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Originally Posted by Eric MP
Thanks for your post. Based on the answers..... I have see a need for additional fire extinguishers. Now.....my Q due to your career. Any recommendations on portable extinguishers? In particular, maybe, brands to avoid? Thanks, Eric MP
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I purchase AMEREX brand extinguishers from a local company that sells and services fire suppression systems.
Inside our travel trailer I keep a 5lb 2A 10BC rated extinguisher at each end of the trailer. In my truck I keep a 10lb 4A 80BC rated extinguisher.
The 5lb Amerex extinguishers can be had for usually about $65 each and the 10lb ones are usually right at $100 give or take a couple bucks.
I believe that Kidde makes a decent rechargeable extinguisher that come in a 2-pack at Home Depot for about $70. Badger also makes good quality stuff.
Keep in mind these extinguishers are refillable for reuse after they have been discharged. They should also be tested and serviced at recommended intervals.
More important than staying away from a certain brand, I just stay away from crappy cheap disposable extinguishers.
Before you consider going to Costco, Walmart, Lowes etc. and buying disposable extinguishers go talk to your local company that sells fire suppression systems and safety gear. Ask them to tell you some disposable extinguisher horror stories. They will have extensive examples of why disposable ones are garbage.
Remember the chemical in an ABC extinguisher is powder and will settle/pack into the bottom of the extinguisher under the vibration of traveling. After a road trip turn them upside down and give them a shake to unsettle it.
You can also use a rubber mallet to give the bottom a couple good smacks while it’s upside down.