Dean_Fuller

Had mine loose in the back while at SITM. Following Charly ( from Knoxville ) through some really nice twisties and the valve broke!!! I heard a loud rushing noise then a 1/2 second what I thought was SMOKE filled the car. When I say "fill the car" ... In less than a second I could not see my steering wheel! Sunroof and both windows were down and still in an instant could not see a thing! Thank God there was a place to pull off the road close. The first second it happened it scared the crap out of me!!! I thought I had torn the trans out. The car looked like someone had thrown a 50LB bag of flower in there...the black dash and cashmere seats were the same color! I would of taken pics but I was lucky enough to have my camera included in the items covered in "flower". No one was following me so I was thankful for that but I'm sure it would of been a sight to behold! The powder covered the windows and SHOOTING out the sunroof covering the back roof and hatch. Reminds me of something in a cartoon. Spent the next 2 days cleaning and STILL I am finding dust....moral of the story...STOW the extinguisher well.

Bertrand Daoust

Glad that you are OK. It could have been a lot worse I think.

You were very lucky to keep control of the car.

morganabowen

Bummer Too bad you didn't have a camera Thanks to Rob Edwards, mine is secure in front of the passenger seat

sidehatch

I have mine jammed under the steering wheel shelf, man that shelf was made for that thing auwsome.

blown 87

I have never thought about that.

Gonna add that to the do before the next drive list.

That had to be a WTF moment.

JWise

Another reason for securing it is in an accident, you don't want it to become a rather heavy flying projectile.

Alan

Yes - Secure the extinguisher - But also get a Halon extinguisher - no mess!

Alan

SeanR

Dean, I'm sorry, but seeing you and the car after this made me laugh my *** off. It would have been better for both of us if it had happened in my car, I need to replace everything and you didn't until now.

The way you told us the story had my stomach hurting. The wine helped the story too. Great to see you and Charlie again.

devilinblack

+1

I got a mount from Stable Energies (thanks to seeing Dave's) and it's great. Easy to install, well made and the customer service there is great.

http://www.stableenergies.com/products.asp?dept=45

Dean_Fuller

Always glad to add to the entertainment... I know I was lucky not just while it was happening but so far the clean up is looking good....not great but good. We will see after a week more of cleaning every day.

mark kibort

Halon! No mess!

Mako 928

This is a good reminder, I have mine wraped in a large rag to keep it from moving around and is placed on the floor behind the front passenger seat. Sooo a good question is where do the smart people place their extinguishers and how are they attaching them?

Mike Frye

I would add: Secure EVERYTHING.

If you've ever been on a boat in rough seas you know that anything that weighs more than a piece of paper can become a dangerous flying object.

cold_beer839

Glad I won the Brey-Krause fire extinguisher bracket door prize at SITM!!

What halon fire extinguisher do you fellas recommend? I guess I need the 2.5 lb size for that bracket and mounting location.

Alan

Like this is good

Alan