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Re: [RC] Trailer Fire at Hahira - rides2farVery scary. Kind of makes you wonder what these trailers are made of... I'm guessing large quantities of propane in storage may have been a large part of the problem. I tend to have lots of those little canisters stored in the living area. The photos on my page are from different angles than Teddy's. You get a good view of the tanks, etc. Can anybody out there explain to me the safety features on those things and what it takes for them to blow etc? http://www.my-endurance.net/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=1kw abxdoj45dj I've been considering LQ, myself, but have been shying away from the > commonly-used LQ/mobile home materials due to health concerns > (formaldehyde, > etc.) and concerns over flammability. One thing I forgot to mention is that there was apparently no smoke alarm. I have a combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarm and it is pretty sensitive. The lantern & hotplate have set it off before. A smoke alarm might have summoned the person in the next trailer sooner. $25 or whatever that thing costs is a price anyone who sleeps in a trailer should be happy to fork over. Any time something happens at a ride it gives you one more thing to think about. If you break a stirrup now you have to bring spares. Break a stirrup leather on a western type and now you have to bring spare *saddles*, etc. This incident made me very aware of escape possibilities for *my* rig. We were in fenced lots, which normally is very nice because if one group of horses escapes it keeps it from spreading camp wide. However, there was only one gate out of the field. It had rained a tremendous amount Friday and the gate area was 4x4 only and very churned up so I could imagine a rig evacuating getting stuck (turned out it had dried nicely). There was a strong steady wind blowing from the fire towards our end of the field. If this had been during the drought there could have been a very fast moving grass fire coming our way. That idea had me eyeing the posts on that fence wondering how fast you'd have to hit them to keep going! :-P Next thing somebody said, "What if that had been at Million Pines!" EEEK! The flames were going so high out the top of that trailer you could imagine it igniting trees easy. If you see somebody digging a fire break around their rig at the next dry ride that'll probably be me Angie ____________________________________________________________ Looking for a romantic getaway? Click now for amazing cruise deals. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2if40BlWClQ8xHd6aPasOVBVz81xknVtKH8bYWPnZVy6X1O/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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