I've found the best places to shop for fire extinguishers is at shops that
specialize in these... look in the yellow pages under fire. They typically
cater to business and carry only top of the line, refillable stuff... also
their units seem to hold more material then the cheep ones in the hardware
stores... I don't think you will find refillables at Wal-Mart, etc... only
cheep home owner stuff.... these things should be checked and refilled every
2 or 3 years... the powder can settle to the bottom and cake up so that the
unit is ineffective... best to be sure it's going to work.
Also, the fire specialty shops have experts who can make recommendations for
you.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger&Zoe Ann Banker <Vantaztik@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, September 06, 1999 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: which extinguisher?

>Fire extinguisher types depend on the need and your preferences.
>CO2 and dry chemical are the best commonly available extinguishers for car
>fires.  Yes, the dry chemical types leave a corrosive mess that must be
>cleaned up, but they put out far more fire for their size than CO2 in a
>typical car fire.  Since you have that big CO2 extinguisher, take it along
>and use it first, since it leaves no mess.  Then if it doesn't get all the
>job done you can finish off with your dry chemical extinguisher.  When
>shopping for extinguishers, go by the numbers, and get one that is
refillable
>and has a gauge.  Your 10A5BC is very small.  The bigger the number, the
more
>fire of that type it will put out.
>
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>In a message dated 9/5/99 5:28:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM writes:
>
>> Which extinguisher do you folks prefer for use in your Vanagon/Westfalia?
>>  We still carry a little 10A5BC (I think) that came with the Westfalia. I
>>  would hate to use that thing because of the hideous mess that dry
chemical
>>  extinguishers make.
>>
>>  SO, in addition, I usually throw in a gigantic 39lb CO2 extinguisher I
own;
>>  it actually carries 15lbs of CO2.
>