Corey

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I am a little confused on the subject, and I really need a new one.
I have a small Kidde one and a chrome rechargeable one I bought around '91 from Northwest Offroad.

THey are both old, and do not have good mounts.

After doing some research, I found a few links.
Here is one that is more of an aerosol can, but it puts out fires good, but the can is rather large.

It is made by Pyrocom.

http://www.thefirestore.com/store/product.cfm?pID=3440
http://www.pyrocom-spray.com/

Good video
http://www.pyrocom-spray.com/video/pyrocom_dvd.mpg

Here is another one I am looking at, and member KD7 has one by h3performance, the HalGuard one.
http://www.h3rperformance.com/index.htm

HalGuard model
http://www.h3rperformance.com/halguard_products.htm

Wayne's model in red, the HG250
http://www.h3rperformance.com/hg250r.htm
Also available in chrome
http://www.h3rperformance.com/hg250c.htm



It looks like a good choice, now to find a place to order one from.
Anyone running this unit besides Wayne?

KevinInSac

I could have used that aeresol can when the alternator in my Grand Marquis caught on fire...

Subscribing: I need an extinguisher too.

Corey

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I am leaning towards the one that Wayne has, will more than likely mail order it.
It is hard to find local shops that have this stuff.

Corey

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Ordered the red HalGuard.
It should be here Friday.

May mount it then or wait until Saturday to mount it.
Pictures will follow the installation.

KevinInSac

I'm going to order one once I find a job. I aleady know where I want to mount it. Right between my rear seats vertically.

Corey

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Cool, you will like it.
I know they are much more pricey than the dry chemical ones, but they are worth it.

I talked to a local fire extinguisher shop today near work, and he said they are the way to go.
They carry a different brand though, but the material is very similar.

The dry chemical ones (Kidde and others) can corrode stuff under your hood, and do not even attempt to use them on your home PC equipment or electronics in your vehicle.
You will ruin them.

KevinInSac

So which size did you order? 100 or 250? I'm gonna go chrome, I think it'd be a little more appealing inside the cab.

flyfishexpert

Where did you order it from?

drguitarum2005

how much was it if you dont mind my asking?

BajaTaco

Corey, that looks like a very good choice. Three types of extinguishers can be useful for vehicles - dry powder type (ABC), halon (clean-agent), and foam (AFFF). The latter is for flammable liquid spills (such as fuel on the ground) so may be appropriate for larger specialized vehicles carrying large amounts of auxiliary fuel that may spill or for racing applications, but not as applicable to us. The powder is economical and depending on the type can put out fires from solids, fuels, and electrical but as you mentioned, it can be quite a mess. The clean-agent (Halon) type is a liquid stream that gasifies when it is deployed, and fights the fire by displacing oxygen. Therefore it will work best in confined areas such as inside a vehicle or in an engine bay. If you want the best of both worlds, carry a halon unit for application on your vehicle and a powder unit (ABC) for fires outside of your vehicle (camp site, public hazards, etc.)

HERE is an interesting article on vehicle fires from Off-Road.com

Corey

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Keven, the 250 model.

Beau, they have a list of resellers on their website, I went with Jegs.

David, they go for $119 not counting shipping and hazmat shipping fees.

Thanks Chris for the information.
Will check out that link too.

stormin94

I just run a standard ABC Co2 gas extinguisher(I think it's Co2). I've never personally put my car out(or myself), but I have used it on small roadside fires. Two times I have seen smoking brush, or small flames on the side of the road, usually caused by the pricks who fail to use their ash tray for their cigarette butts. I've put both of the fires out, one was on a very hot windy day(106degrees, 30+mph) and not much other traffic, and more importantly, no fire stations anywhere close. I've also saved a drunk guy from burning himself severely, when he dropped his nice tool box into the fire. Let's just say the fire didn't stand a chance, but it was kind of a lost cause, because the guy didn't wait for the tools to cool down before he picked them up, and burned himself anyway, but not bad. That thing was a handy little brute, and I'll definitly buy another one once this one goes "up in smoke".

Corey

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It is in.

I have a custom mount coming from Luke @ www.fourtreks.com , but I think I will stay with this setup here if the ARB fridge will clear it.
I will have to test it tomorrow if it clears the fridge or not.

I can also raise the mount up a few inches higher, but I may leave it in the low rider position.
It is bolted with 4 bolts right to the side of the Powertank bracket.

bballchrism

sweet man all the thing you install look so awsome and clean

Corey

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Thanks man, it is a labor of love

My father was very meticulous in the tasks and work he performed, it rubbed off I guess.

I am very anal about the way I do things, and try to make something fit right so it does not look out of place to much.

I feel much better now having a fire extinguisher in the rig.
Did not have one before, but I carried two dry chemical ones in the old rig.
Never again will I carry a dry chemical one for using on the rig.
You are only going to ruin something on your rig when you use it.

I will probably carry the Kidde one though as Chris above mentioned they are good for outside of your rig when you do not need to worry about the dry chemical types fubaring up anything.

waskillywabbit

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I got my fire extinguishers for both my shop and vehicles from the local fire supply place that services our extinguishers at work. MUCH cheaper than Lowe's, HD or online.

KevinInSac

Are the ones in your rig the "clean" type?

waskillywabbit

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There is nothing on my rig "clean" now, so why bother making a "clean" mess with a fire extinguiser if I have to use it.

KevinInSac

Haha, touche.

Corey

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I added the Kidde dry chemical one a few minutes ago to the plastic lift off tray in the back.

Used a few stainless bolts and nuts, the same ones that held it onto my Husky floormats when they were in the 4Runner.

The Kidde will be used for outside fires not rig related since it is a dry chemical unit.