I recently talked to a full time RVer who had the scare of her life and lived to tell about it thanks to a handy fire extinguisher she had mounted by the stove in the kitchen. After she read one of my blog articles about how quickly RV fires can spread, she purchased fire extinguishers and mounted them in the kitchen, bedroom and compartment of her home away from home. This is one of those purchases you make and hope you will never use. Having a fire break out in your RV is very dangerous as it can spread very, very quickly. The bottom line is that you could never have too many fire extinguishers when you travel and the magic number seems to be three. Watch the video below for some basic instruction on the right way to operate your extinguisher:
A good rule of thumb is to have one fire extinguisher for every 10 square feet of your RV. Makes sense to me. Also don’t just assume that your fire extinguisher is fully charged. One important thing to remember about fire extinguishers is that they need to be checked periodically. I guess this is like changing batteries in the flashlight. Even if you don’t use the flashlight, you will have to replace the batteries with time.
But above all, your personal safety should be your biggest concern. If a fire should happen to break out in your RV, the best decision you can make is just get out of it. All of your things can be replaced, but your life cannot be. It’s better to exit your RV and know you will safe than try to fight an expanding fire that could potentially trap you in a very dangerous situation.
Take time this week to check your fire extinguishers, buy them if you don’t have them and make plans to play it safe!