Carry a Fire Extinguisher!

[zukman]

I e-mailed Powertank awhile back asking about a dual duty system.
The response was sorry but due to design not possible. I told them to put there thinging caps back on!

 

[Josh S.]

Wow that'll ruin your day!!

Polyperformance and others have these trick quick-release fire extinguisher mounts that will hang onto your extinguisher better than the cheap plastic clamps that they come with.

LINK

 

[cybergasm]

Found this on YouTube.

 

[inh]

I was at Lowes the other night, two of them actually, and on the end of one of the isles by the hardware section they have their fire extinguishers which included a 10 lb ABC model for $60ish and a $5 or $10 mounting bracket that would be great for vehicle use. I'm gonna get me one =D

 

[black91EB]

I can say from personal experience that a fire extinguisher is a lifesaver. In the beginning of May my mom's 97 explorer caught fire due to a broken fuel rail. Fortunately this happened as I was pulling up at the house, and not on the highway somewhere. I did not have an extinguisher in the '97, however, I was able to jump out and grab the one I carry in my '91, and put out the fire before anything was severely damaged. Lost the upper intake, the hood blanket and the engine and transmission wiring harnesses. The one I used was the Kiddie "automotive" extinguisher from wal-mart, that I bought on a whim about a year before, thinking, you know, this is probably a good idea. Had I not had that, we would have lost the 97, as well as my dad's F-150 that I parked next to.

 

[winner]

You could also set up a system like those used in race cars, just hit the switch and it'll put out a fire in a hurry.

thoose are a PITA. my cousin races legends cars and the come on at the worst of time randomly, one minute your willing the race, next your covered in white powder wondering wtf just happened....