd take a pic but the back of my truck is a mess right now from carrying straw.

 

See quoted link from my original response to you...