Just saw this woven fiberglass blanket being sold as an alternative or supplement to extinguishers. Had anyone used one? I can think of some limitations, but would it be useful for camping?
from their production information included in the posted link
CE HS&E certified and meets EN-1869：1997 standards
Why have they not updated its certification? I saw the Standard date of 1997 thinking gee-whiz that’s old (I used to do UL Certifications for products the company I worked for, usually the Standards were reviewed/updated pericardially)
So just did a quick search to find the if test standard had been withdrawn
Status
WithdrawnPublication Date 29-Apr-1997
Withdrawal Date 13-Aug-2019
it was replaced with Replaced By EN 1869:2019 - 21 Aug 2019
Product testing is not cheap, our equipment the average cost was $20k to $25k
from the testing standard used by them
This standard specifies requirements for fire blankets which are not re-usable and are intended for use by one person. It is applicable to fire blankets primarily intended for extinguishing cooking oil fires
Ok. That makes sense. They did show a lot of cooking oil fires. Maybe if you did deep frying a lot it would be useful. I’ve never deep fried anything!
I don’t know how effective these are and would only consider them as a supplement to having an extinguisher especially if you’re camping in an area where burning isn’t allowed due to weather conditions. We’re still in our ‘fire season’ and the rate of spread in wooded areas or areas with a lot of dead/dry plant growth is so fast that the use of a blanket alone (as in once you got it out and used it) an extinguisher also would be needed to truly avert a crisis.
We’re under Stage 2 restrictions now which are totally restrictive. Haven’t been able to have a campfire in the woods for a few weeks now, which isn’t a big deal but I’m sure ruins some of the ambiance for the people that travel here to go camping.
I can see that being useful for camping. Fire can certainly creep out of the fire ring especially on a windy day and when we know we’re leaving a camp we plan ahead by hours to get the fire completely out. Any sort of sturdy cloth is good for camping IMO and this would be better than throwing just about anything else on a fire especially on a dry camp. I watched a youtube of an ultralight hiker whose rocket stove went haywire and opened wide open, caught a log on fire and was heading for his tent. He had a dry camp and had to run a lot with his little cooking pot to get enough water to put it out.
Yes this would be a great way to extinguish a campfire for the day without pouring water all over it and making it hard to relight later
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