Fire extinguishers?

[WayFast84]

So what fire extinguishers do you have for your garage, and in your car?

[79CamaroDiva]

the kind that attaches to my house. works great outside the car too, however, not incredibly portable.

[WayFast84]

well I need a few like 2 normal sized for the garage 1 medium for car, one big one for kitchen and 2 little ones one for up stairs and one for basement. I need brands and places to pick them up.They need to be c02, and I need the lightest weight possible one for the car.

[GP99GT]

why do you need one in your car? unless you expect it to burst into flames

[WayFast84]

I recomend all of you checking your fire extinguishers or at least keeping a garden hose readidly available, miracle grow unatached..

[Tsar]

why the **** do u need them?

[79CamaroDiva]

i thought it was a joke post... judging by your rofl at the bottom. we fill most of our extinguishers ourselves.

[GP99GT]

i wasnt being a douchebag...seriously why put one in your car?

[WayFast84]

Im not being a douche, Im being 100% serious all of your phucking "why listen to a 14 year old ****" stops just this once, Idk if you never listen to me again after this, check your fire extinguishers and get one for your car.

[Tsar]

why?

[enRo]

Originally Posted by WayFast84

check your fire extinguishers and get one for your car.

No.

[GP99GT]

lol wtf dude im being serious...if your car isnt a race car or something, you dont really need one. i didnt say anything about not having fire extinguishers in your house, thats a must

[coldkilla]

i dont see how anyone can think that having a small fire extinguisher in your car is pointless. they only cost around 15-30 bucks and are cheap to refill. its not about thinking that your p.o.s. is gonna go up in flames, its about getting into an accident and theres a fire and you need to put it out. 6 years ago i was in an accident and a fire started in my engine bay, my whole car wouldve gone up in flames if someone didnt pull over and let me use their fire extinguisher. ive carried one in my car ever since.

[89 Trans Am WS6]

I have one in my car. Its not a super small one like those APC ricer ones that wont put out a waste paper basket, but its a good middle sized red one.

Why do I have it? Why not? God forbid something catches fire, I can at least attempt to put it out.


As far as the garden hose, thats just as bad of an idea. Water against a electrical fire isnt to smart, or oil based.

If you really want to do it right, a halon based system is best. A few companys make them, safecraft being one. They are NHRA approved and the containers are DOT approved.

Ever see that vid online of the Z06 having the nitrous fire? Yeah like 10 mins later the track crew casually strolled over with a fire extinguisher. It wasnt even past the 60 foot mark.

Anyones cars can go up at any time..things can go wrong. Especially true in cars that are modified (especially by people who shouldnt be touching a wrench).

But whatever, its your cars, and your money going into them. Think about it.

Lets all grow up, all the kid was doing was asking for a suggestion. ;x

Peace.



*EDIT*

Your car doesnt hafta be a race car to go up in flames. More street cars burn each year then race cars. And im not talking about your grocery getter toyotas. I mean kids "Race cars". Yanno, your typical home made this home made that compilation of stuff. And no i have nothing against custom fabbing stuff, hell I love it, but most of the time **** is made and done without regard to safety. People just want(think it will) make the car better.

Thnk about it.

[camaro2you]

I see no reason not to have a fire extinguisher in your car never know what could happen. Im puttin one in all three of my cars and my dad even wants me to put one in the vette for him.

[WayFast84]

Yeah fire extinguishers are a great idea, I learned first hand today! I had to run all the way inside to the kitchen to grab a fireextinguisher, a fire extinguisher that didnt work...by the time the firedepartment was called I put the fire out but the car was smoking like hell..If I had a extinguisher in the garage it woulda been nothing, but it took about 2 1/2 min to go out of the garage(staying away from the fire)into the kitchen and back through the garage for the extinguisher not to work, then to the hose and putting it out. Trust me right now, I fire in your car will make you 10x more nervous then a regualr car accident.
[QUOTEAnyones cars can go up at any time..things can go wrong. Especially true in cars that are modified (especially by people who shouldnt be touching a wrench). ][/QUOTE]

lol, i suck at the mods period

[Tsar]

Originally Posted by WayFast84

Yeah fire extinguishers are a great idea, I learned first hand today! I had to run all the way inside to the kitchen to grab a fireextinguisher, a fire extinguisher that didnt work...by the time the firedepartment was called I put the fire out but the car was smoking like hell..If I had a extinguisher in the garage it woulda been nothing, but it took about 2 1/2 min to go out of the garage(staying away from the fire)into the kitchen and back through the garage for the extinguisher not to work, then to the hose and putting it out. Trust me right now, I fire in your car will make you 10x more nervous then a regualr car accident.


lol, i suck at the mods period

ive been in two house fires and witnessed one car fire. my car was next to the car that was on fire so i had to move it and got burned slighty. and i still love fire!

[oh one ls1 SS]

u set ur car on fire?!?!?!?!?!?!

[WayFast84]

Originally Posted by oh one ls1 SS

u set ur car on fire?!?!?!?!?!?!

basically..

Yeah Im not scared of fire, thats why when other people were runing away, I was runing right under the hood, I inhalled some smoke, but opted not to go to the hospital, I think I might go later Im not real sure.

[oh one ls1 SS]

Originally Posted by WayFast84

basically..

Yeah Im not scared of fire, thats why when other people were runing away, I was runing right under the hood, I inhalled some smoke, but opted not to go to the hospital, I think I might go later Im not real sure.

that sucks... u should go to robert wood in new brunswick.. i met some good doctors in the ER over there haha hows the car? how did it happen?

[camarokev]

thanks for the HUUUUUUGE fawkin laugh.... reading this post was more entertaining than a hell of a lot of **** I could've wasted my precious time on... well done

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by coldkilla

i dont see how anyone can think that having a small fire extinguisher in your car is pointless. they only cost around 15-30 bucks and are cheap to refill. its not about thinking that your p.o.s. is gonna go up in flames, its about getting into an accident and theres a fire and you need to put it out. 6 years ago i was in an accident and a fire started in my engine bay, my whole car wouldve gone up in flames if someone didnt pull over and let me use their fire extinguisher. ive carried one in my car ever since.

[maroman88]

dont worry about the smoke inhalation unless you got ALOT, meaning your nose was all full of soot(sp) lol, ive gotten lots of smoke inhalation where i should have been masked up and didnt, u dont realize your breathin it in until its to late

[Mike]

the car fires ive been involved in the fire extinguishers didnt help.........we needed fire trucks

[qwikz28]

when my toyola went up in flames, hose water from a stranger did the trick just fine

and i still drove that sucker home too and for another 2 years after that for that matter