Fire Extinguisher

Twas Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:56:51 +0100 when "Paul S. Brown" put finger to keyboard producing:

On my 110 I have one extinguisher in the passenger footwell on the seat-box and one inside the back door.

If you fear a fidgety passenger then perhaps a simple wooden cover will keep their fingers off.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

In my series 3 I have it on the bulkhead in front of the gearshift on the opposite side to the VIN plate

I am going to put another one in the back as well, cos when I am using that area for camping I am not going to be able to reach the front.

OK - I've done this now.

I'm using a friction lock belt to stop it escaping, but other than that it's pretty much as described. Doesn't impinge into the load area at all, or inconvenience any passengers in the jump seats.

I've also got a 2D maglite mounted on the flat bit beside the lock release - I'll probably have to remount that as I could only find one clip the right size and if the shops around here are anything to go by the Maglite is dying as a concept - they are all carrying the 2D, Mini and Solitaire and nothing else - no bulbs, no clips - no nothing.

P.

Make sure it is VERY firmly fastened down, in the event of a hard frontal colision, if will kill anyone it hits if it breaks loose.

Personally I would say mount it somewhere else. I picked up a car once, that had a bass box in the boot, fastened to the boot floor. It had been in a crash, and the box had come through the back seat, ripping it from its mounts, and had gone into the back of the front seats. I imagine it weighed about the same as a fire extinguisher.

Maglights are dying a death now all the LED lamps have come out.

It is very firmly fastened - the bracket's bolted through the inner skin of the door and the extinguisher is lashed into the bracket with a cargo strap that I can hang my not inconsiderable weight from - for a 2KG extinguisher to exert as much strain on it as I can it would need to be a 60G deceleration - I'm unlikely to care much at that point as I'm not proof to

I did actually have much the same thoughts as you were having which is why it's a bit better lashed in than It would have been.

It's really in the only vaguely useful place I could find - I carry a lot of very large passengers (averages between 6'3" and 6'8") and anywhere else I put it would have lost me a passenger which isn't really an option.

As for Maglites dying due to LED lamps - I'll stop using the Mag when the LED lamps have a beam half as good as the one from the Mag - not likely any time soon I think.

P.

And try defending yourself against a mugger with an LED head-torch. My 4-cell Maglite is a very comforting companion on a dark night....

You can get a fantastic swing with a 6-D. I love mine to bits, and that and the 4-D have lasted longer than any other torch I've ever had. The 4-D even survived someone using it to smash the windows and puting dents into my 101.

Alex

Twas Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:23:20 +0100 when "Larry" put finger to keyboard producing:

I have one in the back as I have a gas stove mounted in the back, and a sturdy dog-guard between the front and back.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Twas Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:58:09 +0100 when Tim Hobbs put finger to keyboard producing:

I used to carry a 4d maglite whilst doing security work for just that reason, used it twice to good effect.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

These are pretty good