>I've got a 10 pound Halon extinguisher that I have hanging in front of and >below the front passenger seat. It was easy to bolt up the bracket, it is >within easy reach of the driver, and it doesn't get in the way of the >passenger. Halon is very well suited to extinguish vehicle fires as it >doesn't leave any residue, and a 10 pound canister should be able to put out >all but the most viscous vehicle fires. The bottle can be refilled also, >although not inexpensively. I have a small halon extinguisher that I will put in the van, but it will have to be disguised... there is a substantial fine here for owning halon; all were supposed to be handed in a year or more ago, and the "amnesty" period is well over. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR |
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