Unsure in the face of conflicting claims, about what is proper/adequate hand held fire suppression unit for a mid size pick up.

My reading about the design changes was up dated regularly until about 5 or 6 years ago. Looking for decent flame control without dousing with the stuff that spreads objectionable goo around.

I suppose one special for under hood, maybe a different kind for cab/seating.

What's the current resident advise on this subject?

Element E50. https://elementfire.com/

Non-pressurized, non-messy, small, and easy to store, all with a longer discharge period than a pressurized can extinguisher.

Perfect for vehicles.

The only downside is the price.

Thanks RogueJSK, it looks great. Yes spendy as you say. I'll be researching this one further

Any idea about shelf life of the Element? If it's at least 10 years, then it might be worth it. Their website didn't mention anything about shelf life

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Originally posted by ranger312:
Any idea about shelf life of the Element? If it's at least 10 years, then it might be worth it. Their website didn't mention anything about shelf life

In the FAQ:
“Element never expires (no shelf life)”

Very interesting product! I just may have to order a couple.

It really depends on what you want the extinguisher to do. If its simply put out the fire any small chemical extinguisher will be fine for fires you can likely extinguish yourself. If you want to not have a big cleanup (which will not matter very often in my fire fighter experience) then you want one of the modern halon substitutes I carry a amex halotron one in all my vehicles and also carry a cheap dry chem in case I have to help a passing person. The "Element" I can't help you evaluate as it lists the agent as Potassium Nitrate which I have no experience with as an extinguishing agent, and on the surface it is problematic as there is NO UL certification. doesn't mean its not worthy of assessment, but just a factor to consider. FWIW>

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one of the modern halon substitutes

I'm adding these to my research list.