spazzyfry123
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I like that setup. What size extinguisher and where did you get the mount?I spent 18 years with a volunteer fire dept. and your point is somewhat correct. But long-term storage in any position in a vibrating vehicle could cause the dry chemical to become compacted. However the extinguisher is mounted, it is a good practice to remove the extinguisher from its mount once or twice a year and shake it up, invert it, etc. I've always kept mine stored upright in vehicles. If you've rolled your Jeep recently, don't worry about de-compacting the extinguisher for a while.
H3R Performance HalGuard MX250B in Warn's Premium Holder (back seat has been removed):
20+ years as a firefighter and second what he says. When the fire extinguisher company services your extinguishers at work and put new tags on it most of what they’re doing is putting it in something like a paint mixer to un-cake the powder (they also hydrostatically test them every 5 or 10 or whatever years).I spent 18 years with a volunteer fire dept. and your point is somewhat correct. But long-term storage in any position in a vibrating vehicle could cause the dry chemical to become compacted. However the extinguisher is mounted, it is a good practice to remove the extinguisher from its mount once or twice a year and shake it up, invert it, etc. I've always kept mine stored upright in vehicles. If you've rolled your Jeep recently, don't worry about de-compacting the extinguisher for a while.
H3R Performance HalGuard MX250B in Warn's Premium Holder (back seat has been removed):
Excellent advice for all necessary items.my additional thought on extinguishers would be carry 2 and keep them separate. If the cab is on fire you can grab the one in the bed, if the bed is on fire get the one in the cab...
Seems like a good mount can negate some of that riskI like the idea of the ElementFire. I'll strongly consider going that route.
My only concern would be that, from their videos, it appears that to use the Elementfire, you have to be much closer to the fire than with a traditional, pressurized extinguisher, doesn't it? Looks like 2-3 feet away for the Element (because of its very low-pressure discharge), vs. 5-6 feet for a traditional pressurized extinguisher?
Regarding mounting a traditional extinguisher to the roll bar -- I would be concerned that it is a big solid chunk of metal located very near to an occupant's head. In a collision, that could be dangerous.
This is also what I went with - I have mine mounted to the back of the driver side headrest struts.I’m going to order these.
https://elementfire.com/
They’re not cheap but are smaller and perform better than conventional extinguishers.
I’m going to reach out to them and see if they are offering any discounts...I’ll let everyone know if they do.
Why even have a dry chemical extinguisher?! It leaves a total mess and the agent is caustic. It will ruin all the electronics because the agent goes everywhere. I would rather collect the insurance money.The extinguishers that have the dry chemical in them should not be stored in the upright position in a vehicle. The motion of the vehicle oacks the powder into the bottom of the canister and COULD result in not being able to be evacuated as planned when needed. Just fyi