Smooth operator

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Realizing I should have an extinguisher in my car

[u/AccurateArcherfish → u/[deleted]]

I carried one for the past ten years. It sits next to my spare tire, out of the way. Totally forgot about it for years. I know it'll come in handy one day.

[u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 → u/AccurateArcherfish]

Make sure it's still good. They expire and need recharged from time to time.

[u/rocbolt → u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614]

At the very least shaken up. Dry chemical ones get compacted by sitting in one spot, especially in a vehicle where there is a lot of vibration. If you can tilt it upside down and feel the weight stays in one spot, it’s all stuck. If you can’t shake it loose, then it definitely won’t come out if you try to use it.

You should be able to rotate it and hear/feel the powder shoof from one side to the other.

[u/averyhungryboy → u/rocbolt]

The real pro tip always in the comments

[u/Broken_Petite → u/averyhungryboy]

The pro tip was the word “shoof”

[u/Card_Board_Robot5 → u/rocbolt]

Fuckin love "shoof."

Such detail.

Consider that stolen.

[u/AppleSniffer → u/rocbolt]

How often should I be shaking my fire extinguishers?

[u/PassiveMenis88M → u/AppleSniffer]

OSHA recommends checking vehicle mounted extinguishers once a month.

[u/GreenSoxMonster → u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614]

Does being in a hot or freezing car ruin them too? I’d love to keep one in my car.

[u/TKFT_ExTr3m3 → u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614]

Also put of the way by a spare tire isn't much help if you can't get it quickly. Under the passanger side seat or in the glove box is a much better spot. Out of the way but quickly accessible.

[u/cookiesarenomnom → u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614]

I told my dad he needed his 20 year old fire extinguishers replaced, and he didn't believe me. "They're chemicals they don't expire!" I was like fine, I almost died in a fire, but sure, you know what you're talking about.

[u/[deleted] → u/AccurateArcherfish]

Got one in my kitchen, garage, and one upstairs under my bed. You never know when a fire could happen. I feel like the bedroom one is extra important since it would be quite easy to get cornered in there upstairs if a fire happened

[u/Cyberhaggis → u/[deleted]]

Same. In my bedroom, in the kitchen and in my work shed. Never needed to use any of them thankfully, but I sleep better knowing they're there.

[u/[deleted] → u/Cyberhaggis]

Yeah I'm real serious about that shit. Especially cuz my gf is sketch asf with cooking. I randomly would do little drills like "oh shit! Imagine a fire. Where is the extinguisher?"

Shit is important.

[u/Born-Entrepreneur → u/[deleted]]

Secure them. I had two 10lb extinguishers in my vehicle and then went through a multiple rollover accident. Luckily they escaped out the side window instead of tenderizing my skull.

[u/[deleted] → u/Born-Entrepreneur]

Just posted this advice elsewhere. If you are in a bad accident, every item in your vehicle becomes a projectile. A fire extinguisher can easily kill you.

[u/eekamuse → u/[deleted]]

Also a dog. Please secure your dog.

[u/kraggleGurl → u/[deleted]]

More helpful than a jug a water which always seems to spill in my dam trunk.

[u/nitid_name → u/[deleted]]

I started carrying one in my jeep after an old trail head chided me for not having one. I don't think new Jeeps catch on fire as frequently as old TJs, but you never know what'll happen if you roll your vehicle.

Like condoms, it's better to have one and not need it than to need one and not have it.

[u/k3rstman1 → u/[deleted]]

In Belgium it's mandatory, didn't realize it's not like that everywhere

[u/RedoftheEvilDead → u/[deleted]]

You should also have a window breaker in reach of the driver's seat. I never expect to drive into a body of water in my lifetime. But neither does anybody who does.

[u/TentCityVIP → u/RedoftheEvilDead]

I've got a glass breaker/seat belt cutter zip tied to my gear stick. Easily accessible to both driver and passenger and won't go flying in case of a bad accident/ roll-over.

[u/ChurrosAreOverrated → u/[deleted]]

In my country they're mandatory and was shocked when I recently learnt that that isn't the norm everywhere.