Fire Extinguishers - Part 1 - Mounts
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:16 pm
It's been a long standing rule in the club that every rig have a fire extinguisher on board. It hasn't always been followed as well as it should be (I myself have been guilty of that).
After having Duane's rig burn at Harlan, it reminded some of us just how important they are. I just picked up a new extinguisher for my rig last week and had it sitting in the passenger seat waiting to be mounted when I decided to flop in the driveway. the lump on my head reminded me how important a good mount it for such a heavy object with potential to be flying around. It can be dangerous and also damaging to the extinguisher to have it loose in the vehicle.
The mounts that come with them are good for little more than hanging on your wall and are not up to the abuse that we put them though. Common in the offroad world are a quick release style mount. The idea being that they are very secure but also easy to release under duress.
The only issue I see with these mounts is their price. Most are to the tune of $50 which seems excessive. This first part of the thread has 2 purposes. First to discuss mounting ideas/solutions and also to gauge interest in a run of mounts that should be more reasonably priced while similarly effective.
I've attached a few pictures of some of the mounts common to the market now. Feel free to post up ideas or questions about mounting. Also, when we have a better idea/design planned for a production piece, it would be good to see how many people are willing to buy. I'm personally planning on mounting at least 3 extinguishers to my rig in various places.
After having Duane's rig burn at Harlan, it reminded some of us just how important they are. I just picked up a new extinguisher for my rig last week and had it sitting in the passenger seat waiting to be mounted when I decided to flop in the driveway. the lump on my head reminded me how important a good mount it for such a heavy object with potential to be flying around. It can be dangerous and also damaging to the extinguisher to have it loose in the vehicle.
The mounts that come with them are good for little more than hanging on your wall and are not up to the abuse that we put them though. Common in the offroad world are a quick release style mount. The idea being that they are very secure but also easy to release under duress.
The only issue I see with these mounts is their price. Most are to the tune of $50 which seems excessive. This first part of the thread has 2 purposes. First to discuss mounting ideas/solutions and also to gauge interest in a run of mounts that should be more reasonably priced while similarly effective.
I've attached a few pictures of some of the mounts common to the market now. Feel free to post up ideas or questions about mounting. Also, when we have a better idea/design planned for a production piece, it would be good to see how many people are willing to buy. I'm personally planning on mounting at least 3 extinguishers to my rig in various places.
