Which fire extinguisher should I get for my van if I want to cook in there?

Andy_L

https://www.sja.org.uk/get-advice/i-need-to-know/fire-extinguisher-buying-guide/

GervisLooper

FreeBear said:

GervisLooper said: Also I had been thinking about cooking with liquid gases such as petrol or meths/bioethanol. People said generally it is dangerous due to risk of spillage but some said ok if careful.

Having used meths, petrol, and propane stoves for camping, gas is by far the easiest to control. Meths has a low energy density, so you end up using a lot more than say petrol. The purple dye that is added to domestic grade meths also stains everything it comes in to contact with.

If you go for petrol, do not use pump grade fuel - modern formulations clog up the jets, give off nasty fumes, and can impart an unpleasant taste to your food. Finding stockists of suitable petrol is not that easy, and it can get very expensive..

Bottled gas, whilst not particularly cheap, is available at most garage forecourts, and just about anywhere where camper vans & caravans congregate. Unlike petrol, there is no priming involved. Just turn the tap on, and you are ready to cook. just keep the bottle in a (van) sealed container that vents to the outside.

With any appliance burning a fuel, it is essential that you have a carbon monoxide alarm (that is CO, not CO2). In a small space, it wouldn't take long for CO concentrations to rise to an unsafe level.

Could you recommend a gas stove? I have found it very confusing which stove will work with gas bottles as the ones on places like decathlon either dont say or just use campingaz, the latter didnt seem appealing as maybe less available than calor or flogas. The main popular ones are those little aerosol can gas canisters which I can see as being terribly wasteful in terms of empty canisters if cooking on a full time basis which I will be.

GervisLooper

Eldi_Dos said:

FreeBear said:

GervisLooper said: Also I had been thinking about cooking with liquid gases such as petrol or meths/bioethanol. People said generally it is dangerous due to risk of spillage but some said ok if careful.

 just keep the bottle in a (van) sealed container that vents to the outside.

With any appliance burning a fuel, it is essential that you have a carbon monoxide alarm (that is CO, not CO2). In a small space, it wouldn't take long for CO concentrations to rise to an unsafe level.

Also a rotary roof vent  would be required, not a bad idea if you are sleeping in the van.

I put one of those in already. Put rotary in the roof and one a hole in the floor for through ventilation.