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Just been reading about (to me at least) the new type fire extinguisher.
Seems just right for a caravan. A one shot implement and a bit expensive at £44?
Anybody with experience of using one etc,?
 
Mar 14, 2005
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Caravans burn fiercely and quickly - often with an explosion. Maybe your time will be better spent in getting you and yours as far away as possible.
 
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Jaydug said:
Caravans burn fiercely and quickly - often with an explosion. ....

Hmm Not sure that is necessarily true, but non the less don't hang around, becasue the fire won't....

EDIT... Sorry Jaydug :oops: I forgot to remove the "Caravans burn fiercely and quickly" Its the explosion bit I was challenging.. :evil:
 
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ProfJohnL said:
Hmm Not sure that is necessarily true, but non the less don't hang around, becasue the fire won't....
Yes! I must admit I've never seen a caravan on fire But I'm just quoting Ian Dunning on the CT forum. Ian (I believe) is a retired Station Commander in the Fire Service. He wrote on CT: " Caravans tend to be engulfed in flame more rapidly than most other dwellings and my advice is to stay away and only contemplate going near if there is a life risk. There are much more constructive actions which can be taken to mitigate damage to vehicles or caravans either side of the fire. The fire development can be very rapid and unpredictable. I'm afraid that is typical of a lot of caravan fires."
 
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Worth keeping some fairly large potatoes in stock just incase. At least when the flames have died down you still have something left for tea :woohoo:
 
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Jay dug.
See this thread
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14499761.UPDATE__Caravans_destroyed_by_fire_and_explosions_in_Cwmbran/
GET OUT!! Move well away.
I suspect the gas cylinders get too hot in the fire and then explode.
 
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I had a very interesting conversation with the chap selling these at the NEC last year. The reason they are so compact is down to the fact that they don't contain any liquid, but a solid that produces an extinguishing media by chemical reaction.
As I'm supposedly an expert in this field (no pun intended :eek:hmy: ) by the nature of my job, I for one wouldn't want to attempt to save my caravan if it was involved in fire. As has been pointed out, they tend to become fully involved in a short time.
It goes without saying that any fire will generate an amount of heat. Metals and materials used in caravan construction melt and decompose which produces a number of chemicals whose properties can add to the ferocity of the fire and increase temperatures to the high hundreds.

As for exploding gas cylinders, this is the unknown factor. While they won't explode 'Hollywood style' the moment a caravan catches fire, they do pose a significant risk. Because of the process that goes on when flames impinge on a cylinder, those with less contents are more of a risk. They are fitted with blow out discs, which is the safety device to release pressure, but this does not mean that the cylinder can't fail.

My advice is get out of the van, raise the alarm on site and call 999 for the fire and rescue service and let trained professionals deal with the situation rather than put yourself at risk. :cheer:
 
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Dustydog said:
I suspect the gas cylinders get too hot in the fire and then explode.

Apparently it's an urban myth. Gas cylinders don't explode. They have a secondary valve within the gas valve which when the cylinder gets hot, the secondary valve opens allowing the gas to escape. But that adds to the conflagration (surely). A bit like helping a bonfire along with a blowlamp.
 
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Thanks for all the helpful replies.
I won't bother with the Firetool but get out and away as quick as I can.
 
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Iestnen 1 don't ignore this, I have one , 1 kg dry powder by our bed and another by the caravan door, and a 2 kg dry powder by the Jockey wheel , when on site, hopefully no one will steal it. Its all for your own saftey not for the caravan , that is insured. Get yoursef and everyone else out. .
 

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I don't know if it's still in the rules but on C&CC rallies there was a requirement for a fire bucket filled with water at the front of every caravan.
I'm guessing that this rule was introduced before caravans were filled with electrical equipment :)
Many of the materials used in modern caravan construction become carcinogenic when burning so in the event of a caravan fire after you get out, don't stand downwind, your long term health could be affected
 
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Parksy, you're spot on. The same rule was in place in an owners' club I'm glad I'm no longer part of. Old habits die hard and you'll still see my bucket at the front of the van, whatever the site. I just don't like to think of our rubber duck missing his holiday. :cheer:
 

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Our red bucket still gives passing dogs a drink and it's there for when I have a barbecue :cheer:
 
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Same as you Parksey, red bucket as well, whch is also the dogs drinking bucket, and wash bowl for the BBQ.
 
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Martin24 said:
Less of the old some of us are quite young, even if we are crippled :cheer:

If the hat fits, wear it!! Ironically, I'm probably older than you :p I'm deaf and have a 10 year old daughter to keep me yoofull :p
 

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Martin24 said:
Less of the old some of us are quite young, even if we are crippled :cheer:
I'm getting old but am only a bit crippled :lol:
I was walking backwards talking to a mate and fell over my firebucket once :blush:
 
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EH52ARH said:
Same as you Parksey, red bucket as well, whch is also the dogs drinking bucket, and wash bowl for the BBQ.

You wash the BBQ in the dogs bucket.....................Hutch thats disgusting :sick: :p
 
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Rex and Harry lick the "cold " Cadac grill very clean, never had a problem , except for toasted noses before the BBQ has cooled down.
 
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EH52ARH said:
Rex and Harry lick the "cold " Cadac grill very clean, never had a problem , except for toasted noses before the BBQ has cooled down.
KEV see your not really in our area Bucks, due to the rain forcast. but as you know always welcome to meet up half way sometime A and E. :p
 
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EH52ARH said:
EH52ARH said:
Rex and Harry lick the "cold " Cadac grill very clean, never had a problem , except for toasted noses before the BBQ has cooled down.
KEV see your not really in our area Bucks, due to the rain forcast. but as you know always welcome to meet up half way sometime A and E. :p

Went to the sister in laws for a lovely sunday roast, after we finished she immediately put the plates on the floor for her two dogs to lick :sick: That was over 30 years ago.....never been back since!!

Dont want to really meet up in A + E :evil:
 
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Kev, we always wash the grill afterwards, by the way how did the wedding go, well We all, hope.
 

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